Fiat Punto Power Steering Doesn't Work?! Try This!

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  • čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
  • So my neighbour approached me with a steering issue on a fiat punto, So i fixed it for him!
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Komentáře • 289

  • @duncanmann553
    @duncanmann553 Před 4 lety +13

    Nice to see people helping each other out. Top man!

  • @adzhx
    @adzhx Před 4 lety +3

    So satisfying when a used part solves a problem. Good work pal.

  • @700stuartwarren
    @700stuartwarren Před 4 lety +4

    I don’t read the comments and I don’t follower you on Instagram etc so I apologise if it’s already been discussed. But I can tell you’re going through a difficult time, some mental health stuff and possibly stress PTSD related. There’s lots of help available out there mate don’t clam up and share it.
    Love t he videos 👍

  • @johnhunt2388
    @johnhunt2388 Před 4 lety +3

    I wonder if you could have taken the relays out and changed them into the clean motor.

  • @fulwell1
    @fulwell1 Před 4 lety +2

    Nicely done James, and good of you to help out an elderly neighbour too.

  • @Matt7.5_R
    @Matt7.5_R Před 4 lety +4

    A nice little job and a good deed done. Nice to see people helping out others in the community. Top man sir👍🏼

  • @ilfordino-fordfiestatutori8725

    This is a very common problem on Puntos and Pandas of that period. Thank god that motor is cheap and easy to replace!

    • @cenariusbg
      @cenariusbg Před 4 lety +4

      you can replace the relays as well.... In my punto I had a bad solder connection, just resoldered it ... all worked perfect ;)

    • @cekpi7
      @cekpi7 Před 3 lety

      @@cenariusbg Yep, i replaced relays on mine since i already had to remove whole PCB. Should be fine for few more years if i'm still gonna drive this car.

  • @davidh328
    @davidh328 Před 4 lety +55

    Nothing against your neighbour but holy shit does that car need a clean. I honestly don’t know how you could drive around in that 😧 Great vid as always though James

    • @dj_paultuk7052
      @dj_paultuk7052 Před 4 lety +2

      Thats what i thought too. I wouldnt even want to sit in that thing, let alone drive it. Yuck...

    • @TheSavageGarage
      @TheSavageGarage  Před 4 lety +5

      It is pretty yucki cant lie

    • @buzzkillington3354
      @buzzkillington3354 Před 4 lety

      You should have seen my mates old mk1 punto...that was a f*cking disgrace

    • @GARAGESXERO
      @GARAGESXERO Před 4 lety

      My work van looks like that but my own car clean as a whistle lol

    • @andyp9131
      @andyp9131 Před 3 lety

      I had a mark 1 meriva and my power steering went and it was the same thing but had it changed after I wrote to vauxhall and watchdog tv .love ur work

  • @peterchildress7719
    @peterchildress7719 Před 4 lety

    Nice little content James.helping out an older neighbor and making a useful video is satisfying ,and entertaining.xxx

  • @darkwaterblue
    @darkwaterblue Před 4 lety +6

    Great cars these, simple and easy to work on. used to be absolutely everywhere at one time.
    Great video.

  • @gulfstream7235
    @gulfstream7235 Před 4 lety

    A handy job on a Fiat! I've seen it all now. Top marks for helping out the neighbour.

  • @QuickyBabyTV
    @QuickyBabyTV Před rokem +1

    What an awesome breakdown. I've got an 18 year old Punto that the light comes on occasionally, usually when the battery is about to go and in colder weather. Nice to see the whole system, thanks for sharing.

  • @jackhaddley2875
    @jackhaddley2875 Před 4 lety +15

    Now that's what I call old school. Haven't seen one of these in a while. Great video as always.

    • @neilmurphy845
      @neilmurphy845 Před 4 lety

      Me either anyway if it's Italian care it's usually something to do with electric

    • @jackhaddley2875
      @jackhaddley2875 Před 4 lety +2

      @@neilmurphy845 Italian electrics are never great. Those Punto are great for flying up bridges, get great air time on them 😂😂

    • @neilmurphy845
      @neilmurphy845 Před 4 lety

      @@jackhaddley2875 hahaha never knew that actually

    • @cheesyeurotrance95
      @cheesyeurotrance95 Před 4 lety +1

      these are everywhere on the balkans

  • @goxy287
    @goxy287 Před 4 lety +4

    We have a lot of these puntos here and i didnt know they had this simple of an elec. steering system. I like that actually.

