Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: v6dave on 03 March 2011, 21:46:13
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evenin all!
i have a 3.0 elite auto, 68k, and of late, the power steering has started to become heavy at times. mainly whilst trying to do a 3 point turn or getting out of a parking space. but last night, whilst turning right out of a side turning onto a fairly main kind of road, it went for a second or two, went really heavy but then back to normal again!!!
any ideas? or anyone want to buy it? need a diesel soon, damn babies lol!!!
cheers, dave
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Check your fuses. Think its number 14, from memory. It also controls the cig lighters and often fuse gets shorted by a small coin falling into the holder....
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thanks for replying.....
ciggy llighter still works fine though! would a fuse really cause the power steering to play up occasionally??
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Either that or a failing pump :y
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does it work better with more revs? Hard to do on an auto i know, next time you try, use the brake like a clutch, bring the revs up see if it helps.
If it does, its a tired pump. My steering gets little heavy when parking these days, i just blip the revs up a bit when it gets very heavy :y
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to be honest, if im trying to get into a tight space, keep going in and out of reverse then driver quickly tends to make it happen more often i think or maybe thats just me! lol.
i like the idea of a fuse thats gone though! what am i looking at for a pump? btw, there are no noises at all from the steering, my fitter in work had a quick look today, not losing any fluid etc, combined with the no noise part he's thinking that it maybe the rack that is playing up / fooked!!!
know anyone that may want to buy it?? lol
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t .... would a fuse really cause the power steering to play up occasionally??
..... more likely to be a tired power steering pump. Not difficult to change though. :y
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hmm, where can i get one from then u think? any volounteers?? lol
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hmm, where can i get one from then u think? any volounteers?? lol
Ask nicely ............... ;) ;) ;)
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pretty pretty pleeeeeeeeeeeease with a cherry on top lol
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If you are in need of a Power Steering Pump have a look in the Parts For Sale Area mate, sure there will be someone who has one :y
Nice one for updating your Location :y someone maybe in your area that could at sometime lend a hand :y :y
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pretty pretty pleeeeeeeeeeeease with a cherry on top lol
if you ask in the 'test section' a kindly admin might move it to the parts for sale/wanted section ;) ;) ;) ;)
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pretty pretty pleeeeeeeeeeeease with a cherry on top lol
if you ask in the 'test section' a kindly admin might move it to the parts for sale/wanted section ;) ;) ;) ;)
.... just like it says in the scrolling news at the top of the page. :y
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pretty pretty pleeeeeeeeeeeease with a cherry on top lol
if you ask in the 'test section' a kindly admin might move it to the parts for sale/wanted section ;) ;) ;) ;)
.... just like it says in the scrolling news at the top of the page. :y
but who ever reads instructions? ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D
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mine had a faulty relay on servotronic. never had any problems after changing it...