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by Sage103
Fri Jan 08, 2021 12:05 pm
Forum: Suspension, Steering, Brakes, Wheels and Tyres
Topic: Power Steering Failing
Replies: 20
Views: 29126

Power Steering Failing

Looking for advice/help. My 110hdi steering power assistance became a bit intermittent. Wasn't losing fluid so I decided to change the pump and found a used one from an 806 which fitted perfectly. However this has not cured the fault so I'm presuming to problem lies in the rack and once the snow goe...
by Sage103
Wed Dec 30, 2020 4:09 pm
Forum: Suspension, Steering, Brakes, Wheels and Tyres
Topic: Catastrophic power steering failure
Replies: 6
Views: 16237

Re: Catastrophic power steering failure

Here today as my 406's power steering is showing signs of a faulty pump and this was the first post I came across. But here to say that I managed to put an angle grinder through my Boxer main feed pipe (won't happen again!) but I got a replacement made up for £32 at my local hydraulic engineering sh...
by Sage103
Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:46 pm
Forum: Electrical System and Diagnostics
Topic: Driver's Seat ECU
Replies: 3
Views: 3266

Re: Driver's Seat ECU

Thanks for these replies. The mirrors are also dead so bypassing the ecu with a non-exec switch looks promising. Coincidentally the nearside mirror has been pranged so maybe worth checking its internals when daylight returns. Meanwhile I have ordered an ecu off eBay but I'll just keep that in reserv...
by Sage103
Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:12 am
Forum: Electrical System and Diagnostics
Topic: Driver's Seat ECU
Replies: 3
Views: 3266

Driver's Seat ECU

This is only week2 of my 406 adventure but it came with a fault which I really need to crack - the driver's seat (it's an Executive estate) doesn't move in any way. Passenger seat is fine. Fuses are good. Can anyone suggest the likely cause? Faulty ECU? Or faulty switch? And given that the Haynes ma...