Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - 04 1.9dCi Intermittent loss of PAS when manoeuvrin

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Fri 30 Jan 2009 17:44
04 1.9dCi Intermittent loss of PAS when manoeuvrin - DP
When "wheel twirling" such as three point turning or pulling out of a tight space, power assistance sometimes disappears. Sometimes returns if you stop moving the wheel, wait, and recommence, sometimes it doesn't.

Otherwise seems OK - no noise, odd feel, warning lights etc.

And is the Haynes manual's suggestion that if the PAS electric motor at fault, it requires replacement of the entire steering column really true? Why am I seeing £ signs?

Any suggestions welcome.

Cheers
DP

Edited by DP on 30/01/2009 at 17:46

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Fri 30 Jan 2009 18:00
04 1.9dCi Intermittent loss of PAS when manoeuvrin - ex-Triumph man
This sounds just similar to the situation I have just experienced, not on a Renault, but on my wife's Volvo. It has an electrical power steering pump. When the dealer checked the system, there were failure codes stored in the car's "brain". They changed the pas modulator and the pump itself (fortunately the car is under manufacturer's warranty). So far, touch wood, it has been fine.
Just to prove or disprove the electrics, what I found was switching the engine off and then back on again sorted it until the next time.
Not saying it will work on the Renault, but always worth a try.
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Sat 27 Aug 2016 19:02
04 1.9dCi Intermittent loss of PAS when manoeuvrin - mijewen

It's a very long time since this thread was updated, but for anybody looking for solutions to this problem, I may have something to offer.

I bought a Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6 diesel new in 2006. It's 10 years old this year, so although it has only done 50,000 miles, I changed the timing belt. The car has two belts - the timing belt and the "auxilliary belt", which takes power from the crankshaft and drives the alternator, the airconditioning and the power steering pump. This belt must be removed before the timing belt can be accessed, and in so doing, the reservoir for the steering fluid must be moved out of the way. It's on two flexible tubes, and before moving it, I looked at the level of fluid in it, and reckoned that the level would not drop below either tube - but I can't be certain that it didn't.

Following the change of both belts, I noticed immediately that the steering became heavy when the engine was at low revs. I don't think the belt is slipping, but as it happened immediately after this intervention, I know for sure an certain that it has something to do with the job I have just done.

I haven't got to the bottom of it yet.

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