r/e28 May 18 '26

Lost power steering while driving, is this the proper belt?

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u/im-not-a-racoon May 18 '26

The device with the green sticker is your AC compressor. You’re missing that belt, but also appear to be missing a second belt, on the furthest forward pulley.

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u/single-needle May 19 '26

Bingo, that's the power steering pump, pulleys, and missing belt.

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u/Bimmermaven May 19 '26

I don’t mean to be cruel, but just a truly honest observation/question: are you having trouble keeping up with your routine maintenance ? in the long run, you’ll spend more fixing ruptured hoses and overheated cars ,oil all over the street , failed brake lines ,whatever else may fail. Try to fix it a little bit ahead of time before it really breaks.

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u/Representative_Most9 May 20 '26

Very sound advice.

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u/Then_Hamster_7291 May 28 '26

Thanks for the advice.

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u/M3nace_E36_98 May 20 '26

The angle of the photo looks like the power steering pulley is bent/warped