barneybrendan Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 what cars use an electric power steering pump,that is a self contained unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 MR2's? Mini's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Puntos, some Clios, Astras, Zafiras, LOADS of them now, but Honda (of course.... ) did it so much more elegantly on the NSX, and later on the S2000: http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Technical/eps.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 new peugeots!! and when you disconnect them and put 1 back in you have to plug the car in and tell it that it has power steering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 As Chris said - Puntos. But they're sh!te. My boy's had his replaced twice now in 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 cheers guys will have to dig around the scrap yards then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 i take it i would need the relays for the pumps .are they purely just an electric pump.and has anybody fitted one to a supra yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 It's nothing like as easy as it may sound, most have ecu control of the pump and rack valving, and use a steering rack designed to use a (relatively) low pressure, low flow electric pump. You would need a VERY good reason to try and run electric power steering on something as heavy as a MKIV anyway, most are for light cars, often mid engined. Why can't you use a stock hydraulic pump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 It's nothing like as easy as it may sound, most have ecu control of the pump and rack valving, and use a steering rack designed to use a (relatively) low pressure, low flow electric pump. You would need a VERY good reason to try and run electric power steering on something as heavy as a MKIV anyway, most are for light cars, often mid engined. Why can't you use a stock hydraulic pump? its in my way where it is at the moment,rather than remounting it by the alternator thought of electric instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Even if you have to mount it driven by a quill shaft in the passenger footwell it'll be easier with less potential issues than trying to run a rack designed to use a fairly big engine driven hydraulic pump off an electrically driven one. You'll need the flow and pressure figures for the stock pump to check if an electric one will have enough oomph. Not sure if these are available anywhere, I'll have a look in the manuals tomorrow if you haven't got them, and it helps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 Even if you have to mount it driven by a quill shaft in the passenger footwell it'll be easier with less potential issues than trying to run a rack designed to use a fairly big engine driven hydraulic pump off an electrically driven one. You'll need the flow and pressure figures for the stock pump to check if an electric one will have enough oomph. Not sure if these are available anywhere, I'll have a look in the manuals tomorrow if you haven't got them, and it helps? those figures would be handy cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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