  • @chrismcgowan5180
    @chrismcgowan5180 Před 4 lety +16

    your local mechanic must love you, stealing all the business on mates rates, i'm assuming , haha

    • @tardeliesmagic
      @tardeliesmagic Před 3 lety

      Mates are mates,always appreciate a mate that can sort you out in these situations,they'll return the help for sure.

  • @stevelarkin3285
    @stevelarkin3285 Před 4 lety +6

    I agree with dave that car was minging and yes it would make a great before and after valeting video

  • @chrismorris8662
    @chrismorris8662 Před 4 lety +1

    Your spoiling us James ,2 vids in a week , love the videos , always my favourite go to channel , can't wait for next , seems like you really enjoyed doing this vid and have Ur enthusiasm back , good on you , Chris

  • @mattsilver8519
    @mattsilver8519 Před 4 lety +7

    Feels like the good old days James banging out the videos great video mate 👍

  • @neilaaitchison4473
    @neilaaitchison4473 Před 4 lety

    Brilliant video again James really enjoyed watching it. I would definitely love to see the punto being cleaned and detailed.

  • @chrisdykes4118
    @chrisdykes4118 Před 4 lety

    Great to see you back on CZcams, really enjoy watching your channel, keep up the good work mate

  • @r53leon6
    @r53leon6 Před 4 lety +3

    another wicked upload mate glad ya back and smashing the content out 👌🏻

  • @NickHudson2
    @NickHudson2 Před 4 lety +1

    What a great guy for helping your neighbor out with his car well done mate!!, You're right though that thing is well overdue a good bath 😂

  • @gotany1
    @gotany1 Před 4 lety

    Good job bud, and nice seeing you taking pride in your jobs.

  • @rickydub6950
    @rickydub6950 Před 4 lety +5

    These cars were excellent for on the move handbrake turns into side roads 🤣 great job man 👌 detailing video next 😎

  • @stuartgorton3808
    @stuartgorton3808 Před 4 lety

    Top job man. I used to have a Punto Active sport. It was great car but head gasket went twice so ended as scrap. That city function is a great feature.

  • @OussamaAbuUmar
    @OussamaAbuUmar Před 4 lety

    Nice to see that you are back with the videos. Keep it up man. Great content

  • @3530lee
    @3530lee Před 4 lety

    Great little video, great that you can help out your neighbours 👍

  • @gerardhaughey5589
    @gerardhaughey5589 Před 4 lety

    Great work same thing happened to my corsa c steering was heavy but for some reason it fixed itself but haven't any issues with couple years

  • @nickyb1967
    @nickyb1967 Před 4 lety +1

    Really enjoyed this mate, made it look really simple!

  • @tomkowbas7357
    @tomkowbas7357 Před 4 lety

    Good to see you back doing new videos!

  • @paultaylor9652
    @paultaylor9652 Před 4 lety +2

    Lovely Jubbly, nice quick fix, imagine taking that to a Fiat dealership, they'd be rubbing their hands.

  • @leona_devon
    @leona_devon Před 4 lety

    Lovely job, amazing feeling helping someone out, good work.

  • @lewiscarter7049
    @lewiscarter7049 Před 4 lety

    My first car was a 2002 punto and I had to change the power steering motor in that, you starting the engine on that brought back some memories 😂

  • @rossallen7780
    @rossallen7780 Před 4 lety

    Another good video you explained the repair brilliant as you normally do ,keep the videos coming...

  • @sylviavandermeer4484
    @sylviavandermeer4484 Před 2 lety

    This video is exactly what I needed. My 2001 fiat punto has the exact same problem. I'm going to show this video to my local garage. Maybe they can fix it. Thank you!

  • @diecastanddioramas
    @diecastanddioramas Před 4 lety +1

    Had this happen on dsughters car a few years ago,and found out the two relays were available on ebay.A bit of dismantling and some soldering and worked and was cheap.

  • @MarkVenray1
    @MarkVenray1 Před 2 lety

    Thanks a lot man. I had the same problem with my Punto from 2002(driven 149000). I wanted to sell it but nobody wanted it. Now I fixed it for 38euro and made somebody happy with the car. I wish I saw your video a year ago 😅.

