my clio has died on me....

[downs523]

was driving home from work today and my power steering went!!!! i thought i had a flat tyre, but there is no power steering now, u can hardly turn around corners, the engine also cut out at some lights. then when u pulled up outside my house a small amount of smoke was coming from the engine, had a look, it was comming from the left side right near the timing belt, whats up with it, anyone......

 

[mas]

pas pump stuffed?

the power steering failure shouldnt be too difficult to sort, but the smoke, i aint sure about!

 

[clioman]

At A Guess Your Pas Pump Or One Of The Hoses Has Cracked Or Leaked And That Smoke Would Of Be The Power Steering Fluid Burning On Your Engine.

 

[downs523]

maybe the smoke was the pump burning out, god knows, was only a little bit of smoke, i turned the engine off, the smoke stoped then turned it on again and it started just a tiny bit

 

[downs523]

should i go to renault, i have no warrenty, will they charge loads or shall i go to a local garage?

 

[downs523]

i gotta go out for the night please leave your reccommendations here it will be much appreciated...

 

[downs523]

its the power steering fluid, its leaked out from sumwhere, but cant see, cheap to repair??

 

[Dan@SJM]

might be, depends where its leaking!

 

[lemonnobby]

they normally go by the pump or by the gearbox. how come you have no warrenty?