mammashuk Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 hime lupo 1.4s recently developed this fault. Driving along and randomly the battery warning light comes on, once i was trying to turn, but as this happenened the power steering pump mustve stopped too, it was hard work turning the wheel, came to stand still, then had to restart the engine and fine..??! Happened 3 times now.. worried esp if happen when i'm on busy A road.. so far it usually when i press the clutch down when coming to standstill or turning going into lower gear..?? maybe battery on last legs..?hoping someone may shed some light on this.. cheers in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Litre Screamer Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 hime lupo 1.4s recently developed this fault. Driving along and randomly the battery warning light comes on, once i was trying to turn, but as this happenened the power steering pump mustve stopped too, it was hard work turning the wheel, came to stand still, then had to restart the engine and fine..??! Happened 3 times now.. worried esp if happen when i'm on busy A road.. so far it usually when i press the clutch down when coming to standstill or turning going into lower gear..?? maybe battery on last legs..?hoping someone may shed some light on this.. cheers in advancethe alternantor and PAS pump are on the same drive belt, check the belt to A, see if its still there! or B, see if its tight. it could be slightly slack which is allowing the alernator and pump to slip under load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammashuk Posted March 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 the alternantor and PAS pump are on the same drive belt, check the belt to A, see if its still there! or B, see if its tight. it could be slightly slack which is allowing the alernator and pump to slip under load.OK thnx 4 that.. although not sure what to look for but i can get someone at garage to have a look. if its slack will it need replacing? hopefully might not be a too major issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakesartin123 Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Hi this happened to me wondering if there was any other things that might be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickster Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 "13 years later..." 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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