He's talking about the hydraulic pump that pressurizes the CVT. Yes the steering is electric instead of the more common hydraulic. Makes sense that you are hearing the electric motor of the steering rack when things are quiet. Pretty much every system in car has some kind of whir or whine to it. Ok...

The whine is most likely the hydro pump. The whine changes with temp increase because the fluid it's pumping has changed. AFAIK, the pump pumps fluid in neutral as long as engine is running. I was under the impression that there isn't a hydraulic pump in the Kizashi. The power steering is an electr...

Sorry to bump an old topic, but I figured this would be the best place to ask. I recently bought a 2013 Kizashi with 58K miles. Runs and drives great, but I've noticed a slight whine after the car warms up for awhile (around 30+ minutes into a drive). It seems to be RPM dependent, and it occurs in a...