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STUTET74
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no power steering
« on: Oct 4th, 2007, 1:31pm » |
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I have no mechanical clue! My power steering stopped working when starting this morning, no A/C and battery light showing on dashboard, whats going on?
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scorpio_man
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Re: HELP!HELP!HELP!HELP!HELP!
« Reply #1 on: Oct 4th, 2007, 1:50pm » |
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hi there
sounds like the belt has broken. 
hth
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Highlander
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Re: HELP!HELP!HELP!HELP!HELP!
« Reply #2 on: Oct 4th, 2007, 2:19pm » |
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or the belt tensioner/pulley, should be fairly easy to check.. dont do it with the engine running 
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STUTET74
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Re: HELP!HELP!HELP!HELP!HELP!
« Reply #3 on: Oct 4th, 2007, 2:21pm » |
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Thanxs, Is it the belt that i hsve to adjust from underneath? I did not realise the belt would affect alternator/power steering and air con?
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Highlander
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Re: HELP!HELP!HELP!HELP!HELP!
« Reply #4 on: Oct 4th, 2007, 2:24pm » |
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You cant adjust it, the tensioner does that, either the tensioner spring has gone, the pulley bearing is done or the belt has broken or slipped off
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on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:| I give up ! Too much for an old boy! |
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STUTET74
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Re: no power steering
« Reply #6 on: Oct 5th, 2007, 3:08pm » |
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Thanx for the advice. Was the belt, got one from car spars for £18 inc Vat, fitted it this morning, first time ive ever done something under the bonnet!!!
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v4-max aka Cheekyboy1
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Re: no power steering
« Reply #7 on: Oct 5th, 2007, 3:17pm » |
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mine went at a ton + plus aproaching a roundabout, very scary,  i make a point of checking it now on a weekly basis.
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Re: no power steering
« Reply #8 on: Oct 5th, 2007, 3:29pm » |
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on Oct 5th, 2007, 3:08pm, STUTET74 wrote:| Thanx for the advice. Was the belt, got one from car spars for £18 inc Vat, fitted it this morning, first time ive ever done something under the bonnet!!! |
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As a Scorpio owner you better get used to it
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on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:| I give up ! Too much for an old boy! |
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pete from Hull
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Re: no power steering
« Reply #9 on: Oct 5th, 2007, 7:29pm » |
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Mine went at 75 on M5, cost me £2000 and about 10 weeks without the car..... 
Pete
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harry.m1byt
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Re: no power steering
« Reply #10 on: Oct 5th, 2007, 9:14pm » |
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Neither of mine went - I just bought new ones, fitted them and put the old ones in the boot just in case 
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