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beems240sx · 10-10-2014, 04:29 PM

So ever since I swapped in my built motor my powersteering has never worked. It never made any whining or weird noises nor has it ever leaked. You can see fluid moving in the resovior. On my stock sr20 it worked perfectly fine. Mind you this is the same pump and rack. Only thing that changed was I put in an aftermarket high pressure line. So today I swapped in a spare ka pump I had laying around and it will work fine for a few short turns then get difficult again. I'm just sort of confused why it intermittently works. Any thoughts? Just another faulty pump? High pressure line issue?

Here's the short video showing how it'll be okay for a second or two

Rayne · 10-10-2014, 11:51 PM

Did you bleed the power steering system yet?

beems240sx · 10-11-2014, 01:03 AM

Yes lol multiple times now. No change.

beems240sx · 10-15-2014, 10:52 AM

Any ideas? I'm at a loss. Short of replacing pump, rack, and Hp line...

e1_griego · 10-15-2014, 11:02 AM

I pulled the valve out of the pump and had a piece of something inside it that was stopping the flow of fluid.

Cleaned it up, reinstalled, and voila.

beems240sx · 10-15-2014, 12:09 PM

Yeah I pulled the relief valve out and cleaned it when I swapped pumps. Everything is clean and normal

10-10-2014, 04:29 PM	#1
beems240sx Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,135 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Powersteering problem. Video inside!! So ever since I swapped in my built motor my powersteering has never worked. It never made any whining or weird noises nor has it ever leaked. You can see fluid moving in the resovior. On my stock sr20 it worked perfectly fine. Mind you this is the same pump and rack. Only thing that changed was I put in an aftermarket high pressure line. So today I swapped in a spare ka pump I had laying around and it will work fine for a few short turns then get difficult again. I'm just sort of confused why it intermittently works. Any thoughts? Just another faulty pump? High pressure line issue? Here's the short video showing how it'll be okay for a second or two __________________

10-10-2014, 11:51 PM	#2
Rayne Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 676 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Rayne Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Did you bleed the power steering system yet? __________________ Do need the Factory Service Manual? Click here.

10-11-2014, 01:03 AM	#3
beems240sx Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,135 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Yes lol multiple times now. No change. __________________

10-15-2014, 10:52 AM	#4
beems240sx Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,135 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Any ideas? I'm at a loss. Short of replacing pump, rack, and Hp line... __________________

10-15-2014, 12:09 PM	#6
beems240sx Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,135 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Yeah I pulled the relief valve out and cleaned it when I swapped pumps. Everything is clean and normal __________________

10-15-2014, 11:02 AM	#5
e1_griego Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Independence, Ore. Age: 40 Posts: 2,722 Trader Rating: (24) Feedback Score: 24 reviews	I pulled the valve out of the pump and had a piece of something inside it that was stopping the flow of fluid. Cleaned it up, reinstalled, and voila.