power steering

  1. Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 durham Posts: 2102 track car
    #1
    power steering has just stopped working anyone know of problems with them
  2. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 863
    #2
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by willo-1 View Post
    power steering has just stopped working anyone know of problems with them
    heaters still working?
  3. Established Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1280
    #3
    leave ign on a give pump motor a sharp tap with a hammer
    brushes stick sometimes
  4. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Salisbury Posts: 132 Seat Ibiza Cupra R
    #4
    just replaced mine other weekend . old one kept working like pepper953 says if you hit it with hammer but mine just got worse x
  5. Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 durham Posts: 2102 track car
    #5
    its had a hammer to it but but now its playing hard to get heaters are ok
  6. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2008 Spalding, Lincolnshire Posts: 5049 Posi Blue Citroen Saxo 1.1 Mk2
    #6
    I was going to say a fuse problem but the heaters are working probably the pump
  7. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 863
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by willo-1 View Post
    its had a hammer to it but but now its playing hard to get heaters are ok
    as said, if heaters are ok then probably the pump
  8. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Salisbury Posts: 132 Seat Ibiza Cupra R
    #8
    how do you mean hard to get ? i had to hit the pump everytime i turned off engine even if i was just getting petrol x
  9. Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP
    #9
    maybe do a search its a common problem and has been asked a lot