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Chris Priestley
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a.c.t
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 Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 08:44 am, by:  Chris Priestley (Bimbo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
hey everyone,

i have these lights on my dash board, and my powersteering has gone completely.

do i need a new alternator?

and what is the catalytic converter?

when i turned the car on yesterday it made an almighty screeching noise, then stopped.
it did it again this morning.

cheers
chris
Tom Richards
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nsw
V8

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 Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 12:21 pm, by:  Tom Richards (Tomr) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
your power steering pump has leaked oil onto the alternator.

You need to put a "kit" into the pump, and clean all the oil off the alternator. the oil attacks the insulation on the windings and stuffs the alternator.
Chris Priestley
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 Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 12:36 pm, by:  Chris Priestley (Bimbo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
hi tom.

i was not driving it when it happened, so we opened the bonnet, and the fan belt was snapped in half.

so when we get the new belt on, we will know if this is all it was.

and hopefully that is all it is.
Tom Richards
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 Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 12:58 pm, by:  Tom Richards (Tomr) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
hi chris

thats an easy fix. check the PS fluid level and also for leaks onto the alternator every now and again. A leaking PS pump will stuff the alternator(and give the identical symptoms you had)
Chris Priestley
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 Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 01:58 pm, by:  Chris Priestley (Bimbo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
no worries tom thanks for that!

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