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[nealut]

Hi Folks, wonder if anybody can help - My Omega has just failed it's MOT due to malfunctioning power steering - MOT tester has said that the power steering gets harder the more you turn the wheels when the car is stationary (I've noticed before that at very low speeds when you turn the wheels the steering is hard to turn - if you tap the accelerator then its easier which I assume is the power steering pump getting power from the engine revs increasing? - the pump does "moan" (has for years) when turning the steering wheel at low speeds ).  My local guy (very experienced mechanic who services the car - very straight, subcontracts out the MOT bit) - doesn't reckon there's anything wrong with it.  He's suggested that I take it to the local Vauxhall dealership to see if I can ge them to say that it always works like this on Omegas (i.e. the more you lock the harder it gets) and then we can go back to the MOT tester (who he knows) and "appeal".  I suspect that Vauxhall won't have a clue (!) so thought that I'd ask the people who will!! - any pointers much appreciated - thanks - Neal

[Kevin Wood]

If assistance is RPM dependant then it does tend to point to the pump being tired. Whether the MOT fail was justified is difficult to say remotely.

Not sure how much help a main dealer would be, but if you can get them to declare "no fault" without charging you anything it might be worth a try. Otherwise, just drop a known good 2nd hand pump in?

Kevin