Friend's car broke down, need advice on whats wrong.

2008-10-29 02:17:02

#1

Ayumiz: J-10 whore; +103|7183|Singapore

Friend's ride broke down. He was driving waiting to turn. Heard some clanking sound under the hood. He said steering started to become hard. Engine temp gauge rose to the H. Stopped at the road side. Coolant was topped up a few days ago.. Called a m8, came to charge his battery but when i tried to drive it, steering was still equally hard. Needed to use thrice the strength to turn the wheel. After using jumper cables to charge the battery, no more clanking sound, but steering was still hard. had abit of brakes problem as well.

btw he drives this

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Dont laugh cause its a china car=(

Last edited by Ayumiz (2008-10-29 02:19:44)

2008-10-29 02:23:14

#2

The A W S M F O X: I Won't Deny It; +172|6134|SQUID

Lol, QQ.

Sounds like something has snapped in the steering well, or he might not have oiled the car up, idk.

2008-10-29 02:24:14

#3

FrankieSpankie3388: Hockey Nut; +243|6980|Boston, MA

Even though it seems pretty obvious: Did you check the power steering fluid? You'll probably have to look under the car to find out what that clanking was.

2008-10-29 02:29:05

#4

Ayumiz: J-10 whore; +103|7183|Singapore

FrankieSpankie3388 wrote:
Even though it seems pretty obvious: Did you check the power steering fluid? You'll probably have to look under the car to find out what that clanking was.

mmm checked the power steering fluid as well. I am not mechanic but the liquid should be quite dark right? Looked at the level also, seems to be fine. Whats worst was the engine overheating even though the coolant was filled.

2008-10-29 02:46:36

#5

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|7166

sounds like the thermostat might be bad in the radiator... the engine over heats and the motor cuts off... the power steering depends on the motor running...

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2008-10-29 02:50:14

#6

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6200|شمال

power stearing pump? running?

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2008-10-29 03:50:15

#7

JoshP: Banned; +176|6139|Notts, UK

a garage probably knows best, tbh

2008-10-29 04:01:56

#8

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|7081|Finland

It has an engine?

Could it be as simple as a broken belt that drives the waterpump, power steering pump as well as the charger?

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2008-10-29 04:48:22

#9

1927: The oldest chav in the world; +2,423|7123|Cardiff, Capital of Wales

Its because he has taken that shopping trolley out of the car park and now it refuses to move. You might need a bottle of power steering hydralic fluid. Just walk into any car parts shop and ask.

"Hi I'd like a bottle of power steering fluid for my orange shopping trolley car" To me I'd swap as that seems like a good deal to me.

That car is hidieous and what makes it worse? The colour helps it stand out from the crowd.

Put young offenders in these cars, blast the bass and drive around town for all their mates to see and laugh at them, that'll stop em repeat offending.

2008-10-29 04:51:14

#10

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|7081|Finland

1927 wrote:
Its because he has taken that shopping trolley out of the car park and now it refuses to move. You might need a bottle of power steering hydralic fluid. Just walk into any car parts shop and ask.

"Hi I'd like a bottle of power steering fluid for my orange shopping trolley car" To me I'd swap as that seems like a good deal to me.

That car is hidieous and what makes it worse? The colour helps it stand out from the crowd.

Put young offenders in these cars, blast the bass and drive around town for all their mates to see and laugh at them, that'll stop em repeat offending.

Lol!

But hey, at least it's not a Tata Nano!

https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4577/250pxtatatananouy0.jpg

Looks like a bicycle helmet, to be honest.

I need around tree fiddy.

2008-10-29 05:01:12

#11

1927: The oldest chav in the world; +2,423|7123|Cardiff, Capital of Wales

DonFck wrote:
1927 wrote:
Its because he has taken that shopping trolley out of the car park and now it refuses to move. You might need a bottle of power steering hydralic fluid. Just walk into any car parts shop and ask.

"Hi I'd like a bottle of power steering fluid for my orange shopping trolley car" To me I'd swap as that seems like a good deal to me.

That car is hidieous and what makes it worse? The colour helps it stand out from the crowd.

Put young offenders in these cars, blast the bass and drive around town for all their mates to see and laugh at them, that'll stop em repeat offending.
Lol!

But hey, at least it's not a Tata Nano!

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4577 … anouy0.jpg

Looks like a bicycle helmet, to be honest.

Fill it up at the petrol pump - double its value

Last edited by 1927 (2008-10-29 05:01:59)

2008-10-29 09:31:01

#12

CC-Marley: Member; +407|7278

Power steering pump went.

2008-10-29 09:57:32

#13

bad-man: now say you sorry; +34|6298|one windy city

DonFck wrote:
Lol!

But hey, at least it's not a Tata Nano!

