Does your steering tighten up after driving through a puddle?

[badcompany87]

Hey Nation,
So yesterday I was driving home from work and there was a huge puddle. I slowed down to 2mph and drove through it, the puddle probably came up to right below my front bumper. I heard a little whining after but I figured a wet belt, it went away after a few minutes. When I went to make a right turn, I noticed my steering was really tight. I felt like I was driving a car from the 50s with no ps. But it was fine the rest of the way home. Today on my way to school, after 5 minutes of driving my CEL came on. Great! I drove to school, everything seemed okay. When I was leaving school, I was making a U-turn and steering tightened up again. I havent been able to pull the code, but can a power steering issue trigger the CEL? And does anybody else's steering tighten up after driving through a puddle. Hope to hear from you soon, thanks

One more question...where do I hook up an OBD II Scanner in my car? I might be able to borrow one soon

[96coroll]

I don't know about the power steering giving a code. But for my 96 corolla to hock up the scanner it's below the steering wheel.

[trife96]

no sensors or codes for power steering. Need to check the belt tension on the power steering pump