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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: rbrueford on 01 August 2011, 22:49:18

Title: Steering gone heavy!!
Post by: rbrueford on 01 August 2011, 22:49:18

Right, after changing the centre console area from the wood to the mv6 carbon effect stuff, the following day, i noticed the steering had gone really heavy. Tyres are correctly inflated and does not seem to be a drop in the power steering fluid (although i checked while engine had been run, shall double check tomorrow to see level) Cannot see any obviousl leaks or such. No warnings have come up and no weird lights or such so am i looking at something simple or is it the start of the 'approaching 100k faultless miles and now is the time to start paying' lol.

Title: Re: Steering gone heavy!!
Post by: twiglet on 01 August 2011, 22:51:53

Does it seems heavier at all speeds, or just when manouvering at slow speeds?

Title: Re: Steering gone heavy!!
Post by: rbrueford on 01 August 2011, 22:57:26

Its heavy at all times. Mine is a P reg Elite if that helps so im unsure if it was fitted with Speed Sensitive Steering or not etc. No other faults at all and everything (apart from my climate control panel which i have to take apart tomorrow as i slightly broke it while fitting the carbon effect stuff) so im wondering if i have knocked something whilst doing this small job lol.

Title: Re: Steering gone heavy!!
Post by: Andy B on 01 August 2011, 23:00:27

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Its heavy at all times. Mine is a P reg Elite if that helps so im unsure if it was fitted with Speed Sensitive Steering or not etc. No other faults at all and everything (apart from my climate control panel which i have to take apart tomorrow as i slightly broke it while fitting the carbon effect stuff) so im wondering if i have knocked something whilst doing this small job lol.

If you have a V6, then it has speed sensitive power steering (servotronic) which has an electrical input. Have you checked all your fuses? Fs 14 covers power steering  :y

Title: Re: Steering gone heavy!!
Post by: rbrueford on 01 August 2011, 23:08:39

Ahhh, muchos grassyass Andy, i shall check that tomorrow post haste :)

Title: Re: Steering gone heavy!!
Post by: rbrueford on 02 August 2011, 00:11:53

Naff all on tv so i quickly popped outside with the torch and yep, twas fuse 14 (and even my climate control has come back to life!!) I have traced it to the cigarette lighter supply as when i pressed it, it sparked a little so was pulled out sharpish and also left the element hanging from said lighter! Methings ill be retrofitting some bits tomorrow along with all the other jobs (like figuring out why i have no illumination on the digital display on the climate control)
Oh, and technically, it is tomorrow lol

Title: Re: Steering gone heavy!!
Post by: Andy B on 02 August 2011, 00:16:00

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Naff all on tv so i quickly popped outside with the torch and yep, twas fuse 14 (and even my climate control has come back to life!!)  ......

 :y :y :y

Title: Re: Steering gone heavy!!
Post by: rbrueford on 02 August 2011, 00:19:41

Knew there was a reason i loved Omegas lol!!

Title: Re: Steering gone heavy!!
Post by: Vamps on 02 August 2011, 01:25:32

Result....... :y :y