Help with Punto power steering Please

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Help with Punto power steering Please

pmur

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Hi everybody, my precious 2005 Punto auto has succumbed to a power steering problem. Power steering keeps failing and I have been reliably informed that it is the pas motor. £750 from main dealer or £40 from ebay. There is a detailed blog with pictures of how to change it on the web and I intend to do it myself. A second hand parts supplier told me I have to change the steering ecu as well but the blog doesn't mention the ecu at all. Anybody out in Fiat Land know the truth please?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Peter
 
Hi everybody, my precious 2005 Punto auto has succumbed to a power steering problem. Power steering keeps failing and I have been reliably informed that it is the pas motor. £750 from main dealer or £40 from ebay. There is a detailed blog with pictures of how to change it on the web and I intend to do it myself. A second hand parts supplier told me I have to change the steering ecu as well but the blog doesn't mention the ecu at all. Anybody out in Fiat Land know the truth please?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Peter

Hi Peter, and welcome,
a fairly common failing on the Mk2 punto,
however..
it SHOULD leave a fault code, letting you know where the problem lies..;) torque sensor, motor, or elsewhere,

often it's just a failing battery that leads to powersupply issues for the VERY greedy PAS,
look here for info;

https://www.fiatforum.com/punto-ii/342594-help-my-power-steering-light-start-here-5.html

Charlie - Oxford
 
Thanks Charlie,
Don't think its the battery as the problem started a while ago and the battery was then quite new. Pretty sure its the motor. Need to know if I need to change the steering ECU as well?
Regards
Peter
 
Thanks Charlie,
Don't think its the battery as the problem started a while ago and the battery was then quite new. Pretty sure its the motor. Need to know if I need to change the steering ECU as well?
Regards
Peter

so you've read the codes to make sure it's not just the contacts on the torque sensors ( common)

https://www.fiatforum.com/punto-ii/429244-help-ecu-power-steering-column-codes.html

https://www.fiatforum.com/punto-ii/357201-power-steering-2.html

there is PLENTY of info. on here about complete column changes , and sensor repairs too,
use SEARCH in "advanced" then you can search just the specific term - ie. torque sensor
AND the subsection - Punto 2/B

Charlie
 
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