Saxo VTR power steering

deek · Post by **deek** » 05 Jun 2003, 03:48

Hi,
My girlfriend came home tonight & said that her steering was heavy, also brakes heavy. Saw some smoke near N/S front wheel
Right enough, no power steering, and seems like no servo.
Checked all the fuses, all fine. Heater fan still working.
So
I am assuming it is the pump, does the pump do anything for the brake servo too ?
Cheers
Derek

AndersDK · Post by **AndersDK** » 05 Jun 2003, 04:26

Smoke from wheel ??
This could be leaking servo oil that burns on the brakes, explaining both symptoms.
You should have a servo oil reservoir - check if it's bottom up empty - indicating an exploded servo line spraying against that wheel's brake.

deek · Post by **deek** » 09 Jun 2003, 18:53

Thought I'd let you know what the problem was.
The feed into the pump itself had shorted together, melting about 10 -15cm of wire out from the pump.
After a bit of surgery to the connectors on the brush unit, attached new cable, and joined back in before the connector plug to the loom.
No braking problem after all !
Scary !
Derek