So my 2003 172 turbo has been without power steering for 5-6 years.
That's great you might say; well not according to a recent MOT test. After several years without issues, took it to a new place for MOT as it was close to work. Much to my surprise the car failed due to defective power steering system that has been gone since at least 2019.
I thought it was stupid and funny at first as the car has no remnants of the power steering system. The tester was surprised it did not have power steering and I in turn was surpised they were qualified to work on cars. My Clio is using a manual rack from ePAS (would be shaft mounted) diesel clio. No lines, no reservoir, no pump, no backets left to even mount a pump. Certainly no warning lights on dash and the steering is in good shape otherwise.
I didn't realy take the situation seriously and just took it back to my usual MOT guy. Well now that the defect is logged we don't know if the car can pass without converting it back. He will get back to me on that. He did mention a sensor or connector to a sensor is disconnected from where it would be on a power steering rack. Its been years since I did the conversion, any idea where this sensor would be normaly?
Anyone ever come across this issue; failing MOT due to deleting their power steering? Searched the internet and other than leaking, failing pumps, or ghetto-rigged conversions nobody has mentioned any issues.
It is listed in the MOT tester guide defects page 117:
"Power steering malfunctioning/inoperative or otherwise defective. - Disconnected, inoperative or failure imminent (see note 6)
note 6: If power steering equipment is optional and has been removed with no adverse effect on the steering, no action must be taken."
i think the above might be a way out, but I don't think any clio Mk2 came without power steering. The diesels had electric assist so perhaps not.
That's great you might say; well not according to a recent MOT test. After several years without issues, took it to a new place for MOT as it was close to work. Much to my surprise the car failed due to defective power steering system that has been gone since at least 2019.
I thought it was stupid and funny at first as the car has no remnants of the power steering system. The tester was surprised it did not have power steering and I in turn was surpised they were qualified to work on cars. My Clio is using a manual rack from ePAS (would be shaft mounted) diesel clio. No lines, no reservoir, no pump, no backets left to even mount a pump. Certainly no warning lights on dash and the steering is in good shape otherwise.
I didn't realy take the situation seriously and just took it back to my usual MOT guy. Well now that the defect is logged we don't know if the car can pass without converting it back. He will get back to me on that. He did mention a sensor or connector to a sensor is disconnected from where it would be on a power steering rack. Its been years since I did the conversion, any idea where this sensor would be normaly?
Anyone ever come across this issue; failing MOT due to deleting their power steering? Searched the internet and other than leaking, failing pumps, or ghetto-rigged conversions nobody has mentioned any issues.
It is listed in the MOT tester guide defects page 117:
"Power steering malfunctioning/inoperative or otherwise defective. - Disconnected, inoperative or failure imminent (see note 6)
note 6: If power steering equipment is optional and has been removed with no adverse effect on the steering, no action must be taken."
i think the above might be a way out, but I don't think any clio Mk2 came without power steering. The diesels had electric assist so perhaps not.
