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My r32 recently became very hard to steer, the steering wheel will not centre once let go either, i checked the power steering fluid and it is not dropping in fluid level at all. the steering is heavy as soon as the car is turned on. can anyone help me please?!?

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There's a good chance you have suffered the same problem that I had on my R32 a few years back. The wiring loom for the oxy sensor heater shorted, killing the oxy sensor and coincidentally killing the power steering. Took a bit of finding.

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There's a good chance you have suffered the same problem that I had on my R32 a few years back. The wiring loom for the oxy sensor heater shorted, killing the oxy sensor and coincidentally killing the power steering. Took a bit of finding.

try checking the hicas fuses too, hicas is linked with power steering

-D

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hey have you found out what the problem is yet?? my 32's steering has become HEAVY over night whilst losing no power steering fluid, mechanics suggested either rack or pump, any suggestions??

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there is a speed sensor somewhere in the dash , my brother just went through this and i am now experiancing the same prob replaced the sensor and now runs fine

its a steering angle sensor and its located in the steering column

the speed sensors are located on each wheel

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hey i just noticed im missing a belt but im not sure what it is, there's the belt on the far left which is fan belt i think, then the middle belt which is power steering, then down the bottom on the far right bout where the intercooler and air intake box are theres pulleys for a belt but my belt is missing, anyone know what this belt is ??

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Pretty sure the speed sensor for a r32 is at the back of the dash, connected to the speedo cable. If you've had the dash out recently there is a chance that it wasn't clipped in properly. Having said that, if your speedo is working it's probably not the case.

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