desparate for help with Citroen c3 hdi

Bonni

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the problem is this

the power steering seems to have gone but i cant for the life of me find where the power steering fluid goes,
didnt drive since friday aft, went out to try it today (sun) it seemed to come back
then i went out again it took 3 attempts to start it and the power steering was back to heavy again..any ideas please
Regards
 
check the drive belts not slack
this would give you problems with weak battery and power steering as
it turns the alternator and powersteering pump
 
think this one has eps (electronic power steering )
does the speedo work and has it got abs ?
maybe due to bsi config get it scanned with someone with lexia
could be a simple config fault or maybe a broken wire or eps module
the eps module is a gold couloured box behind battery tray
also could be a low voltage to the unit or alternator fault
after all its a psa car lol
 
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thanx guys gonna take it to garage tomoro, i had i out for a drive and it went ok for now but will get it checked
Regards
 
Couldn't even get it started today (mon) to take to garage think there might be more to it than i thought.. '-(
all the dash lights up as normal the speedo worked yesterday yes it has ABS
 
Ok it just wounldnt start at all today (mon) gutted cant get it to garage

the speedo worked ok yesterday and yes it has ABS
the dash is lighting up as normal today and i cant find the drive belt dont know where to look for it --suggestions please :)
 
Was it flat/low battery stopping it starting if so likely to be u/s alternator (PAS is first thing to stop working when battery voltage drops)
 
there is no power steering pump belt its driven by an electric motor
and the above post is quite right in economy mode or low voltage situation the power steering is a thing that goes down as its electric
have the alternator and battery tested
after that try the diagnostic approach
it will probably be a low voltage from alternator or a corroded wire or earth
 
the problem is this

the power steering seems to have gone but i cant for the life of me find where the power steering fluid goes,
didnt drive since friday aft, went out to try it today (sun) it seemed to come back
then i went out again it took 3 attempts to start it and the power steering was back to heavy again..any ideas please
Regards

Hi everyone this is my 1st post and although it maybe a bit late for this particular problem I thought I might share my experience of my power steering fault.
I drive a 2002 1.4HDi C3 and after doing an emergency stop I found I had no power steering, took it to Citroen main dealer, they had it for an hour and declared nothing wrong with it and sure enough power steering was back.
This happened again a few months later so I did an emergency stop IN REVERSE and hey presto power steering back to normal. Have spoken to garage since and they can shed no light on it.
Any thoughts anyone?
Thanks for reading
Regards Engineer57
 
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