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2002 Doblo JTD ELX
Have just lost power steering and simultaneously the battery light has come on constant. Is this a linked fault?
P.S. Before the cold weather arrives: Last winter had starting problems - injector light etc. replaced all injectors -made no difference and then heard rumours about some temperature sensor around back of engine that controls the injectors somehow. Any ideas on this?
 
My power steering only works at high revs this evening. Any ideas?
 
The belt probably.

Mine snapped under warranty and I drove it to the dealer, who fitted a new one. NO power steering made for VERY heavy steering indeed: unbelievable. No power to the battery either. Get it checked.
 
So do you think stretched rather than snapped? It squeeled a little on startup this evening, perhaps wet?

If it was snapped then it surely wouldn't be cured by more revs?
 
It hasn't snapped. That would mean a bang and a very odd noise indeed - and suddenly no power steering at all. I think it was the tensioners or the wheels that went on mine anyway, not the belt itself. Yours is slipping though, so something is wrong. The aux belt should operate perfectly and without noise.

As I said, get it checked, by somebody who knows what they are doing - preferably a dealer. Better sound advice from a tech who knows what they are talking about. And don't wait.

It may just be adjustment or grease contamination, but whatever, it is something needs to be sorted. It can't wait.
 
Ulpian said:
It hasn't snapped. That would mean a bang and a very odd noise indeed - and suddenly no power steering at all. I think it was the tensioners or the wheels that went on mine anyway, not the belt itself. Yours is slipping though, so something is wrong. The aux belt should operate perfectly and without noise.

As I said, get it checked, by somebody who knows what they are doing - preferably a dealer. Better sound advice from a tech who knows what they are talking about. And don't wait.

It may just be adjustment or grease contamination, but whatever, it is something needs to be sorted. It can't wait.
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As I thought. Thankfully not a pump then!(?)

Cheers!
 
I hope not. Get it checked though. Advice from experts, and me, can only go so far and ultimatley you need to get it looked at. Cheap in the long run.
 
The main drive wheel from the engine on mine is like a dual mass thing with rubber in the middle. The rubber split and the outer rim rolled off down the road. Looking at it the two tabs from the hub which project through large slots in the rim were highly polished where the two parts had been spinning at different rates.
I just pushed it back on and drilled and tapped at two matching points to keep the balance.
Look for the polish marks, no need to remove wheel just turn hard right when parking.

Bet it's the pump but have you checked fluid level?
 
I had the same problem as you last month. Your pulley has given way, the pulley runs the battery,aircon and steering wheel together.
 
Sorry for the late reply.

It seems fixed now, makes a slight grinding/rattling noise on full lock at times though.

All I did was top up the power steering fluid and add a leak stopping additive.

Had to syphon a load of power steering fluid out last month though! I think the icy, snowy weather did something to the fluid and caused the level to drop from being near the minimum to far too low. Or a slightly split pipe.
 
If it is the power steering pump thats knackered, I've got a perfectly serviceable one here in Spain. Long story short, my 2003 1.9JTD was diagnosed as having a faulty pump, got a new one sent over from UK at great expense (£260 !! :eek:) fitted it but problem not sorted, discovered noise was from alternator so had to replace that (313 euros :cry:) . I'm willing to let it go for...EDIT by T, advert in classifieds please.
 
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