Right here's my situation been to collect a letter when I started it back up to drive home 2 mins down the road the batteryand handbrake light came on and I lost power steering!! Pulled in a car park and smoke was coming from the bonnet. So lifted it up and there's coolant everywhere all over the engine. What do I do ????
What is it???
Please help diagnose this
Thanks

 

is it coolant or pwer steering fluid

 

water pump seal maybe ? or as above power steering fluid pipe burst ?

 

Battery light an no p/s would indicate the belt has broken or the crank pulley has seperated and gone through the radiator. Hence the coolant everywhere.

 

Where in nots are u mate Im out and about in a Minit

 

Might want to check top rad hose as mine went a few weeks back and the water was pissing out all over the belt and causing it to slip like mad..

 

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If it's the hose make sure that you bleed the sistem properly.

 

top hose wouldnt cause the battery light to come on unless the belt is massively slipping.

 

If he lets me know where he is , if he's in notts , there's a good chance I'll be somewhere near cuz I'm all over today , then I can tell him for defo what it is

 

If the belt is quite well worn and not that tight in the first place then it wouldn't take a lot of water to throw the light on. Its just another possibility for him to check.

 

Thanks for the help guys!!! I was in sainsburys at park in Arnold but iv managed to nurse it home with a duct tape fix.
Well I checked every hose I could see in the engine bay. And like some of you said. It looks to be the top rad hose there was a big gash init and once squeezed the coolant gushed out so brought some duct tape and wrapped it round for now. It got me home but it was still gushing out and smoking from being burnt off. But there was no lights on the dash or power steering malfunction on the drive back.

 

Glad your sorted
Btw I was going from Kirkby to Clifton
Right past sainsburys in Arnold lol

 

Result!

 

Hahaha just my luck ayy. You wouldn't have a hose would you by anychance ?
Anyone in the Nottingham erea???

 

No I havnt mate , only place that I can think is midland Subaru in bulwell , give em a ring see if they there , if they are and you can't get I'll pick it up and drop it off if u want

 

Just tried ringing them no answer on numarous occasions so I suspect there not open Saturdays. Thanks for help anyways toneh. Was looking forward to the meet tomorrow aswell lol just my luck !!!

 

Good man

Very kind offer, community spirit!

 

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