power steering lines

[ride4lame]

Ok, coming out of my power steering reservoir i have 3 hoses on my sr motor..but the KA had only 2. Where does the extra hose go to? Thanks for the help

~steve

[BuudWeizErr]

you mean you have 3 lines coming out of your P/S pump?

if so, say hi to your HICAS pump. You get to find a non-HICAS P/S pump, which shouldn't be too hard. Or maybe you can use the HICAS pump, I'm not sure.

[Onizuka]

LOL, you always here people saying, "where can i get a SR20 with the super HICAS parts?", and nobody ever finds them, and you get one by accident.

[SpeedRacer1]

Id say trade the Hicas pump (which sounds like what you have) with somebody who needs it for their SR+ Hicas swap.

[ride4lame]

sorry i didn't get back to you guys sooner, i have strep throat and have been sleeping for the past few days:( anyway i honestly can't tell what i have going on. I think i have more then 3 hoses coming out of the pump, but 3 coming out of the reservoir/canister that holds the fluid. I took a few pics:

[Nismo1182]

yup, super hicas resevior and pump.

[BuudWeizErr]

There are some wires coming out of your reservoir right?

It is a hicas pump/res.

[ride4lame]

there are no wires coming out of the reservoir...i have a few questions now...is HICAS hard to install? would it even be possible/worth itand are these parts worth alot?thanks

[ride4lame]

or... is there a way to plug up the hicas parts, then when i find someone to buy them i can switch them? i want this car to run real soon...

[Nismo1182]

there are no wires coming out of the reservoir...i have a few questions now...is HICAS hard to install? would it even be possible/worth itand are these parts worth alot?thanks

you will need all the hicas parts and control system, and the rear steering rack. too much trouble to track down good parts. not worth it IMO.

My friends SR came with a hicas pump, the PS bracket was diffrent and the KA pump wouldnt bolt on.

[slw240sx]

good news is you can modify that PS resivour as a oil catch tank!

[240_Keyy]

slw240sx: That is a fantastic Idea!!! I had not thought about using my SOHC PS res as a catch tank

Exactly what would I have to do to make that work? just run the valve cover breather hose over to the catch tank and then plug up the second outlet?

[BuudWeizErr]

Keyy, no, you need to promote flow. From your breather, run a tube to one part of the catch tank, then run another to the spot on your intake tubing. All the oil will come out of the head, deposit in the crankcase and the fresh air will be sucked into the intake.