Urgent help needed!! Saph 4x4
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Urgent help needed!! Saph 4x4
Just went out to start the car & as soon as it fired up there was a huge screeching noise & massive drain on the battery so i shut it off & popped the boonnet to take a look.
Couldnt see anything wrong at all so i started her up again but this time left it ticking over while i went to take a look, the screeching noise was loud as hell & before i got a chance to get out of the car & take a look smoked started to bellow up from the bonnet so i shut it off.
It looked as though the smoke was coming from the power steering pump but i cant be sure. (bottom right side of the engine)
Has anybody got any experience with power steering pumps? Can they sieze & cause the belt to squeal as it trys turn the pulley? Is there any way to test it?
Im pretty clueless with this sort of thing to be honest but my cars a daily runner so i need it sorting asap!
thanks
Couldnt see anything wrong at all so i started her up again but this time left it ticking over while i went to take a look, the screeching noise was loud as hell & before i got a chance to get out of the car & take a look smoked started to bellow up from the bonnet so i shut it off.
It looked as though the smoke was coming from the power steering pump but i cant be sure. (bottom right side of the engine)
Has anybody got any experience with power steering pumps? Can they sieze & cause the belt to squeal as it trys turn the pulley? Is there any way to test it?
Im pretty clueless with this sort of thing to be honest but my cars a daily runner so i need it sorting asap!
thanks
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remove the belt from the PAS pump and try it by hand...if its locked solid then there's your problem.
Does the belt look smoked? can you not get a mate to turn it over whilst you look under bonnet and see whats happening?
Does it have fluid in PAS reservoir? If not then put some in.
Dan
Does the belt look smoked? can you not get a mate to turn it over whilst you look under bonnet and see whats happening?
Does it have fluid in PAS reservoir? If not then put some in.
Dan
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Haha, my Cossie has developed a fucking horrid screech lately, but it's a familiar one, loose power steering belt again.
With a bit of luck yours is just loose too. I think the adjustment bracket is a poor design, hard to get it as tight as you want it.
EDIT: saw you said it was smoking, so yes maybe seized.
Look on the bright side, loud sudden noises accompanied by smoke from under the bonnet can be REALLY expensive, or they can be something like a dodgy power steering pump, I know which I'd prefer
With a bit of luck yours is just loose too. I think the adjustment bracket is a poor design, hard to get it as tight as you want it.
EDIT: saw you said it was smoking, so yes maybe seized.
Look on the bright side, loud sudden noises accompanied by smoke from under the bonnet can be REALLY expensive, or they can be something like a dodgy power steering pump, I know which I'd prefer
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Re: Urgent help needed!! Saph 4x4
Originally Posted by Jonny81
Just went out to start the car & as soon as it fired up there was a huge screeching noise & massive drain on the battery so i shut it off & popped the boonnet to take a look.
Couldnt see anything wrong at all so i started her up again but this time left it ticking over while i went to take a look, the screeching noise was loud as hell & before i got a chance to get out of the car & take a look smoked started to bellow up from the bonnet so i shut it off.
It looked as though the smoke was coming from the power steering pump but i cant be sure. (bottom right side of the engine)
Has anybody got any experience with power steering pumps? Can they sieze & cause the belt to squeal as it trys turn the pulley? Is there any way to test it?
Im pretty clueless with this sort of thing to be honest but my cars a daily runner so i need it sorting asap!
thanks
Couldnt see anything wrong at all so i started her up again but this time left it ticking over while i went to take a look, the screeching noise was loud as hell & before i got a chance to get out of the car & take a look smoked started to bellow up from the bonnet so i shut it off.
It looked as though the smoke was coming from the power steering pump but i cant be sure. (bottom right side of the engine)
Has anybody got any experience with power steering pumps? Can they sieze & cause the belt to squeal as it trys turn the pulley? Is there any way to test it?
Im pretty clueless with this sort of thing to be honest but my cars a daily runner so i need it sorting asap!
thanks
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I'm still convinced it's that power steering belt that was squealing, mine started doing it just the other day too, perhaps something to do with the cold weather that suddenly hit us?? Could something in the pump have frozen??
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