  • @richardcallison1637
    @richardcallison1637 Před 4 lety +1

    Nice walk through to what was always a weakness on these cars! Always had a soft spot for them and there don’t seem to be many about so nice work keeping this one going for a little longer! I really hope the owner at least lets you loose with a vacuum in there though🤢

  • @SeasideGarage
    @SeasideGarage Před 4 lety

    I really enjoy your videos! Glad to see that you are making more videos again! :)

  • @vespamorelli7090
    @vespamorelli7090 Před 4 lety

    Great vid James. It’s a great endorsement that your neighbours approach you to work on their cars. Hopefully word will spread & you’ll get more work and maybe earn a few coppers out of it 💴💴😁

  • @BritishGamer
    @BritishGamer Před 4 lety

    Great content. I always look forward to your uploads, thanks alot.

  • @lesrogers7310
    @lesrogers7310 Před 4 lety

    Great job as usual James, well done.

  • @mops6685
    @mops6685 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you! I had the same issue and called lots of shops and they all tried to convince me this wasn't the problem and said it was going to cost me a lot to fix it. We bought a second hand one, replaced it and now I have no issues with the steering wheel! So thank you for this video, it saved me lots of money!

    • @TheSavageGarage
      @TheSavageGarage  Před 3 lety +1

      thats awesome

    • @mops6685
      @mops6685 Před 3 lety +1

      @@TheSavageGarage I called 4 garages in my area ( I live in the Netherlands ). They all kind of laughed at me ( maybe because I am a woman ) when I said I saw this video and asked them whether this could fix the problem ( a neighbour of mine has the same car and also had this problem in the past and also replaced it and it did the trick ). They all said they had to look at it, and that it could have many causes, but that this pump change wouldn't fix the problem. Today I called them all back to tell them it díd fix the problem. I can't help but think they all tried to get lots of money from me for repair ór they just didn't have any knowledge about this. Well... long story short: thanks! ( It was a hassle to get to the screw in the back, because we didn't have an electric screwdriver like you. It took quite some time, but with pushing the plastic cover with plenty of force, we managed to get enough space in between, so we could get the screwdriver in )

  • @orfeora7679
    @orfeora7679 Před 3 lety +1

    Sensational tutorial ... Thank you .... Greetings from Granada - Andalucia - Spain

  • @michel7339
    @michel7339 Před 4 lety +2

    Yep the power steering sensor comun problem you can find it on the alfa mito opel meriva en the Punto good job

  • @maxautouk
    @maxautouk Před 4 lety +1

    Good for you helping out your neighbour

  • @garethpotter8922
    @garethpotter8922 Před 4 lety

    Fantastic video again looking forward to the next episode of the mondeo

  • @callumdolten7486
    @callumdolten7486 Před 2 lety

    There's a Fiat Stilo at my college and I get to take part home and I've got so much of it love it

  • @canalboating
    @canalboating Před 4 lety

    Great job, don't know why this has 15 dislikes ? you helped an elderly neighbour out and made an interesting video, don't figure!

  • @JimmyThomasjtpro14
    @JimmyThomasjtpro14 Před 4 lety +2

    Yay Punto content! Would love to see more 👍

  • @paulcloughton4000
    @paulcloughton4000 Před 4 lety +2

    Nice easy fix, great vid. Would love to see a yum cars detail on it😎👍

  • @AppDrv97
    @AppDrv97 Před 4 lety +2

    Fabulous video once again, thanks a lot mate!

  • @richardburns2396
    @richardburns2396 Před 2 lety

    Brilliant, a most excellent video, you have a talent for this young man!

  • @chrishulcoop6137
    @chrishulcoop6137 Před 4 lety +1

    Excellent video , got this problem on my corsa c

  • @classicgamer4451
    @classicgamer4451 Před 4 lety +1

    Another interesting video again James nice one 👍

  • @marksmith3469
    @marksmith3469 Před 4 lety

    Good stuff james keep it up might come in handy if I have to buy a punto

  • @skodakatie7341
    @skodakatie7341 Před 4 lety +1

    Interesting video, that was much more straightforward than I thought it would be!.

