Loss of power steering in wet weather

monkeh · Feb 28th, 2024, 19:43

My xc d5 has suddenly got hydrophobic.
Any form of wet weather, the power steering craps out.
I replaced the pump a few years back with a Meyle unit after the power steering died altogether. Then threw an auxiliary belt at it last year when I dropped the oil.
Am I missing something else that might cause the wet weather to make the belt slip?

Kev0607 · Feb 28th, 2024, 22:59

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Originally Posted by monkeh

My xc d5 has suddenly got hydrophobic.
Any form of wet weather, the power steering craps out.
I replaced the pump a few years back with a Meyle unit after the power steering died altogether. Then threw an auxiliary belt at it last year when I dropped the oil.
Am I missing something else that might cause the wet weather to make the belt slip?

Sounds like the belt isn't tensioned properly, or the auxiliary belt tensioner is failing.

You want to check both as soon as you can. If the car has never had a tensioner before, its probably worth replacing it. The aux belt can come off and can get tangled in the timing belt... that'll literally destroy your engine.

monkeh · Mar 1st, 2024, 22:57

Thanks, I have partial service history, no records of it being undertaken by volvo.
It's on the asap to do list.
I hate automatic tensioners...

apersson850 · Mar 4th, 2024, 10:16

The 850 series were well known for this. It happened to my 854 Turbo as well, but only if passing through larger pools of water on the road. Water splashed on the belt pulley which started slipping.
Later models got a mud flap to protect against the splashing.

Feb 28th, 2024, 19:43	#1
monkeh Pain in the backside Last Online: Apr 25th, 2024 10:10 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Newport	Loss of power steering in wet weather My xc d5 has suddenly got hydrophobic. Any form of wet weather, the power steering craps out. I replaced the pump a few years back with a Meyle unit after the power steering died altogether. Then threw an auxiliary belt at it last year when I dropped the oil. Am I missing something else that might cause the wet weather to make the belt slip? __________________ 'Designed by a computer, built by a robot, and driven by a f***ing nutter' '09 XC70 SE - 2" lift, D5 225bhp, poverty spec.

Mar 1st, 2024, 22:57	#3
monkeh Pain in the backside Last Online: Apr 25th, 2024 10:10 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Newport	Thanks, I have partial service history, no records of it being undertaken by volvo. It's on the asap to do list. I hate automatic tensioners... __________________ 'Designed by a computer, built by a robot, and driven by a f***ing nutter' '09 XC70 SE - 2" lift, D5 225bhp, poverty spec.

Mar 4th, 2024, 10:16	#4
apersson850 Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 13:07 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Traryd View Photos By: apersson850	The 850 series were well known for this. It happened to my 854 Turbo as well, but only if passing through larger pools of water on the road. Water splashed on the belt pulley which started slipping. Later models got a mud flap to protect against the splashing.

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