Important! : power steering off battery light on

1. devil34uk Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 northampton Posts: 999 saxo vts

   #1 13th December 2010, 08:34

   power steering off and battery light on. it happend just as i pulled off from a roundabout. any ideas what it could be?
   
   cheers
2. user_20683 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2008 Woolwich Barracks Posts: 3921 52 Plate Black 8v R'

   #2 13th December 2010, 10:31

   Check around the problem areas as first call
3. titchster Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2008 Down't road from Sheffield Posts: 4641 Was:16v 106 XS ..... Now: Import 1.8 MX5

   #3 13th December 2010, 10:33

   Sounds like alternator/belt to me.
4. devil34uk Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 northampton Posts: 999 saxo vts

   #4 13th December 2010, 11:13

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by titchster Sounds like alternator/belt to me.

   bing i have just double checked and the belt has gone. is there ianything i can use temperally just to get me home?( its about 10 miles ) then i can fix it.
   
   ive heard womens tights work but i dont have any
5. spudders Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 shrewsbury Posts: 476 306 dturbo x2 saxo vtr

   #5 13th December 2010, 11:16

   shud get u home ok i drove chester to shrewsbury the other week like the bowt 40 mile
6. titchster Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2008 Down't road from Sheffield Posts: 4641 Was:16v 106 XS ..... Now: Import 1.8 MX5

   #6 13th December 2010, 11:17

   How long has the ignition been on/car been driven since it went? I managed to do a 20/30 min drive with lights on with mine snapped, and got home just as the lights were dimming.
   
   So, if it's only just gone, you could probably get the car home, no worries.
7. devil34uk Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 northampton Posts: 999 saxo vts

   #7 13th December 2010, 11:24

   driven for 2 mins it went at the roundabout just down from work. and ive started it twice. would i be best to bump it later instead of using precious power to start the car.
   
   i take it it would be best to drive slower than usual and not use the lights? cheers
8. titchster Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2008 Down't road from Sheffield Posts: 4641 Was:16v 106 XS ..... Now: Import 1.8 MX5

   #8 13th December 2010, 12:11

   Speed won't make a difference. Drive faster and you get home quicker, lol.
   
   
   As a precaution, I personally would use as few electrics as possible, no lights (unless it's dark enough to warrant using them), no cd player etc.
   
   
   Bump or start normally, I reckon you'll still make it home either way.