Power Steering and running rich Problem
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honorcode3
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Power Steering and running rich Problem
Hello everyone, I'm a noobie here looking to buy his first 240sx. The one I'm looking at is a KA-T and has been boosted for about 6 months now with a boost of 6psi. It's running a T3/T4 turbo 60 trim and the gentleman who is selling it says that the only bad thing is there is a small power steering leak that he thinks may be coming from a hose. The car is a 95 with 90k on the motor and I was wondering if this sounds like a poor investment or not. He also says that it's running a little rich due to the current set up because of the turbo. I don't know if he meant rich like more fuel is going in to make the correct fuel air ratio due to the turbo, or if it is still running rich and is putting in a little more fuel than it is supposed to. I'm thinking that if it's running a little rich I can just turn the boost up a couple psi to fix that problem since it should be able to handle like 10psi (CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG PLEASE). I don't know a shiat about this power steering though. How much could this run me? What is your opinion. Anything would be really helpful. Please help me out guys so I can start posting pics of my own 240 on here. THANKS EVERYONE!
Re: Power Steering and running rich Problem (honorcode3)
I suggest you do more reading on turbo's (turbo books - a good start is Corky Bell's book, the FAQ's on this forum & other forums).
You don't fix a "running rich" problem by upping the boost. Bad idea. You fix it by tuning it correctly for the boost level you want. Please do not be one of those kids that knows absolutely nothing about the car, buys it, then blows it up due to inexperience - read as much as you can first.
The power steering problem, could be a number of things, but the hi-pressure hose likes to leak on our old cars - that's about a $50-100 fix depending on the line you buy and if you do your own work. Of course, it could be leaking from the rack or somewhere else - you have to either check it out yourself or have a mechanic look at it.
You don't fix a "running rich" problem by upping the boost. Bad idea. You fix it by tuning it correctly for the boost level you want. Please do not be one of those kids that knows absolutely nothing about the car, buys it, then blows it up due to inexperience - read as much as you can first.
The power steering problem, could be a number of things, but the hi-pressure hose likes to leak on our old cars - that's about a $50-100 fix depending on the line you buy and if you do your own work. Of course, it could be leaking from the rack or somewhere else - you have to either check it out yourself or have a mechanic look at it.