Mark400

hey guys, forgot to update this, may want to sticky it or something hahah

so here goes

we were here

cleaned solenoid screen

cleaned reservior screen

bled

flushed with dex III, had a clear hose going into a bucket, it emptied the reservior in around 3 second when the car started

cleaned the solenoid again,

bled again

changed solenoid

changed P/S ECU

re bled going lock to lock at least 100 times

I then did,

rack change

pump change

re bleed x 1 million

new o ring on reserviour

new copper washer on hard line

re bleed

flush

NO CHANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

then...

I ordered a brand new pump and hardline just incase. but they still haven't showed up...

so one day I went to see a mate to grab some interior parts, was discussing my frustration and was explaining that on teh spot it is near impossible to turn the wheels, but if you rev it to 2k+ it gets easier, so he jumped in, did it, yep, hard as anything, to really easy...

jumped in the car to drive home, and everywhere besides stopped and idle was nice and easy. hmmmmmm

so, i thought when I got home I would leave it on the ground to bleed it, and give it a bleed at 2k.

low and behold, there was mass air in the system, so I left the cap off overnight, and drove it. the steering got hard again after like 10k's, i was dissapointed to say the least, so I did another bleed at work real quick and left the cap off till home time.

that was 3 days ago, and every day it has been getting progressively better, it is probably one of the easiest steeriung cars I have ever driven. it would want to be though, as that is one of the hardest problems I have ever encounted on a car. I haven't even read anywhere about doing a bleed like that?

anyway, problem solved, so if anyone needs a new pump and a new hardline let me know, as I will have them soon and I won't need them haha

just to add to this, I have a suspicion that it may be the pump, I came accross another thread where he said he couldn't see the fluid circulating in the reserviour when the car was stared, got a new pump and it was all apples.

mine is exactly like that, can't see it circulating in the res at all when running.

may give a pump a go!

hey guys, I didn't want to start a new thread, but I'm at the stage where I'm out of ideas, obviously the steering is tight as anything, here is what I have done in order

cleaned solenoid screen

cleaned reservior screen

bled

flushed with dex III, had a clear hose going into a bucket, it emptied the reservior in around 3 second when the car started

cleaned the solenoid again,

bled again

changed solenoid

changed P/S ECU

re bled going lock to lock at least 100 times

there were still a few bubbles in there, but I let it sit and went lock to lock 40 more times, and it seemed ok

my questions are, would a P/S leak allow the thing to suck air, and air bubbles still being my problem?

am I missing anything from doin all of the above?

cheers, and sorry for another P/S thread, but yeah, I am out of ideas!

cheers

mark

and PT 3

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and in an effort to get it roadworth, this is where I'm at!

attempeted to get rid of this power steering problem, i'm guessing this problem will be a bit tougher to get rid off than I think

anyway, besides that, it drives amazing!
so I gave it some love in preparation for RWC


and blocked up this bugger on the PS pump, was leaking but the steering is still tight as!


never mind about that stuff though, cause I bought some 19's for it, heres how they sit


this is the high life!


pretty happy with where they sit!


can't wait to get it sitting like this!


SOOOOONNNN

Pt 2 cause I posted too many pics LOL

Hi Guys, new member here from melbourne, I just got myself an LS400 and am in love, it is so awesome!,

but first up, let me introduce my other car, and then the lexus, it'll flow better that way!

my other car is an R31 skyline, ti, with an RB25det neo, and built automatic, its had a few sets of wheels, my favs were

the BBS's

they looked awesome, but the car was soooo hard to drive, so I decided to go a bit more ground clearance and went for some 17's

but I just sold those wheels as well, got the car tuned and it made 273 rwkw, but overheated the auto, so I bought a manualised 3 speed jatco, with transbrake and 3800 convertor, the wheels we're sold to aid that purchase, and to also make way for some bigger rubber so I can actually feel the amount of power it makes, cause ATM its just wheelspin.

heres a dyno vid, purely for the sound!

but all of that is coming to a grinding halt because of...........

the new mate daily, LS 400.

Reason why I wanted one is so when I see clients it looks like I will offer them a service, and not stab them or ask if I can score (my old civic was a bit seedy in this way)

so these are the most bang for buck luxo barge around, and it looks respectable,

I didn't want to spend a fortune, as the business needs the money more than the car, so I wanted to go as cheap as possible.

this thing came up on e bay, no reserve, and was slowly creeping up during the week, anything under 2k for these is a steal and I would buy regardless, (has a few issues, but nothing that can't be easily sorted)

its a little rough, but whatevs, looks a million times better than old mate civic, runs awesome, has an exhaust, has rego till august, bloke gave me some 20's with it as well,

needs a few little things adressed, power steering is pretty heavy, and the climate control worked intimitantly, but a few days work and it'll be bangin

must have been some lebo blokes project, or exhibits old car, as it has 4 screens in it, and some mega double din headunit, old mate even has the leads for a PS2 in it still hahah

chilin next to oldest mate, I fixed a few common probs with the power steering, better but not 1 finger steering like it should be