weekend trip ended in smoke...

[moranor@axis]

so...

at about 3 i was to leave and go to the south coast for the weekend...

on the way to pic someone up i go around a corner and next thing the steering gets very heavy and i fight with the wheel to get the car to go where it should...

coast around the next corner... then the squealing started and the rear view was full of smoke...

by this time i knew the AUX belt must be the problem...

i stop the car open the bonnet and take the belt out... it was quite hot and got stuck to my hand :yuck:

so anyways i remove the fan with random tools i borrowed from my friend... feel to see what pulley will not move...


the power steering pump has failed :argh: so i guess i need to go shopping... if anyone has bought this pump recently in kzn please tell me how much and where im guessing it should cost 1-1.5k steelers want 9k for it lol

 

[zaleonardz]

i cant remember which thread, but i did see a thread 2 nights ago with a gent that paid 1k of the pump...

:Search:

Goldwagen sounds logical..

 

[moranor@axis]

lol just did s search... the 1k pump was bought in CT so it does not really help :rollsmile:

i see sank found one a GW for 1.6k

will call tomorrow and see what i can find local

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how long do these pumps last because i like to do preventive maint on my cars and this gave no warning it was going...

 

[Twinz]

Not nice. Glad you could bring the car to a halt safely...dangerous stuff

 

[moranor@axis]

it was not that bad but it was rather unexpected...

 

[Alister ///M]

hey,

give township spares or rossburgh motorspares a call, nice prices.
sideways did his steering pump last week on the leaker by mohammed (glaziertech) it was about 1k fitted.. ask him for more info.

 

[moranor@axis]

thanks Alister ///M i hope they open on saterdays...
i think the e36 pump is cheaper then 1k fitted is really cheap...

 

[Prev]

I'm sure Sidewayz said he paid R2k fitted Ali.

Moranor, Drop It got a quote from Martins @ R1650 for my E46. They in North Coast Road in Durban and they are open on Saturdays. I'm going to go there tomorrow as well to get the pump and some other stuff.

 

[Alister ///M]

Yip and sundays too, I bought the fuel pump last sunday . Township even will deliver to your door. E36 is cheaper but e46 can't be that much more.

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Sorry guys I'm mistaken

Can't talk right now I'm eating humble pie

 

[moranor@axis]

i will call tomorrow dont really want to drive all the way to dbn, but if i cant get this in pmb ill do it... will have to see what i find tomorrow...

 

[Sankekur]

Damn that is not very nice, I hope you get it sorted quick.

So I am just wondering where there any signs before it packed up or did it seem fine the one day and was busted the next?

 

[moranor@axis]

no sign at all thats why im wondering how often it should be replaced...

 

[Philip Foglar]

Wow, so it packed up with no warning and no noises either? :nonono:

Still on my to-do list for my Wife's car - the power steering pump has been noisy from day one! :yuck:

 

[moranor@axis]

when i get it out i will try see how it failed, but it really did not give me any warning at all... from what i have read it should give you warning...

 

[Philip Foglar]

when i get it out i will try see how it failed, but it really did not give me any warning at all... from what i have read it should give you warning...

I know that they tend to fail from time to time, but I would have thought that you would have enough warning - last thing I want is to get a call from my Wife stuck on the side of the road!! Better get this done ASAP! Will be interesting to know what failed or broke! :thumbs:

 

[AshG108]

Glad you safe bro!

 

[Henry330i]

Hope you find one. Whats the mileage on your car.

 

[herr bmw]

thats a bad one,glad you brought the car safely to a stand still.

ive seen how you like taking corners and could have gone very wrong

 

[Dr Evil]

Crap one, glad you are ok. Are you still able to drive the car if the steering pump goes?

 

[Sankekur]

If the pulley can still turn then you should be able to drive the car, you will just have a hell of a time trying to turn the steering wheel.

From what moranor described it would seem that a part of the impeller or something broke off inside the pump and jammed the shaft and preventing the pulley from turning, in this case I don't thing you would be able to drive the car for very long, as the belt would probably giving quickly due to the friction, and this would very bad as the waterpump is driven from the same belt. So can and could have been very bad indeed.