PAS SWitch Fail?

[matt.lund]

i take it that this is my PAS switch?



i hope that this is the source of my PAS fluid loss, which is all over the engine bay!

Will the pump be damaged as i lost all PAS about 20 mins from home, and had to drive home without it, will the pump have run dry and burned out?

 

[Dan519]

Yes that's the pressure switch. Getting more common that they leak badly.

Regarding the pump, suck it and see, you might be lucky

 

[matt.lund]

Cheers mate, I hope so

 

[Laine_16v]

i take it that this is my PAS switch?

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i hope that this is the source of my PAS fluid loss, which is all over the engine bay!

Will the pump be damaged as i lost all PAS about 20 mins from home, and had to drive home without it, will the pump have run dry and burned out?

I drove home 2.5hours on the motorway with no PAS fluid. The pump still works like a champ once the leak was fixed, you should be fine

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

mayy i have a spare one of these if u need it

 

[Dan519]

Brand new sensor is only just over £20. all of them leak slightly now, so using a second hand one would be the wrong thing to do

 

[Eddie.]

Mine shat itself a few months back, I managed to limp home and changed it for a new unit the next day, not too expensive, and it's a doddle to do.

My pump was perfectly fine as well.

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

Brand new sensor is only just over £20. all of them leak slightly now, so using a second hand one would be the wrong thing to do

i have a spare one, as in a new one

 

[Matt Cup]

I've recently had mine replaced too, had Birchdown change it as I wasn't sure what I was letting myself in for.