    • @friendlyhorseuk7220
      @friendlyhorseuk7220 Před 4 lety +1

      One of the best things about older cars is that they are so much easier to repair than the new ones which are stuffed with computer control and tech

  • @johnblackburn7673
    @johnblackburn7673 Před 4 lety

    Well done on a good little job

  • @danielhornblow8603
    @danielhornblow8603 Před 4 lety

    Top job James keep the videos coming

  • @ness-lu6pl
    @ness-lu6pl Před 3 lety

    Great video , My car while driving almost got me under a truck steering locked 4 time in the matter time of 10 minutes I managed to get it there a safe place and park if off..
    thanks for sharing your knowledge about this issue 🤗

  • @bob-ye9fr
    @bob-ye9fr Před 3 lety

    big thanks! just bought a Punto and think this video will be big help as steering randomly turns off

  • @paulmc9314
    @paulmc9314 Před 4 lety

    good man nice to see you making loads of vids again and even helping your neighbour out. i have to admit iv seen myself saying, and theres the prize when i remove a stubborn part. i now know where im getting that from lol. you keep teasing us with that welder in background im looking to buy a welder in next few weeks, would be good to see if that parkside flux core is good for thin body panels. you done any thin metal with it yet dude?

  • @gerardhaughey5589
    @gerardhaughey5589 Před 4 lety

    Keep up the videos there well explained useful and helpful and good advice

  • @sylviagonzalez2817
    @sylviagonzalez2817 Před 4 lety

    Hello James, greetings from Miami Florida. Just want to tell you how much I enjoy your videos ! This one in particular shows what a great guy you are. I wish you had a double living in my neighborhood. I want to thank you for giving me hope that I could possibly own a Mini Cooper in the near future. Don't ever change the way you come across. We need more young men with such ethical and decent conduct.

    • @TheSavageGarage
      @TheSavageGarage  Před 4 lety

      Sylvia Gonzalez thankyou so much for the kind words. That’s made my day thankyou so much! P.s. I’m jealous you live in Miami! A place I’ve always wanted to visit

  • @mikeenglish9668
    @mikeenglish9668 Před 4 lety

    really enjoy your vids - great work

  • @mkm7962
    @mkm7962 Před 4 lety +9

    Good stuff as always, really think this car would benifit from a Savage Garage valet 😉

  • @Kingdonnerkebab
    @Kingdonnerkebab Před 4 lety

    Great work, love the Punto aswell, one would make a great project car for you maybe.

  • @jamespn
    @jamespn Před 4 lety

    I like those Fiats, I bet it’s fun to drive in town and on the twisties. Nice fix on that one, 2003, a little long in the tooth, I have an 04 Golf that still runs great.

  • @jbeef1289
    @jbeef1289 Před 2 lety

    Had exactly same issue with a Daihatsu I own. Motor is not as easy to access as the punto but when you get it off you can open the motor and will find loads of carbon which interferes with the running of the motor. Quick clean out and it’s back to working perfectly.

  • @Doubleyou1969
    @Doubleyou1969 Před 2 lety

    Great video, you teached us well how to replace the part...

  • @Matt-lt9gb
    @Matt-lt9gb Před 4 lety +1

    lucky man! So much easier to replace than the newer Punto's and Alfa Mito's!

  • @darkbyte2005
    @darkbyte2005 Před 4 lety +1

    I like this video it was nice and easy to understand.. thanks !

  • @evieemaya88
    @evieemaya88 Před 4 lety +2

    Great change of video. Maybe an idea for content that you offer your neighbour abit of labour discount for you to do.more light hearted videos on this car, i.e servicing, brakes. Miss these types of videos on youtube.

  • @enfieldckd
    @enfieldckd Před 4 lety

    Keep up the great work fella!

  • @gainsey95
    @gainsey95 Před 4 lety

    am liking the new intro good video as always

  • @TK-Will.
    @TK-Will. Před 4 lety

    Nice easy fix ..... I was thinking it needs a dam good clean just before you said it 😂 👍

  • @neil_st6073
    @neil_st6073 Před 4 lety +6

    This Car needs a Yum Cars interior clean special haha

  • @Andy-fu6vp
    @Andy-fu6vp Před 4 lety

    James there's a big pink chewit on the floor. Great video mate, thanks

  • @matthews919
    @matthews919 Před 4 lety

    Great vid keep up the great content mate

  • @Q3ToPBuZz
    @Q3ToPBuZz Před 4 lety +41

    Wow, how accessible is that? Its almost like they expected them to fail.

