Oh and surely (word of the day ) it has got to be a sensor?? 

6 mile drive with steering light on,  had to break little harder than usual and the warning light goes off...

The cheap handheld scanners won't usually scan the PAS module, which is what you need to scan.

You can buy a lead for <£20 that connects a laptop to the car and then download VCDS Lite which is free software. Or find a local member who already has this gear to scan it for you.

If you search "VCDS owners map" or something like that on here you may find someone near that you could contact.

 

Ok thankyou, where is this map located?

Try this link, click on each bubble to see username on left

45 minutes ago, Wino said:

The cheap handheld scanners won't usually scan the PAS module, which is what you need to scan.

You can buy a lead for <£20 that connects a laptop to the car and then download VCDS Lite which is free software. Or find a local member who already has this gear to scan it for you.

If you search "VCDS owners map" or something like that on here you may find someone near that you could contact.

 

 

Is this what u mean wino

 

1 hour ago, Samantha75 said:

Oh and surely (word of the day ) it has got to be a sensor?? 

6 mile drive with steering light on,  had to break little harder than usual and the warning light goes off...

 

That's weird, the light went off and the steering started working without restarting the car?

 

It might not solve anything, but - A quick, free check to make sure the main fuse isn't damaged.  Lift the bonnet up and behind the passenger headlight, you'll see the box the battery sits in. On top of that is a small flap about the size of a fag packet with some cables coming out of it. If you open that you'll see the main fuses that look like flat bits of copper fastened down with a nut at each end. Give them a study and a prod and see if any of them have a crack in. 

1 hour ago, Samantha75 said:

 

Is this what u mean wino

 

 

Yeah that sort of thing, but I'd be tempted to download the software from the Ross-tech website rather than use that CD which might have all sorts of malware on it, and an out of date version.

43 minutes ago, StevesTruck said:

 

That's weird, the light went off and the steering started working without restarting the car?

 

It might not solve anything, but - A quick, free check to make sure the main fuse isn't damaged.  Lift the bonnet up and behind the passenger headlight, you'll see the box the battery sits in. On top of that is a small flap about the size of a fag packet with some cables coming out of it. If you open that you'll see the main fuses that look like flat bits of copper fastened down with a nut at each end. Give them a study and a prod and see if any of them have a crack in. 

Hi, i think i located it, i gave what wires i could see a little tug and everything seems ok...could of been looking atv the wrong thing mind..lol

Make sure the terminal clamps onto the battery posts are tight too, try rotating them a bit, they shouldn't be moveable.

On 29/02/2020 at 14:33, Samantha75 said:

Currently on sofa..lol 

 

Wiltshire 

 

Depending on North, South, East, or West you aren't a billion miles away.

 

Happy to take a look for you.

I'm  westbury which is south west 🙈

Have you checked very carefully the strip fuses on top of the battery? They can develop very tiny cracks that are hard to see but can cause intermittent connection.

 

Example...

 

2 hours ago, StevesTruck said:

Lift the bonnet up and behind the passenger headlight, you'll see the box the battery sits in. On top of that is a small flap about the size of a fag packet

 

It's a lot bigger than a fag packet.

 

Edited 3 March, 20206 yr by TMB

You don't need any more diagnostics, the pump is definitely failing, it's falling over once it's warmed up, a failing angle sensor gives you a code, a failing pump does not.

Should a pump really be failing when i only have 60,000 miles on the clock?? And no warning light on to be able to do a diagnostic test... 

@TMB, the later covers are different, less 'covery everything'.

@Samantha75, I think sep has misread your post at the top of this page, where the light went off and normal service was restored after 6 miles.

If the light is on, or has been on, there will be fault code(s) to be read, with appropriate kit.  Bite @Tech1e's hand off if he quotes you happy for a visit; proper professional fella.

Just now, Wino said:

@TMB, the later covers are different, less 'covery everything'.

 

Oh right

I should of stuck with a FORD lol

2 hours ago, Samantha75 said:

I should of stuck with a FORD lol

 

 

😁

Edited 3 March, 20206 yr by TMB

3 hours ago, Samantha75 said:

Should a pump really be failing when i only have 60,000 miles on the clock?? And no warning light on to be able to do a diagnostic test... 

 

If there's a code it should be stored, I thought the garage checked it already and there were no codes, so they concluded it was the pump? It sounds like the pumps going into emergency mode when the light comes on.

 

By the way this failure sounds exactly the same as that which befell my 1.4 which turned out to be the pump after I'd already replaced the sensor.

So I'm not the one guessing here...

Edited 3 March, 20206 yr by sepulchrave

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14 minutes ago, Samantha75 said:

😪😪😪😪😪

 

Cheer up, the secondhand pump I fitted was cheaper than the new sensor, I took the old pump to bits afterwards and it wasn't mileage that caused the problem, it was the gradual ingress of moisture over time that corroded the circuitry. Age killed it.

Cheer up haha thanks for that, can you just imagine what a garage would charge me for this?? I may as well scrap the car and look for a different job..lol 

I'm sure your thinking I'm being over  dramatic, but as a community carer i need a car... happy bloody days

Not at all, I totally get it. My Fabia is my work car and if the wheels aren't turning, I'm not earning. I've just had an unpaid day off due to an insurance screw up. 

 

TMB - yes, you're right, was thinking of the van... which isn't a fabia.

13 hours ago, Samantha75 said:

I should of stuck with a FORD lol

Fix Or Repair Daily.  

 

Seriously, it's unfortunate that you've got an issue like this more or less straight off, but cure it and the car could run for years with just consumables as billable items.