Hi Volks, Just as the subject says. I want to install power steering in my 1986 Syncro Westfalia High Top. Not that steering is an issue, but the motor that I am installing into this van IS the issue. I have a European Passat TDI pump düse engine (ATJ engine code) that I want to install. Now power steering was never an option in the Passat / Audi A6 so it is almost impossible to remove the power steering pump from this engine without a little bit of creative bracket assembly. Remember, in engine conversions, creative accessory belt brackets means vibrations - we don't want that! :-) So, my options are to install something that needs hydraulic oil like power steering or loop the pump back on itself so it won't be destroyed from a lack of lubrication. Is installing power steering as simple as swapping steering racks and running some hydraulic lines or is it more involved? Also, the later style VW / Audi pumps require hydraulic oil. The manual calls for the expensive G-whatever stuff, which is something like $20 a liter for the Pentosin. Will "normal" hydraulic oil at $20 for 20L work? Thanks in advance! David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 Internet: www.fastforward.ca Email: sales@fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160 - Vanagon Engine Conversions and Accessories - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to the large volume of email we receive, PLEASE include previous emails when responding. This will allow us to read the complete dialogue in one message and will result in quicker and more accurate responses. |
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