Citroen Saxo power steering prob

[nipper76]

Hiya peeps

ok i know its not a Pug, but they use the same parts as far as i know (citroen + Peugeot)

basicly my brother in law has brought a 1.1i from ebay, got it home, and we noticed the power steering wasnt working.... i.e it mite as well not have powersteering.

wot could the possible problems be??

could it need bleeding ??
or would it be more likely to be the pump??

many thanks for any info

dan

[jameslxdt]

are you sure it even has power steering?

[nipper76]

yeah... defently

[jameslxdt]

i mean, really sure, the 1.1 rarely had powersteering

[nipper76]

oooh... well ill ave 2 double check then... It is a T reg

it defently looked like the filling point for the fluid, at the front, passengers side. ill get him to let me know, it was dark when they got back.

cheers

[nipper76]

it was this car on ebay..... 140202765363

[djp30djp]

it was this car on ebay..... 140202765363

It doesn't say anything about p/s in the add?

[nipper76]

morning peeps, i phoned up whos looking after it, and they say they are pritty sure its a power steering pump.

[mikey s]

it does have power steering, the rservoir is bolted to the slam panel. 9 times out of 10 its the complete pump unit thats at fault. they cost a pretty packet new aswell.

[teamster1975]

If it is the pump there a couple of cheapies here (and bloody expensive ones too!)

[Captain Jack]

Last time this happened on my dad's 106, it was the alternator that packed up, causing PS failure.

[nipper76]

cheers peeps.... will look into a new one 2day

[nipper76]

hiya peeps, got someone local whos breaking a saxo VTR

would the power steering pump from that do... as they have the pump and rack up for grabs

many thanks

[nipper76]

hiya chaps....

just been thrown a odd one..... ignition barrel?? could that be a possibility??

[steve_earwig]

You mean it's electric??