HELP! Power steering mk1

[Goldie Punto]

hello could any1 please help me! i have a sporting 98. last nite i was goin around in a tight circle a couple of times quite quick and i seem 2 have lost the power steering? :?
the power steering fluid is full. it works a bit when u rev up the car but if u try and turn on the spot at idle it dont work at all! any ideas please? cheers

[Garryboy]

check your alternator belt, it runs the power steering pump, make sure it's not slipping or seized or snapped. Mines snapped going round a roundabout and i had to jump on the side of the steering wheel to get the car round and limp home.

if it is, only about £8 for belt and half an hour to do.

hope this helps.

[Goldie Punto]

checked that, its tight enough i think anyway, i did fit a new alternator the other day.

[Garryboy]

Aha something no rigtht there then. too much of a coincidence i think.

Get it checked out make sure all auxilliary belts are tight. ie belt that connects power steering pump to alternator belt. might just need to bleed the system.

turn your egnition on turn full lock on left then full lock right then full lock left and then right. three or four times should do. will hopefully bleed the system.

[Goldie Punto]

ok have u got 2 open any valves, or the top on the fluid res?
this is 2 be done with the car runnin or not? cheers

[Garryboy]

Try it without car running first then try it with cant go wrong that way. no dont think you have have to open any valves or filler cap. might be talking pish though.

hope you get it fixed.

[Goldie Punto]

ok i will give it that a try hope it works cheers

all i have been doin since i bought it is fix it!

[Garryboy]

You get times like that. Dont worry about it mate. Good thing is parts are not that dear and there plenty of good help on hear that lets you do thing your self and cut out the labour bills. is it a 1.2 16v i've got 1.6 8v sporting not sure how similar alternator setup is though. just bought new wheels for mine get them on wednesday.
see here.

http://www.puntoabarth.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13596

[Goldie Punto]

yeh had the car a year now, its gd when its goin but i have had 2 buy alot of parts 4 it. how much is a power steering pump if it is that?
nice wheels i want the gt turbo 1's if i dont get any others :D

[Garryboy]

GT anthracites are nice mate. not sure how much for a pump. get it checked out by a mechanic before you buy a new one. might be something simple. hope i helped in some way.

Garry

[Goldie Punto]

we will find out l8r when i give it a try?
yeh got offered a set of turbo rims but there is yorkshire and im in wales :cry:

[Garryboy]

good excuse for a road trip :lol:

what about meeting halfway or courier.

Go for it there well smart. see them on "zeus's" sporting they look very smart. What colour is your car (is ash gold a sporting colour.)

[Goldie Punto]

yeh would b a gd road trip! not sure how much it would b 2 get them sent down. where can i see a pic of his punto 2. no its not a colour. my names Ash and i got a gold sporting. :D

[Garryboy]

aha that explains it, mines is silver. going for same look as zeus with rubstrips and sideskirts colour coded.

this is his car. search for bigger pics on he forum must be some on here.

http://www.puntoabarth.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4425&highlight=pics

[Goldie Punto]

i tryed 2 bleed the system like garryboy said but it hasent helped thanks anyway. does any1 know any other way that u can bleed the system. it makes a dull noise when u turn it left - right it never made the noise before.
does any1 know how much a new power steering pump 4 a 1.2 16v sporting 98 is?

[Goldie Punto]

ok i went 2 fiat they want £120 ish for a new pump, or i can get a second hand 1 from pic up spares for £50 ish. there not sure if it is that yet the guy in fiat said drive it a round for a week and see if it clear's up.
if it dont, how easy or hard is it 2 fit? and which 1 should i go 4? cheers