Loss of power-steering & now engine management upset

[russtbullet]

Hi,

I think this may be a common problem?!?!

I was driving my J'reg Redtop 4x4 home when my power-steering failed. I had only got about a mile & a half to go so I limped it home & then the engine management started to get upset! By the time I got home, the engine was idling terribly, I managed to reverse up my drive, parked & then the engine stalled. It was late, so I left it for the night & to be honest, I haven't been to investigate yet as I've working away and I had to help set-up my friends 200 sx's for Castle Combe (yesterday 19-04-08).

So now I am trying to collect information before I go investigate.

Thank you in advance for any help or information you can share!!

Cheers!

[heavenly_d3vi1]

That happened to me a few weeks ago... do you have a nice load of PAS under your car?

[russtbullet]

I don't actually, but that is probably because I left it along the road as I limped home?!

Is your's fixed now? Best of luck with it!!!

[heavenly_d3vi1]

No, not really lol.. mine was the tx box seal! Dumped all the PAS fluid all over the road causing the power steering to pack up, so I have a 2wd car for now!

[russtbullet]

It's sorted!!!!

The problem was:
> Power-steering belt gone
> Alternator belt gone
> Battery dead/ FBAR'd
> ECU particularly upset by loss of belts and death of battery

So, change of belts & battery and running for a while has solved the problem!!! Fortunately, no loss of fluids and no seals have failed to my knowledge. Running-well now!