Important! : car got a life of it own

1. user_50856 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Stoke Posts: 101 52 plate saxo vtr, 10 plate i10 (the wifes)

   #1 8th June 2011, 18:52

   My 52 plate sax VTR started to steer its self to the right, thought maybe a sticy caliper, when i hit the brakes hard it stops in a straight line so cant be that. Recently the car has also started to wobble its steering wheel , even a low speeds.
   
   Then tonight there was a humming noise coming from engine bay on the way home, which got louder and louder the closer to home I got. (7 miles 0ne way). Once home I decided to pop the bonnet to see where the humming was coming from, took a guess at been the PAS, so decided to rock steering while bonnet up to see if noise stopped or got louder, stayed the same, took a look unner the bonnet agsin and saw smoke from PAS.
   
   Guess I need A new PAS?
   
   Are the a straight forward swop, or are they a bastard of a job.
   
   Cheers Kris.
2. j_s Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2011 hull Posts: 210 saxo vtr 1.6 8v

   #2 8th June 2011, 18:59

   quite straigt foward 2 10mm bolts on power steering motor and just 1 10mm nut on bottle and just unclip wire and undo pipes and your done then do the reverse of that when putting a new one on mate

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3. user_50856 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Stoke Posts: 101 52 plate saxo vtr, 10 plate i10 (the wifes)

   #3 8th June 2011, 19:08

   are the above symtoms for a naffed PAS? pulling to one side and wobbly steering wheel/
4. user_50856 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Stoke Posts: 101 52 plate saxo vtr, 10 plate i10 (the wifes)

   #4 8th June 2011, 19:09

   Also which PAS fluid is needed and how much as may aswell drain and replace?
5. Tammy_VTS Frequent Poster Joined: May 2006 Bognor Regis,West Sussex Posts: 707 Phase 2 Saxo VTS

   #5 8th June 2011, 19:12

   yep deffo an easy job maybe 20 mins, the later vtr's don't have the bottle bolted to the front panel (the resevoir is part of the pump itself) so its as j_s says but 1 less bolt, if there is smoke coming from the pas pump the electric motor is starting to sieze up, in a bit it will stop completely and you will have no power steering at all and u will need arms like a gorilla to drive the car m8

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6. user_50856 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Stoke Posts: 101 52 plate saxo vtr, 10 plate i10 (the wifes)

   #6 8th June 2011, 19:16

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Tammy_VTS in a bit it will stop completely and you will have no power steering at all and u will need arms like a gorilla to drive the car m8

   Good could do with getting some muscle on em. lol
7. user_50856 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Stoke Posts: 101 52 plate saxo vtr, 10 plate i10 (the wifes)

   #7 8th June 2011, 19:19

   Whats the going rate for a PAS pump, new and used? Was thinking of getting a used one as car is due for the 1st mot since i got it last year and not sure how its gonna go.
   
   Unless a new ones not to pricey, tried looking on Eurocarparts but not bringing up a price so will have phone when i get chance
8. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #8 8th June 2011, 19:29

   i'd say something else has gone if its pulling to the side i would'nt have thought the pump would do that although that may be on the way out aswell
9. Tammy_VTS Frequent Poster Joined: May 2006 Bognor Regis,West Sussex Posts: 707 Phase 2 Saxo VTS

   #9 8th June 2011, 20:40

   second hand anything between £40 to £60 quid, claki on here had an almost brand new one for £60 a while ago