Has anyone relocated their PAS reservoir?

[MaddRT]

Hi all,
Has anyone relocated their PAS res using the OEM or aftermarket unit?
Thanks

 

[Coops Mk1]

After following your project and seeing perhaps direction you're going etc, have you considered converting to epas? Think your build would be ideal candidate for it really, clean the engine bay out and provide on road comforts still

 

[Usr117063]

You will need to make up your own hoses if you want to. The res barb is a different size to the pump barb so you need -12 and -10 push on with a hose joiner. The rack being an m18 pas to -8 adapter, wraped in heat sleeve as so close to exhaust.

 

[Martin.]

Yeah, I relocated it to the bin.

 

[Usr117063]

Yeah, I relocated it to the bin.

Yeah, I chucked my res and pipes in the bin. Then I needed them back!

 

[MaddRT]

After following your project and seeing perhaps direction you're going etc, have you considered converting to epas? Think your build would be ideal candidate for it really, clean the engine bay out and provide on road comforts still

I’m trying to read up on it but don’t understand what’s involved really

 

[Martin_172]

as above relocate it to the bin, so much tidier under the bonnet, easier and cleaner to remove the engine, much more reliable, more power, not really a down side!

 

[Coops Mk1]

I’m trying to read up on it but don’t understand what’s involved really

Basically the steering rack and column off an epas equipped car along with the adjuster unit. Then the eBay for the ecu control box

 

[MaddRT]

Basically the steering rack and column off an epas equipped car along with the adjuster unit. Then the eBay for the ecu control box

We’ve got all that from a Twingo RS, reckon it’d work?

 

[Usr117063]

Different key barrel on Twingo column and mounts, same internals though

 

[MaddRT]

Different key barrel on Twingo column and mounts, same internals though

Dyou reckon it could be done then?

 

[Usr117063]

Dyou reckon it could be done then?

But then you have the mounts that are different. If whatever reason you had the outer shell of a clio column, you could swap that over to the twingo one (I think) But then you might as well just get a clio column, the lower uj on twingo is the same fitment as clio so you only need upper part of column which are pretty cheap. And Im not 100 that the ecus are interchangeable

 

[Smartie93]

You can always ditch the belt driven hydraulic pump for an electric one. Then you don't mess with the steering ratios, and dont have weird feeling EPAS. I've used one from a 106 gti, but there are plenty of options.

 

[MaddRT]

You can always ditch the belt driven hydraulic pump for an electric one. Then you don't mess with the steering ratios, and dont have weird feeling EPAS. I've used one from a 106 gti, but there are plenty of options.

Sounds interesting, much work?

 

[Smartie93]

It's quite involved. My pump sits where the standard battery would go. So the battery is now in the boot. You would need to make a bracket to hold the pump as well.

I used the standard low pressure return hose and an AN hose for my new high pressure line. I also have a cooling loop from an mx5 behind the front bumper but it's probably overkill.

The advantage is you reduce the rotational demand on the engine like an EPAS conversion, but the steering feels exactly the same as standard.

I don't have any photos of the final fit but heres the mockup, it's all hidden beneath a cover anyway. 😊