Dr_Doom
14-11-06, 13:10
Hi,
Been having loads of problems lately with the progressive power steering randomly flicking on and off.. not much fun when going round corners at 70+ leptons :) At the moment i'm pretty sure it's either,
1) Dodgy speedo converter (not been able to find it yet to check though)
2) Dry solder on the Odo (pretty sure all the connections are good though)
3) Most likely! - I've yanked a wire loose somewhere behind the dash. I've had the dash off lots just lately which makes me suspicious. I'm trying to trace all the wires so i can can check.
Does anyone know the location of the progressive power steering plug (see attached image) as this might be loose.
Symptoms for anyone who can offer advice;
I've had Error 42 & warning light - only twice in a few months though
I've tried the error 42 wire fix but the power steering stayed feather light
I've inspected the odo circuit & resoldered lots of connections (just in case)
I've checked the plug that goes to the odo & it seems fine (is there any way of confirming this with a multi-meter?)
Not yet checked the speed converter but this isn't behind the dash where i was messing with wires (prob in pass footwell)
Steering seems to change when i go over a big bump etc so makes me think loose wire.
when driving, once the steering has gone light, even if it returns to normal, the revs will drop v.low on idle. The car has cut out on 2 occasions. This resets once the ignition is switched on & off
The odometer is counting up fine, but in Kms. I'm sure, but not 100% positive that it was counting up in Mph.
The speed converter is not a Thor one
Please don't post saying 'do a search there's loads of info' or linking me to the 'error 42' thread. That’s not helpful. I've spent the last 4weeks sitting up all night looking through all the threads and threads of info and i've still not managed to fix it. Any help you can give will be very much appreciated :)
Cheers,
Rob
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Been having loads of problems lately with the progressive power steering randomly flicking on and off.. not much fun when going round corners at 70+ leptons :) At the moment i'm pretty sure it's either,
1) Dodgy speedo converter (not been able to find it yet to check though)
2) Dry solder on the Odo (pretty sure all the connections are good though)
3) Most likely! - I've yanked a wire loose somewhere behind the dash. I've had the dash off lots just lately which makes me suspicious. I'm trying to trace all the wires so i can can check.
Does anyone know the location of the progressive power steering plug (see attached image) as this might be loose.
Symptoms for anyone who can offer advice;
I've had Error 42 & warning light - only twice in a few months though
I've tried the error 42 wire fix but the power steering stayed feather light
I've inspected the odo circuit & resoldered lots of connections (just in case)
I've checked the plug that goes to the odo & it seems fine (is there any way of confirming this with a multi-meter?)
Not yet checked the speed converter but this isn't behind the dash where i was messing with wires (prob in pass footwell)
Steering seems to change when i go over a big bump etc so makes me think loose wire.
when driving, once the steering has gone light, even if it returns to normal, the revs will drop v.low on idle. The car has cut out on 2 occasions. This resets once the ignition is switched on & off
The odometer is counting up fine, but in Kms. I'm sure, but not 100% positive that it was counting up in Mph.
The speed converter is not a Thor one
Please don't post saying 'do a search there's loads of info' or linking me to the 'error 42' thread. That’s not helpful. I've spent the last 4weeks sitting up all night looking through all the threads and threads of info and i've still not managed to fix it. Any help you can give will be very much appreciated :)
Cheers,
Rob
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