PAS, heater fan , rear demister Repair.

[andrew0510]

Jeese,

If you can't get enough help through nine pages better go to Citroen dealer lol


For all three of those issues;
check fuses,
alternator belt,
battery connections,
relays,

Try bridging it, you will not need to if you sort out the main problem.

[355858]

hi guys i made up a lead but obviously not well enough it started to smoke after a few weeks, and i used quite a big lead with crimps on the ends, can i just cut the leads and solder them together or any other ideas? or can someone make me a cable that will be ok, cos i dont want a fire..
cheers ben

[chinkostu]

i just cut the connector off and crimped the wires together

[tally2425]

If your car does NOT have PAS then you can still do this, it worked for me.

[ani]

ahhh haaaaa my car works super now but after driving it for a few days with the steering like something out of the middle ages it feels so good now.thank god for power steering..
oh yeah and just to answer some peoples questions about is this safe and so on.yes it is a main citroen dealer told me they often do it as a cheaper method to save the cost of replacing the ignition switch etc as it is very costly not for them but for us.it is just your choice if you want this method done and it all depends on if the garage tell you about this method if you do not already kno.i wonder how many other cheaper fixes there are for repairing our cars and how much they are ripping us off.

thanks for all the help on this forum i'll have to keep working out now tho so that i dont lose all the strength i have gained in my arms from steering my car with no power steering

[smurfpoo]

i got the problem wiv all 3gone but it sounds scarry cuttin those wire!
could a novice do this easy???

[chinkostu]

20 second job, first thing i did to my car

do it with the ignition off of course!

[moony_vtr]

pas fuse is in the dash m8

[dlee]

Originally Posted by Topbombingkid

Ok if all three of the above have stopped working this is what you do.

Remove the steering column cover (held on by 2 torx) and under the steering column is a light brown plastic connector with 2 red wires going in the right side and 2 brown wires coming out the left side.

Cut the 2 brown wires and join them together. Make sure you solder the wires or use a proper crimp connector and make sure u use insulation tape to cover it. and tape up the 2 lose ends of the brown wires.

I am going to opt for this method but first, can i simply cut those wires or do i need to disconnect the battrey?

The other problem i have which has developed out of the blue. I started engine and for no reason the revs shot up to 30 without touching them. They stayed like this till i was in motion where they went back to normal but everytime i depressed the clutch the revs went back to 30 again.

Any ideas please?

Thanks

[dlee]

Did this mod although i didn't cut the wires i simply undud the brown clip whuck the brown wires go into and slid them out and then joined them together. That solved the heater problem, but... not the PAS

[draxs77]

is this still a ok fix, as anyone added a relay in the bypass as suggested by some other sites.

[Vollty]

Hi all!

Just brought a saxo scandal (lovely color scheme!!) for my daughters first car.......needless to say the demister & fan does not work!
Have done a test, joining the two brown wires & all is fine.
My question is why do others recommend using a relay in line? I can't even work out why these wires run through the ignition switch. As far as I can see, power does not run through these wires when the engine is not running, so why do they run through the ignition switch? In other words I can see no difference between the original wiring set up or just joining the two brown wires together!
Any thoughts?

[WestCoastJosh]

This happens to me but while im driving
i figured that if i whack the cover under the steering column it works again. i have checked under the cover and those wires seem fine.

[James5247]

I am having this problem with my Pas, H.R.W and blowers.

My problem is that i have a cat1 alarm fitted and if i bridge the connector will this affect my alarm system?

[hainesz]

so what if its just the p/s that has stopped working?

[topher32]

Legend, this mod was perfect. so easy to do and saved me a fair bit of cash. Cheers for this.

[Liio]

I just want to make this 100% clear.
I have disconnected the red wires from the brown wires.
It says above the picture about cutting wires, but in the picture there is no cut wires wtf lol.
Do i just leave disconnected and bridge the brown wires.

[Liio]

I bridged the connection through a block connector and all 3 still dont work.
And all the fuses are all ok.
What on earth could it be.
Arghhhh

[SOUNDZMAN]

Originally Posted by Topbombingkid

its by passing a switch in the ignition its a common falt on the saxo even citroen do this mod (so ive been told) its this or pay for a new ignition.

Originally Posted by Topbombingkid

Ok if all three of the above have stopped working this is what you do.

Remove the steering column cover (held on by 2 torx) and under the steering column is a light brown plastic connector with 2 red wires going in the right side and 2 brown wires coming out the left side.

Cut the 2 brown wires and join them together. Make sure you solder the wires or use a proper crimp connector and make sure u use insulation tape to cover it. and tape up the 2 lose ends of the brown wires.

done this trick about 5 month ago and the other day i notice smoke comin from the steering wheel so i took the cover off. the brown wire was red hot and the insulation tape had turn to plastic and was ready to set on fire anybody got any idears about this is this safe

[chinkostu]

Best not to use leccy tape then

shouldn't be smoking though, there isn't that much current going through them as far as i know :s

just cut the wire again and crimp them again!