Power steering noise

[JimmyZZ]

Hello experts

I have a prob with my power steering. It does make noises when I turn the wheel.
Sounds like tyre squeeking on a concrete parking deck ( can't describe it better).

Is the pump about to die or what could it be??

[haircutmike]

New pump solved mine.

Avoid the budget ones, go for an OEM one, usually about £150ish iirc.

[Barkychoc]

Check the belt is tight enough first :-)

[haircutmike]

Barkychoc said:

Check the belt is tight enough first :-)

If it's a serp, it's self tensioning.

[Phil Tudhope]

haircutmike said:

If it's a serp, it's self tensioning.

Profile says this is a Tuscan Mk 1; so, not a Serp.

My Tuscan Convertible is an electric motor driven pump so no belt at all. I presume the Mk 1 Tuscan's had a belt driven pump (not sure about this) so indeed do check the belt tension and if it is squeeking (you can easily hear this with bonnet removed if it is) then try a very short squirt of WD40. If that immediately stops the squeeking then you'd probably best replace the belt.

Otherwise, it sound like the rack itself might be the culprit in which case it make need a recon.

Phil.

[haircutmike]

Phil Tudhope said:

haircutmike said:

If it's a serp, it's self tensioning.

Profile says this is a Tuscan Mk 1; so, not a Serp.

My Tuscan Convertible is an electric motor driven pump so no belt at all. I presume the Mk 1 Tuscan's had a belt driven pump (not sure about this) so indeed do check the belt tension and if it is squeeking (you can easily hear this with bonnet removed if it is) then try a very short squirt of WD40. If that immediately stops the squeeking then you'd probably best replace the belt.

Otherwise, it sound like the rack itself might be the culprit in which case it make need a recon.

Phil.

[Phil Tudhope]

Not that well up with the icon's Peter.

What does your paper bag mean?

Phil.

[haircutmike]

Phil Tudhope said:

Not that well up with the icon's Peter.

What does your paper bag mean?

Phil.

It means I wasn't paying attention at the back of the class and didn't realise it was the Tuscan forum!

[Phil Tudhope]

Oh.

[alinton]

I always thought the Tuscans had an electric power steering pump, until yesterday when I was poking around and saw the little belt-driven one.

Was it just the Mk 2's had an electric one?

I assume that if it failed it would be an easy job to replace it with an electric one, as I did with a Cerbera a while back. A pump out of a Saxo worked perfectly.

A.

[nrick]

Mk1's all came with belt driven hydraulic unit, the be,t might need changing as they don't seem to get changed. It is possible it has stretched a bit and needs a tighten, but to be honest I'd just change it.

It is possible to change to the saxo/106 electric pump and a few have done it, on the list to change.

Mk2's had this mod as standard.

[Walford]

Ye have change my 2001 Tuscan 5.7 to saxo pump,

main thing is pull the relay in from the alternator so it doesn't run when cranking, as most Tuscans have smallish batteries, and ECU is already on min volts until it fires up


another problem can be bits of hose rubber in the system, as the Mk 1 doesn't have a return strainer. and your hose's could be 10 years old

[bones dog]

Had problem with my rack was hard to turn one way didnt make any squeking noise though took rack out sent it to western power found pieces of hose in it put back renewed rubber hoses has been fine