Shattering noise caused Power Steering Loss and Battery Light to Show

John Pimlott · 26th July 2015, 09:23

I was just starting out on a 600 mile round trip yesterday in my 75 CDI, when I heard what sounded like gravel being thrown up at the underside, front of the car, coupled with complete loss of power steering and and the battery light to show. I turned round, parked the car up and went in another car (Just got back now). Any idea what this could be please. I had a failed alternator a couple of times before, but it did not affect the power steering. I'm easily stumped.
Many thanks,
John.

MrLongbeard · 26th July 2015, 09:27

Snapped auxiliary /serpentine belt, easy fix.

Frank Incensed · 26th July 2015, 09:42

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Originally Posted by John Pimlott

................ I heard what sounded like gravel being thrown up at the underside, front of the car, coupled with complete loss of power steering and and the battery light to show.................................
John.

If it is the belt snapped, a look under the bonnet will quickly show you.
To see what happens to the rubber insert in the pulley after about 100,000 miles, see the pics of mine in Jules Boiler Room thread.

Mike Noc · 26th July 2015, 09:45

Yep loss of the serpentine belt and easy enough job if it has just got tired and snapped.

But the noise could have been the crank pulley shearing or another pulley giving up - water pump bearings can collapse, so check that the serpentine belt isn't still in one piece and check all the other pulleys.

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26th July 2015, 09:23	#1
John Pimlott Regular poster Rover 75 Connoisseur CDT SE Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Banstead Posts: 32 Thanks: 11 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Shattering noise caused Power Steering Loss and Battery Light to Show I was just starting out on a 600 mile round trip yesterday in my 75 CDI, when I heard what sounded like gravel being thrown up at the underside, front of the car, coupled with complete loss of power steering and and the battery light to show. I turned round, parked the car up and went in another car (Just got back now). Any idea what this could be please. I had a failed alternator a couple of times before, but it did not affect the power steering. I'm easily stumped. Many thanks, John. __________________ "Oooh! Nice Jaguar!" "Actually, it's a Jagu-aren't" http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6028/...18001a8ea0.jpg

26th July 2015, 09:45	#4
Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,547 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	Yep loss of the serpentine belt and easy enough job if it has just got tired and snapped. But the noise could have been the crank pulley shearing or another pulley giving up - water pump bearings can collapse, so check that the serpentine belt isn't still in one piece and check all the other pulleys. . Last edited by Mike Noc; 7th August 2015 at 07:43..

26th July 2015, 09:27	#2
MrLongbeard Regular poster MG ZT Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Tenbury Posts: 58 Thanks: 12 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Snapped auxiliary /serpentine belt, easy fix.