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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Ratty on 03 July 2012, 17:04:15

Title: Power Steering
Post by: Ratty on 03 July 2012, 17:04:15

Just drove for about 2.5 miles, everything okay, stopped at cash point jumped back in started the car and there's no power steering, I lifted the bonnet and belt is okay but there is like a screeching sound coming from the right hand side (as you look at it from the front) no lights on the dash, temp is okay. any ideas?

Thanks

Title: Re: Power Steering
Post by: dbug on 03 July 2012, 17:05:34

PS pump seized?

Drop aux belt off and try turning pulley by hand :y (PS is top right pulley looking from front)

Title: Re: Power Steering
Post by: Ratty on 03 July 2012, 17:09:21

possibly... easy job to do? expensive?

Title: Re: Power Steering
Post by: Ratty on 03 July 2012, 17:10:06

Quote from: dbug on 03 July 2012, 17:05:34

PS pump seized?

Drop aux belt off and try turning pulley by hand :y (PS is top right pulley looking from front)

the aux belt is turning the pulley okay

Title: Re: Power Steering
Post by: dbug on 03 July 2012, 17:20:33

Check other pulleys - alternator, tensioner water pump and a/c compressor!

Title: Re: Power Steering
Post by: Ratty on 03 July 2012, 17:25:44

all turning via the aux belt okay, the screeching is definitely coming from where the removal guide on here says the pump is. so I suspect the pump itself is knackered :(

Title: Re: Power Steering
Post by: Ratty on 10 July 2012, 08:32:57

UPDATE: Replaced the pump supplied by Elite Pete (Thanks Pete  :y ) took just under 2 hours using the guide on here. Jobs a good un, all working as it should.  :)

Thanks for all the help