I got caught by a massive storm and insane rain that flood the main street with exact same car, i could barely see anything, barely crawling around 5mph or 10-11kmh and i hit a pothole or a rock, not quite sure but it was a slight bump and i felt hit at front right wheel, somehow rear right wheel missed it entirely luckily. Immediately error came up on dashboard "power steering failure" "check EPS" and "stop the vehicle. I was 3 km away from home and i continued at a slow pace, car was behaving normally, wheel worked normally even on dry steering. My vacation is in about 10 days and i have a bad feeling that this is gonna cost me a lot.
It could be anything. Could have simply dislodged the abs sensor, or anything suspension related. Get it up in the air or to a garage to have a look. Unlikely to be this power steering actuator based on what you’ve described
@@elderoo8483 Thanks for quick reply on a 2 year old video. I dont have necessary equpment or knowledge for check up. Will have to wait until monday for my service guy. My guess is always the worst and "its gonna be expensive"
@@elderoo8483 Yes, because it was weekend i had to wait until monday. It turns out that rock or something else struck PK belt, ripped off 1 segment (channel) and because of that it completely grinded roller that drives rest of the servo pump, AC compressor, water pump and so on. If it werent for the noise the very first morning i would be in a big problem. So basically whoever read this, do not ignore clicking noise and think that its alright when it stops by itself after few kilometers. It means your roller is slowly being grinded to bearings. Luckily because i went to service soon enough, only belt is replaced which is around 120e. Forgot to mention we have the same car, mine is just black
Is there just one actuator on the rear axle or is there one for each side? I think mine has gone!! Car is trying to kill me and I have these exact warning on the dash.Thx.Alan.
Thank you so much for doing this video , thinking of buying this Laguna , just wandered if this is the most expensive ancillary of the car . You made it looked easy but undoing those nuts and accessing not easy .
@@elderoo8483man, i did the repair , but could not unbolt the handbrake bracket , so i had to do the repair trough a very very small opening . It was the job from hell . No access , i had to do it by checking and then go with feeling , and check again and go blind again . I had to damage the power connector , but even that was very very hard to do . And then you say there is nothing holding . Well , i had a white plastic clip with reverse prongs ??? . A type of platic clip where it's very easy to mount a cable , but very hard to dismount it WITHOUT clearance . That little clip wasted me 1.5 hours . This actuator swap took me 5 hours . Installing the new one was much faster than taking out the ild one . I fiddled with that cable for 2.5 hours solid . When i put the new one in it was only 1 hour of fiddling . I had no idea how to disconnect that rubber support thing , so i unscrewed the mount . This is a repair that i would probably never do again . Without proper lifting equipment and a backup car this is a nightmare job . At a point i started thinking about car-rescue companies . The actuator screw came out without much hassle , but the cable .... I would like to order a hit on that renault engineer who put that box there ! Still , without this guide i would not have attempted this job. So the new one works , but the steering wheel is a bit cocked . I have to take it to realingment . So thank you , but this picture really does not show how difficult it is to do this job . ps: I had no prossibility to remove the right rear wheel . (the car was resting on the wheel)
You will struggle, I got really lucky. The part is only on the GT models. A genuine new one from Renault is an astonishing £2000+ (plus VAT). My only advice is keep searching for people breaking one of the GT models, and keep ringing around breakers and searching eBay periodically with the part number. I bought mine as a refurbished unit from autoflesh in the Ukraine (autoflesh.com.ua/). I guess you could message them and see if they’re likely to get any more
You Sir, deserve a medal! Thanks a lot!!!!!
You're amazing! Great job! So helpful! Thank a lot!
Great video, many thanks.
I got caught by a massive storm and insane rain that flood the main street with exact same car, i could barely see anything, barely crawling around 5mph or 10-11kmh and i hit a pothole or a rock, not quite sure but it was a slight bump and i felt hit at front right wheel, somehow rear right wheel missed it entirely luckily. Immediately error came up on dashboard "power steering failure" "check EPS" and "stop the vehicle. I was 3 km away from home and i continued at a slow pace, car was behaving normally, wheel worked normally even on dry steering. My vacation is in about 10 days and i have a bad feeling that this is gonna cost me a lot.
