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Re: What's going on? (archive)
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Posted by John Dilzell on April 23, 2000 at 10:03:24:

In Reply to: What's going on? posted by Zag on April 22, 2000 at 22:11:11:

: Has anyone of you experienced the following situation?
: If I turn the wheel while my Bimmer is idling and not moving, the RPM drops and the engine nearly suffocates. When I let go of the wheel, everything is just fine and the idle is steady. In other words, my car must be in motion when turning the steering wheel to avoid this.

: Zag
: '90 520i

Turning the wheel with the car stopped puts a load on the power steering pump which effects idle on a small engine. The load is greatly reduced with the car moving due to reduced friction between the tire and the road.

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