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4577 … anouy0.jpg

Looks like a bicycle helmet, to be honest.

my guess is to check the belts

and it sure does look like a helmet hehehhe

2008-10-29 09:58:39

#14

SamTheMan:D: Banned; +856|6424|England

lolz

thats totally a womans car

2008-10-29 13:53:47

#15

TSI: Cholera in the time of love; +247|6431|Toronto

Check your vacuum pump too. My guess if it's a clunk that you heard, maybe a belt snapped and struck something, and so whatever it was driving is dead. (pardon the pun)
My suspicion is that the belt driving the vacuum pump for the steering fluid is kaputt. That also means that no coolant will be going to your engine, no matter how much is in the tank (in most cases both pumps are on the same belt)

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2008-10-29 18:02:34

#16

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6580|Carnoustie MASSIF

If steering goes really hard then the power steering pump is fucked. If engine temp rises then it's teh rad

2008-10-30 00:05:37

#17

Nappy: Apprentice; +151|6679|NSW, Australia

Ayumiz wrote:
I am not mechanic but the liquid should be quite dark right?

hmm most cars use ATF which is dark red (depends on type) although can be other colours

1n_n07h1ng_w3_7ru57 wrote:
If steering goes really hard then the power steering pump is fucked. If engine temp rises then it's teh rad

not neccesarily

[TUF]Catbox wrote:
sounds like the thermostat might be bad in the radiator... the engine over heats and the motor cuts off... the power steering depends on the motor running...

dont know what your talking about? :S thermostat is in the thermostat housing not the radiator

DonFck, TSI, and Jamiet are on the ball for this one. but you never know it might be something else, maybe the power steering pump is seized up or the water pump is seized up, which would cause the belt to skip and could cause a clonking sound. which would also make the alternator not work properly and everything else connnected to it

make sure you tell him to get both belts (or all 3 if it has 3) replaced because if the timing belt snaps it can bend the valves and cost lots of money to fix

2008-10-30 00:21:24

#18

TimmmmaaaaH: Damn, I... had something for this; +725|6889|Brisbane, Australia

The real question is:

Have you actually had a mechanic look at it? I think some RL help would be slightly more effective than a forum with vague information?

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2008-10-30 11:38:43

#19

Markooo*Est: Previously known as CC-Marley; +334|6598|Estonia

no wonder tbh this car is made in china?
sorry. but this car looks like a orange ball

2008-10-30 11:40:56

#20

wensleydale8: Member; +81|7219|LEEDS!!!!!, Yorkshire

DonFck wrote:
1927 wrote:
Its because he has taken that shopping trolley out of the car park and now it refuses to move. You might need a bottle of power steering hydralic fluid. Just walk into any car parts shop and ask.

"Hi I'd like a bottle of power steering fluid for my orange shopping trolley car" To me I'd swap as that seems like a good deal to me.

That car is hidieous and what makes it worse? The colour helps it stand out from the crowd.

Put young offenders in these cars, blast the bass and drive around town for all their mates to see and laugh at them, that'll stop em repeat offending.
Lol!

But hey, at least it's not a Tat Nano!

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4577 … anouy0.jpg

Looks like a bicycle helmet, to be honest.

Dear God please let my karma one day reach 100, whether it be tomorrow or 1000 years in the future i want it to happen.

2008-10-30 13:56:11

#21

west-phoenix-az: Guns don't kill people. . . joe bidens advice does; +632|6839

The problem could be a few different issues combined. I would check belts first.

Do you have a picture of the engine?
Some cars have a fan that runs off the power steering pump pulley. If the PS pump belt went out and the radiator fan runs off the PS pump than that would explain the hotter temps. Who knows how this car is set up.

A PS pump, water pump, alternator, etc can go bad and cause more drag on the engine. A small engine will feel it more than a larger engine. Additional drag could cause the vehicle to get hotter.

Hotter temps are usually the result of:
-damaged/loose belt
-radiator clog, damage, lack of coolant
-water pump problem
-timing/ignition system incorrect
-fan clutch (if belt driven) bad
-electric fan motor damaged, wiring problem/connection or fan thermostat bad
-clogged catalytic converter
-etc... there can be a lot of things that cause a car to get hotter

With the car sitting still, key on, engine off, can you turn the steering wheel?
If you jerk the wheel kind of fast do you get a clunk sound?
Try it with the engine running.
Jack up the car and grab the tire. Try to shake it or jerk it side to side and see if you get a clunk.

Are there any leaks?

Picture of the engine would be helpful to understand the setup.

Last edited by west-phoenix-az (2008-10-30 14:13:05)

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1927 wrote:

DonFck wrote:

1927 wrote:

DonFck wrote:

Ayumiz wrote:

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[TUF]Catbox wrote:

DonFck wrote:

1927 wrote:

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