Q: Power steering

asked by on April 03, 2017

I have a 2004 Subaru Legacy with 140k miles. When staring in you can hear a whining noise coming from the engine. I think it's the power steering because when I turn the steering wheel left or right the whining gets louder and you can barely get the tires to turn.

My car has 140000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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