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Rover 75 making a rattling noise
I recently bought a 2002 Rover 75 diesel auto. After filling the car I noticed a ratting noise and the power steering stopped working. The alternator light has also come on. Can you help?
Asked on 27 May 2014 by numbnuts888
Answered by
Honest John
Reads as if the a/c pump, PAS pump or alternator seized so the aux belt was slipping so you lost PAS and alternator. May merely be that the alternator had a lot of charge to put back into the battery and the belt was a bit slack.
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