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[daveball]

Suddenly after standing unused for a week my power steering on my Elite 3.0 Estate has become less effectual. I.E its stiffer to turn but not bad enough to be undriveable. Seems to feel about the same stiffness at any speed. I've read the forum posts and they indicate that it is probably the servotronic relay. Dont know what this contains, are there electronics inside, and can it be crudely tested by multi-meter? If its the PAS Pump is there any way of testing that. By the way there is plenty of fluid, no leaks visible, and tyres up to pressure. The pump looks very expensive to replace, and difficult as a DIY job.       Help!!! 

Just as an aside I've been rocking the car violently to try to trace a rattle. Could this upset the relay more than normal road shocks???

Dave

[RobG]

Fuse #14 OK?

[daveball]

Sorry to be an amateur, but where is that situated please???

Dave

[RobG]

Pull down the cover under the steering wheel
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1161602010

[daveball]

Sorry computer long way from car, easier to ask than go and look. Yes fuse 14 is blown. This fuse is marked as heated seats, does that mean that heated seat could cause it  to go, what else does it feed, and is it likely there is some other problem with PAS electrics??  Don't have a spare fuse until shop opens tomorrow, will look for another circuit I can rob in the meantime, if you feel that it won't just blow again.

Thanks in anticipation.

Dave

[RobG]

Sorry computer long way from car, easier to ask than go and look. Yes fuse 14 is blown. This fuse is marked as heated seats, does that mean that heated seat could cause it  to go, what else does it feed, and is it likely there is some other problem with PAS electrics??  Don't have a spare fuse until shop opens tomorrow, will look for another circuit I can rob in the meantime, if you feel that it won't just blow again.

Thanks in anticipation.

Dave

Plus these circuits, Power steering, cigarette lighter, heated front seats, electrically operated rear window blind, air circulation system, electric air conditioning, heated rear windowReplace fuse and take it from there

[Andy B]

...  Don't have a spare fuse until shop opens tomorrow .....

Unless they've beeen used in the past & not replaced, there should be some spare fuses in the fuse box.

[Agemo]

Sorry computer long way from car, easier to ask than go and look. Yes fuse 14 is blown. This fuse is marked as heated seats, does that mean that heated seat could cause it  to go, what else does it feed, and is it likely there is some other problem with PAS electrics??  Don't have a spare fuse until shop opens tomorrow, will look for another circuit I can rob in the meantime, if you feel that it won't just blow again.

Thanks in anticipation.

You can BUY them??? 

Dave

[Andy B]

Sorry computer long way from car, easier to ask than go and look. Yes fuse 14 is blown. This fuse is marked as heated seats, does that mean that heated seat could cause it  to go, what else does it feed, and is it likely there is some other problem with PAS electrics??  Don't have a spare fuse until shop opens tomorrow, will look for another circuit I can rob in the meantime, if you feel that it won't just blow again.

Thanks in anticipation.

You can BUY them??? 

Dave

I suspect you get your spare fuses from the same place as me



 .............. scrap yards 

[daveball]

Well thanks for help. Spare fuses missing, probably my fault, but tried one from another circuit and lo and behold power steering back to what it was before. Now need to worry why fuse blew in the first place.  Can you experts tell me or point me in the direction of an explanation of the Omega power steering set up and its electronic control. Its one thing on the Omega that I thought was purely mechanical. How wrong can you be !!!

Thanks again
Dave