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				how can you tell if you have a power steering rack fitted
				Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:35 pm
				by whipsey
				as above if it's not power steering how hard is it to fit it's for a 1990 cabby 

 
			 
			
					
				Re: how can you tell if you have a power steering rack fitte
				Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:05 pm
				by Brianmoooore
				Simple bolt on job using all the bits from any E30 donor with the same series engine.
			 
			
					
				Re: how can you tell if you have a power steering rack fitte
				Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:17 pm
				by dazleeds
				as brian says
very easy swap did my tech 1 in just over an hour incl jacking up car  etc
make sure you get everything from the pas car pump bracket etc and the steering coupling
			 
			
					
				Re: how can you tell if you have a power steering rack fitte
				Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:50 pm
				by whipsey
				nice one was pas an option or did most cars come with it as standard?
			 
			
					
				Re: how can you tell if you have a power steering rack fitte
				Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:52 pm
				by dazleeds
				think all facelifts are pas
a lot of preface are too but some people  opted for non pas  
 
but then i got older and needed the pas cos im lazy  

 
			 
			
					
				Re: how can you tell if you have a power steering rack fitte
				Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:16 pm
				by whipsey
				i think i'll just have to check it lol it's smashed to pieces same as the sump
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:43 pm
				by liam012
				this is how you tell if you have it or not:

 
			 
			
					
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				Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:05 pm
				by d6dph
				My facelift doesn't have PAS, And sadly I don't have the muscles of the guy above 

 
			 
			
					
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				Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:01 pm
				by Brianmoooore
				I have (had) two facelift 2 door 318s without PAS as well.
My Glass's guide says standard from Sept '88.
			 
			
					
				Re: And back to the original Question..............
				Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:17 pm
				by Danhbmw
				whipsey wrote:  how can you tell if you have a power steering rack fitted 
Have a look under the bonnet for the black reservoir!!!  
 
			 
			
					
				Re: And back to the original Question..............
				Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:50 pm
				by whipsey
				is a power steering rack woo hoo