Power Steering HOT Warning?

[EBYCREEK]

Did you set it up to run two wheel drive ? Or did it set itself up?

Clutches get hot and your front wheels quit pulling. Same problem as this guy.

392 Transfer case failing me

Stock 392 with stock Tcase. Running 4.88’s & 37”s with tazer. Bought with 5,000 miles on it, 11,000 now. I’ve been driving in 2wd mode since I bought it, and previous owner likely was too, since it was that way on the dealer’s lot. Communicated with Scott Blum & Joe from Zauto on FB and they...

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[Tank2112]

I got the Power Steering Hot error yesterday while crawling in the desert with a local club. The trail was technical, slow going and required maximum articulation. This is a 2024 with AEV 3" High Capacity lift, rolling on 37" MT BB A/Ts.

The error went away after the trail got a bit easier and was able to speed up a bit.

Never got this error before and I'd like it to remain so, so am evaluating between the electric fan or the APEX cooler. Since I wheel a lot in dusty conditions, I'm

With 37" tires and much off-roading, I'd look into PSC electric pump upgrade system.

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[guruman]

Did you set it up to run two wheel drive ? Or did it set itself up?

I did not KNOWINGLY do it. Several times it's switched on me.... mostly from 2wd back to 4 auto, but twice I'm sure it went into force 2wd, once leaving me really confused that I did not have 4wd in low range.

With the Tazer, you can navigate to the Audio dash menu, then hold the left arrow and press the cruise button to get into the Tazer menu, and the cancel button to cycle through the options, once you get to "force 2wd" you hit the cruise button to toggle it.

You can also remap a button to do this without digging through the menus, but I've never done that.

At first I thought maybe the Botton mapping was a default and I was just accidentally toggling it without knowing, but on one occasion, I actually noticed the 4auto light coming back on (it commonly flickers on and off, but this time stayed on) and I was sitting still doing nothing and used no buttons. So I KNOW it did it by itself, but it happens very rarely.

 

[EBYCREEK]

I unmarried the Tazer and still had no 4WD in 4Lo. Front axle would not pull the tires.

 

[Earl 392]

I did not KNOWINGLY do it. Several times it's switched on me.... mostly from 2wd back to 4 auto, but twice I'm sure it went into force 2wd, once leaving me really confused that I did not have 4wd in low range.

With the Tazer, you can navigate to the Audio dash menu, then hold the left arrow and press the cruise button to get into the Tazer menu, and the cancel button to cycle through the options, once you get to "force 2wd" you hit the cruise button to toggle it.

You can also remap a button to do this without digging through the menus, but I've never done that.

At first I thought maybe the Botton mapping was a default and I was just accidentally toggling it without knowing, but on one occasion, I actually noticed the 4auto light coming back on (it commonly flickers on and off, but this time stayed on) and I was sitting still doing nothing and used no buttons. So I KNOW it did it by itself, but it happens very rarely.

Thanks

 

[JESSE'S 392]

So, 4K on the Jeep 392. While driving on the highway this week I start to notice a change in how the steering wheel felt. Eventually, the Jeep began to periodically flash "Power Steering System Hot...." and it would disappear. The performance of the steering wheel pretty much went down to no power steering all of the sudden and the warning remained. I got the Jeep down the road without power steering but it was like being in the 50's driving a tank. I've let it cool for a day and it is still showing the warning and zero power steering. Fluid level looks fine. Anyone else seem to have this issue? I noticed the steering wheel would quickly freeze one or twice in a parking lot, thought it was just a fluke a month earlier, but then this event occurred while driving and for what seems permanently. Anyone, else had a steering issue?

View attachment 2394I did on mine a few months ago, it stayed on for 3 minutes and went away. I took it to the dealership and told them about it. They scanned it and did not find anything wrong with it, but those guys mostly don't know ISH about anything and wouldn't trust them. good thing it just went away on its own.

 

[Excaliburitto]

Just a follow-up to my own experience with the Hot Steering Pump warning:

I didn't make any changes to the pump venting as of yet.

Got the error again while on a steep climb that was quite rutted. I was actually firmly pushing the steering wheel so that the wheel would follow one of the slanted faces of the rut. It wasn't a particularly long hill, but enough for the alert to popup it seems.

I continued to drive with the error on with no effects on the steering feel or operation for the next 10-15 minutes until we had a 5 mins break. The alert turned off by itself afterwards, only to come back 20 mins afterwards on the trail.

We passed a stream, and I've accelerated to get some splash hopefully over the pump. It worked. The error went away and didn't return for the rest of the trip.

I wonder if the Artec full belly skid might have a negative effect over the air flow, especially at low speeds ?!?

Does anyone that has this error also have a full belly skid?

 

[EBYCREEK]

I had the light before I put on the skids as well as after the skids. I'm convinced that the fix is to add an electric fan in front of the pump. I've never had the light since I added the fan.

 

[Excaliburitto]

I had the light before I put on the skids as well as after the skids. I'm convinced that the fix is to add an electric fan in front of the pump. I've never had the light since I added the fan.

Thanks for the feedback. I believe you. I was just wondering if the skid had any effect since it could potentially deflect air flow.