any US cars power steering pump work?

[jt15833]

swap is done, i just want power steering. i have access to a good junkyard and am wondering if any US cars with RWD ca power steering pump will work, or if anyone has a NON hicas one to send me??

thanksjon

[NeedCAforS13]

my guess would be 1984-1987 200sx. I would find a CA18ET pump if you can, but physically the CA20E pump I have from my 200sx looks to be the same as the one on my s13. I haven't tried fitting an s12 pump on there in the engine bay before though it does bolt to the block.

Sean

[lifelicksballs]

would it be easy to install after the engine swap?

[jt15833]

my motor is in and with the IC piping off, no shroud/clutch fan theres a ton of room to work in that area, thats one benefit of the ca being the shortest swapped in motor as for ps lines, that may be tricky, are the DE ones the lines that need bending/modding or the E ones?

[Ca_laurier]

kind of on the same topic so i will keep it here, sorry to jack your thread..

but I swapped a ca18det in my 240sx and ever since my power steering hasn't been working. anyone know what I can do?

[NeedCAforS13]

DE lines bolt right up to the CA pump. There is tons of room to work on it with the IC piping and intake removed.

laurier, you might have a bad pump, or bad rack. I'm not too sure what else fails on the p/s system.

Sean

[Ca_laurier]

will an ca18de ps pump work on the jdm ca18det?

[NeedCAforS13]

a silvia s13 ca18de one will work, but not a fwd pulsar one.

[Not_a_sr]

ive made a Ka24de one work, but it involved a plasmacutter, mig welder, and some time figuring out how to make them all work togther to mount it to the motor

[lifelicksballs]

is it that hard from ka24e to ka24de ps swap? cuz i've got sohc lines and right before the swap planning to take it off and when i get a chance to buy a ka24de ps then can i without the piping and clutch fan?

[biosehnsucht]

if you've a SOHC KA you'll have to get DOHC KA p/s lines and resevoir hoses etc, but you'll still need a CA pump .. the SOHC KA has PS and lines run to the passenger side of the car, the DOHC KA and the SR and CA etc have it on driver's side..

[lifelicksballs]

but my question is will it be easy if i've already got an engine in?

[NeedCAforS13]

its not that much harder... all the fittings are accessible with the engine in there, but it would have been easier with the motor out.

Sean

[lifelicksballs]

aiite thanks