I have had my 'new' car a week today.
During the week I heard an ever increasing whining from under the bonnet and thought eventually it must be either a water pump bearing or the steering pump bearings. I stuck my head under the bonnet and it was definitely the belt drive side of the engine. I went to a Fiat dealer on Thursday afternoon as it was really noisy and on turning the wheels that indicated the steering pump/system.
Garage tech guy spotted the reservoir was well depleted. A top-up of fluid cured the issue but not the problem (of course).
Anyone with a Qubo/Fiorino had this issue? What was the failure? Pipe or a seal? Seems a bit poor that this is on an engine with 12400 miles on it. Thankfully a warranty fix, the car's going in this morning for diagnosis so they can do the repair this week.
R-V-M
During the week I heard an ever increasing whining from under the bonnet and thought eventually it must be either a water pump bearing or the steering pump bearings. I stuck my head under the bonnet and it was definitely the belt drive side of the engine. I went to a Fiat dealer on Thursday afternoon as it was really noisy and on turning the wheels that indicated the steering pump/system.
Garage tech guy spotted the reservoir was well depleted. A top-up of fluid cured the issue but not the problem (of course).
Anyone with a Qubo/Fiorino had this issue? What was the failure? Pipe or a seal? Seems a bit poor that this is on an engine with 12400 miles on it. Thankfully a warranty fix, the car's going in this morning for diagnosis so they can do the repair this week.
R-V-M