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Blew Power steering pump

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Old 02-06-2008, 07:22 PM
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Blew Power steering pump

Yea... so i got stuck in some snow a few weeks back, couldn't get out, put car in dyno mode to get the wheels to spin, forgot to look at the speedo. oops.. it was wayyy past 160. boom goes pump. hahah, thought id share this
Old 02-06-2008, 08:18 PM
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omg thats terrible. my power steering pump got owned too. however this was when my warranty was still valid
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you were hitting 160 without going anywhere? awesome!
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the pump itself shot craps or a line coming off of it?

i was in the same boat in my driveway last week, in my focus (benz doesn't go out in bad weather)- speedo was over 100 and i was barely moving. i bet the neighbors loved that sound at 5:30am
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you were hitting 160 without going anywhere? awesome!
all the guys at MB know i have ECU tuning and they figured the wheels were going over 200mph hahah and therefore blowing the pump
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Originally Posted by Benzo0573
all the guys at MB know i have ECU tuning and they figured the wheels were going over 200mph hahah and therefore blowing the pump
my powersteering pump also went around the same time I was stuck in snow but I just turned the esp off and tried, didn't go past 200mph tho lol

how do you like your ECU tune? Is it worth it?

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