    • @neilmurphy845
      @neilmurphy845 Před 4 lety +11

      Well they did because it's a Italian car in this case a fiat or fix it again today

    • @phillipgwynne6580
      @phillipgwynne6580 Před 4 lety +1

      Was thinking the same.

    • @cheesyeurotrance95
      @cheesyeurotrance95 Před 4 lety +3

      The facelifted Mk2 Punto has a different power steering motor without the two relays that often fail on the pre-facelifted models, the later motors are more reliable however what shortens the life of the motor is using the City mode all the time or driving the car with a weak battery. Regardless of the motor design, it's a very cheap fix anyway and it's maintenance free, there is no power steering pump and no need to buy fluid for the system. Vauxhalls also have electric power steering.

    • @terryturner4116
      @terryturner4116 Před 3 lety +3

      @@neilmurphy845 I'm laughing because I own a 2002 Alfa Romeo that according to the stereotypes of people like you it should break down every five minutes but never dies? Explain this to me?

    • @neilmurphy845
      @neilmurphy845 Před 3 lety

      @@terryturner4116 ya but you obviously have the money to keep up with the maintenance or don't drive much or yet another old car is better than new and a new thing I just discover those fiat Puntos are actually Opel/GM corsas so that would explain why they have so silly designs

  • @davidjukes8298
    @davidjukes8298 Před 4 lety +1

    Cracking job again

  • @cornishsean1
    @cornishsean1 Před 4 lety

    great video i have the same year punto this will be helpful if it ever fails

  • @sorangondal6422
    @sorangondal6422 Před 2 lety

    After wasting 1 hour on stupid videos of guys who dont know what are they doing. I found yours thank you soo much keep it up 👍

  • @stuartdavison8459
    @stuartdavison8459 Před 4 lety

    Great video James as ever 🤙🍺

  • @GrindingGearsOfficial
    @GrindingGearsOfficial Před 4 lety

    Back at it again!

  • @blackghost769
    @blackghost769 Před 4 lety

    Good to see you back🖒🖒😉

  • @jonlake9118
    @jonlake9118 Před 4 lety

    Well done mate.👍

  • @jamiemccort8388
    @jamiemccort8388 Před 3 lety +1

    Hi mate
    Great video as always 😊
    I was just wondering, is there a way to diagnose these so you can know for sure that it is this that is the problem?
    Thanks

  • @iamgruff
    @iamgruff Před 3 měsíci

    thanks mate, gonna try this with my panda as I think its basically the same thing that's both wrong with PS and what to do to repair it. Great vid, keep up the great work :)

  • @pauloalexandre8129
    @pauloalexandre8129 Před 4 lety

    Nice mate, job done!

  • @davidish43
    @davidish43 Před 4 lety

    Nice one James 👍🏻

  • @carolannmorris4759
    @carolannmorris4759 Před rokem +1

    Lov ur clip...Thx 4 sharing

  • @barryfoster2115
    @barryfoster2115 Před 4 lety

    Nice fix James.
    Baz.

  • @tracking9201
    @tracking9201 Před 2 lety

    Excellent job 👍

  • @chemistry636
    @chemistry636 Před 4 lety

    Another well explained video.

  • @buzzkillington3354
    @buzzkillington3354 Před 4 lety

    I like the occasional random content like this

  • @toxictrace6775
    @toxictrace6775 Před 3 lety

    Well explained. Very helpful.

  • @louisclarke7277
    @louisclarke7277 Před 4 lety +1

    can you not replace the relays in the old unit? might be a good video if someone wants to have a go at fixing the unit, rather than buying a whole different unit. maybe sell it to someone else or keep if for the next time it goes. food for thought. great videos. looking forward to seeing the mondeo again

  • @drdritero
    @drdritero Před 3 lety

    Thank you very much. I got the same problem with my gp 2006

  • @superseven220
    @superseven220 Před 4 lety +4

    Putting on a bit of timber since lockdown James! 🤔 yet another great video, keep up the good work!

    • @chucky2316
      @chucky2316 Před 4 lety +1

      Not as much as Boris though

    • @robthesamplist
      @robthesamplist Před 4 lety +2

      you dont know what someone is going through though, I couldn't see my son for the whole of lockdown really made me depressed as f.

    • @TheSavageGarage
      @TheSavageGarage  Před 4 lety +3

      lol thanks i guess :D

    • @chucky2316
      @chucky2316 Před 4 lety

      @@TheSavageGarage we have you're back fella 👍