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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: holtender on 09 June 2009, 10:09:55

Title: Heavy Steering
Post by: holtender on 09 June 2009, 10:09:55

Bought a new 2.5 for the wife last month, she has been moaning about the heavy steering .

Is this a sypmton of a steering pump on its way out or something else?

Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Heavy Steering
Post by: hotel21 on 09 June 2009, 10:15:15

The assistance is adjustable via tech2 but, in the first instance, check the tyre pressures and for possible tyre wear.....

Title: Re: Heavy Steering
Post by: Andy B on 09 June 2009, 10:17:40

Quote

Bought a new 2.5 for the wife last month, she has been moaning about the heavy steering .

Is this a sypmton of a steering pump on its way out or something else?

Any suggestions?

Are all your fuses present & correct? Don't forget there's an electrical speed senstive input to your steering aswell, although I'd have expected other elctrical things to not be working too.
Failed/failing pumps tend to be haphazard in their assisstance, although you can't neccessarily rule it out.  :y


DOH!(http://www.autobahnstormers.org/forum/images/smiles/duh.gif) Tyre pressures!
Why didn't I think of the most obvious first?  ::)

Title: Re: Heavy Steering
Post by: JasonH on 09 June 2009, 21:02:41

Check your cigarette lighters work - they're on the same circuit as the electrical assistance for the power steering.

If they don't then you've blown the fuse (green 20A under the steering wheel in my car).

Title: Re: Heavy Steering
Post by: holtender on 09 June 2009, 23:44:31

Cheers lad's I'll give it a look at the weekend, thanks for the advice, very much appreciated.