Hello I have a Nissan Micra S 2000 1.0l automatic and when I turn full lock it squeals, when I bought the car the advisory was ‘Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage from a joint near pump (2.3.3b)’ Which is slight, there’s nothing on the floor and I got the car last April and the bottle is still full. A couple of people have said the pas pump is on its way out. My dad looked under bonnet as it was running and I turned full lock and he said the belt runs slower when I do it but it doesn’t squeal all the time. And he said it feels slack.
Is it that the belt just needs tightening or do I need a new pump? Although how is it tightened? I’ve found a few other threads about this and the confusion as to there being no tensioner and mine doesn’t seem to have one as it’s a 1.0l it seems they don’t have them?
Also in looking just incase, I’m getting prices like £265
this I can’t afford. I browsed eBay and there’s a few used for £30 odd, but it says the car they’ve been taken off is a manual, does this matter?
Any ideas please? I’m a woman that knows nothing about cars lol! My dad knows a little but has said he doesn’t think he can change the pump or belt as it’s seems so hard to get to.
Thankyou
Is it that the belt just needs tightening or do I need a new pump? Although how is it tightened? I’ve found a few other threads about this and the confusion as to there being no tensioner and mine doesn’t seem to have one as it’s a 1.0l it seems they don’t have them?
Also in looking just incase, I’m getting prices like £265
this I can’t afford. I browsed eBay and there’s a few used for £30 odd, but it says the car they’ve been taken off is a manual, does this matter?Any ideas please? I’m a woman that knows nothing about cars lol! My dad knows a little but has said he doesn’t think he can change the pump or belt as it’s seems so hard to get to.
Thankyou
