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Pawl Member Since: 08 Nov 2017 Location: West Midlands Posts: 666 |
Our 3.6 TDV8 has an intermittent problem where the power steering assistance virtually disappears at slow speed when manoeuvring.
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24th Jan 2018 9:05pm |
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Sandyt Member Since: 07 Nov 2013 Location: Wraysbury Windsor Posts: 2213 |
any good it is before yours but may help
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24th Jan 2018 11:28pm |
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Pawl Member Since: 08 Nov 2017 Location: West Midlands Posts: 666 |
Sandyt,
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24th Jan 2018 11:38pm |
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Pawl Member Since: 08 Nov 2017 Location: West Midlands Posts: 666 |
To complete this post in case it's found during a search for causes of heavy steering :
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28th Jul 2019 10:37pm |
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j_rov Member Since: 10 Jan 2017 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 385 |
Well done Paul. Got there in the end! __
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1st Aug 2019 2:35pm |
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Pawl Member Since: 08 Nov 2017 Location: West Midlands Posts: 666 |
Yes - only taken 18 months since buying the car - lol.
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1st Aug 2019 2:55pm |
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MarianaWestminster Member Since: 14 Jun 2018 Location: UK Posts: 593 |
Apologies for posting in an old thread but I am having similar issues.
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6th Oct 2019 9:24pm |
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Pawl Member Since: 08 Nov 2017 Location: West Midlands Posts: 666 |
Unfortunately, your findings do seem to point at the pump being the problem - although your vehicle is 4 years younger than ours. Ours had done approx. 120,000miles when we bought it with the problem partially present.
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6th Oct 2019 9:51pm |
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MarianaWestminster Member Since: 14 Jun 2018 Location: UK Posts: 593 |
Hi Pawl,
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7th Oct 2019 12:39pm |
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Pawl Member Since: 08 Nov 2017 Location: West Midlands Posts: 666 |
So mileage is similar to ours (You'd have to hope the pumps don't wear out any earlier).
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7th Oct 2019 6:40pm |
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MarianaWestminster Member Since: 14 Jun 2018 Location: UK Posts: 593 |
Just been looking into this further and checking out your excellent how to Pawl.
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9th Oct 2019 10:35pm |
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Pawl Member Since: 08 Nov 2017 Location: West Midlands Posts: 666 |
After re-searching the replacement pump, I did find a few people mentioning that ZF themselves sell alleged re-manufactured pumps.
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9th Oct 2019 11:04pm |
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MarianaWestminster Member Since: 14 Jun 2018 Location: UK Posts: 593 |
Hi Pawl,
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10th Oct 2019 9:58pm |
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Pawl Member Since: 08 Nov 2017 Location: West Midlands Posts: 666 |
With the replacement pump fitted, our car is back to what I'd expect - steering that's light enough to only need 1 finger to turn if moving slowly or that can be "palmed" around. As it should, it then firms up slightly as the speed increases - but never becomes heavy.
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11th Oct 2019 11:01am |
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