It could be anything. Could have simply dislodged the abs sensor, or anything suspension related. Get it up in the air or to a garage to have a look. Unlikely to be this power steering actuator based on what you’ve described
@@elderoo8483 Thanks for quick reply on a 2 year old video. I dont have necessary equpment or knowledge for check up. Will have to wait until monday for my service guy. My guess is always the worst and "its gonna be expensive"
@@Clint_Beastwood87 did you find out what it was?
@@elderoo8483 Yes, because it was weekend i had to wait until monday. It turns out that rock or something else struck PK belt, ripped off 1 segment (channel) and because of that it completely grinded roller that drives rest of the servo pump, AC compressor, water pump and so on. If it werent for the noise the very first morning i would be in a big problem. So basically whoever read this, do not ignore clicking noise and think that its alright when it stops by itself after few kilometers. It means your roller is slowly being grinded to bearings. Luckily because i went to service soon enough, only belt is replaced which is around 120e. Forgot to mention we have the same car, mine is just black
Hi , where did you get refurbished actuator ? I've got the same problem and I can't find it anywhere. Cheers
I fell lucky and found it for sale by a company based in the Ukraine. Autoflesh.com.ua
They have a page on Instagram instagram.com/autoflesh.com.ua?
Is there just one actuator on the rear axle or is there one for each side? I think mine has gone!! Car is trying to kill me and I have these exact warning on the dash.Thx.Alan.
@@discoduckification sorry just seen this message. There’s only one actuator that controls both rear wheels
Thank you so much for doing this video , thinking of buying this Laguna , just wandered if this is the most expensive ancillary of the car .
You made it looked easy but undoing those nuts and accessing not easy .
hello , did you need to adjust something with a computer , or is it just plug and play component
@@kisspeteristvan no computer or diagnostics required. Just swap the parts over
@@elderoo8483 thank you for the info
@@elderoo8483man, i did the repair , but could not unbolt the handbrake bracket , so i had to do the repair trough a very very small opening . It was the job from hell . No access , i had to do it by checking and then go with feeling , and check again and go blind again . I had to damage the power connector , but even that was very very hard to do . And then you say there is nothing holding . Well , i had a white plastic clip with reverse prongs ??? . A type of platic clip where it's very easy to mount a cable , but very hard to dismount it WITHOUT clearance . That little clip wasted me 1.5 hours .
This actuator swap took me 5 hours . Installing the new one was much faster than taking out the ild one . I fiddled with that cable for 2.5 hours solid . When i put the new one in it was only 1 hour of fiddling .
I had no idea how to disconnect that rubber support thing , so i unscrewed the mount . This is a repair that i would probably never do again . Without proper lifting equipment and a backup car this is a nightmare job . At a point i started thinking about car-rescue companies .
The actuator screw came out without much hassle , but the cable .... I would like to order a hit on that renault engineer who put that box there !
Still , without this guide i would not have attempted this job.
So the new one works , but the steering wheel is a bit cocked . I have to take it to realingment .
So thank you , but this picture really does not show how difficult it is to do this job .
ps: I had no prossibility to remove the right rear wheel . (the car was resting on the wheel)
What weight is the actuator unit?
@@LennoxandCompany I’m sorry I don’t know. Not sure why you ask, but if I was to guess I would say around 10kg. I don’t recall it being that heavy
I have a Renault megane GT with the 4 wheel streeing and mine car has been in Renault waiting for the part to come in because its out of stock
It’s a £2000+ part brand new for the Laguna! Try get a second hand one from eBay or a breakers yard, it’s not a difficult job
Hi do you have garage can you repair renault laguna coupe 2008 plz
If you find the part I can do the job for you
@@elderoo8483 do you no what part I need plz
Hi,
Do you have a link to the part? Struggling to find one anywhere in any breakers in the UK
You will struggle, I got really lucky. The part is only on the GT models. A genuine new one from Renault is an astonishing £2000+ (plus VAT). My only advice is keep searching for people breaking one of the GT models, and keep ringing around breakers and searching eBay periodically with the part number. I bought mine as a refurbished unit from autoflesh in the Ukraine (autoflesh.com.ua/). I guess you could message them and see if they’re likely to get any more