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[Squidy]

hi just looking for a pointer in the right direction, the other day my steering went heavy, the PAS is working and feels fine at speed but around town 30mph and under its too heavy, could this be Servotronic steering problems? is there a sensor i can replace or a way of diagnosing the issue!
help very much appreciated thanks

[albitz]

Check fuse first.

[kcl]

Fluid level ok? As Albs said, check the fuse, third option would be relay.

Can someone give us a short lecture of Servotronic, what components is involved and how it works? I'm still having a stiff spot in my steering and it for sure is nothing mechanical and it is only intermittant (I've posted about this some months ago)

[feeutfo]

Servo tronic tends to be intermittent.

Try swapping the relay out. Behind glove box. Red. About 1.5 inches high by an inch square. Can be diagnosed via tech 2 to confirm.

[Squidy]

Solved 

Turned out to be the fuse for the heated seats!!!!!! 

was on my way to the supermarket today and tried to put the rear blind up but it didnt work, so then tried the heated seats and rear heated window, but nothing worked other than hazzard lights and traction control! So got to supermarket and swapped the 30amp seat motor fuse for the heated seat fuse and suddenly everything worked and the steering was light! it blew again on the way home so i bought a few 30amp fuses, and so far jobs a good'n 

[freecall666]

if it keeps blowing the fuse would find the fault or it could get worse, check the wiring..

[Squidy]

yep plan to as it blew again today! it blows with nothing switched on so i was planning on changing that red relay first and go from there.

[RobG]

yep plan to as it blew again today! it blows with nothing switched on so i was planning on changing that red relay first and go from there.

In excess of £80 from VX

[omega3000]

yep plan to as it blew again today! it blows with nothing switched on so i was planning on changing that red relay first and go from there.

In excess of £80 from VX

£00.50p from breaker's 

[Squidy]

cheers was gonna pop in to vx cos "it wont be that much", breakers it is then!

[Squidy]

Found the source of the problem yesterday after replacing 5 blown fuses i found a metal ball bearing in the rear lighter socket that my 4 year old son had kindly placed for safe keeping. 

kids, you cant beat em! (unfortunately)

least it didn't cos a fortune sourcing the problem 

[omega3000]

Found the source of the problem yesterday after replacing 5 blown fuses i found a metal ball bearing in the rear lighter socket that my 4 year old son had kindly placed for safe keeping. 

kids, you cant beat em! (unfortunately)

least it didn't cos a fortune sourcing the problem 

  Never heard of that one , glad you sorted it though 

[Squidy]

my mate suggested the cig lighter as he found someone had a similar problem caused by a newly installed cb radio which was plugged there!