Hi
I've just purchased a 1995 730i (it's E38 I think), my first BMW.
I've just started experiencing a problem with the power steering, which i'll explain as well as possible:
Basically, when you start the car up (say at the start of the day) the steering is fine and the car drives exremely well. After about 30 minutes of driving in town at slow speeds the steering gets progressively heavier, and there's a clunking noise that seems to be coming from the front suspension. There's also a creaking noise when you turn the wheel more than half a revolution whislt driving.
After an hour of city driving, there's lots of heat coming from the front suspension columns.
When the speed increases the problem seems to dissapear.
has anyone experienced anything like this before and if so do you have any idea of what it could be?
i'm having the car looked at tomorrow so i'd appreciate any comments as soon as possible as i'd like to go in with a second opinion.
many thanks in advance.
Nick.