Due to the lovely weather (think snow than rain than sleet than snow again) Mother Nature sent to he Bucks County, PA area, I went out today to pick-up some soda from the local KMart, being that they were open today, and decided to have a little fun in an empty parking lot. I did a nice sweeping, but tight donut All good right , wrong. I went to do another when I noticed UH I have no power steering.

I got out and checked the belt immediately, then the fluid and then for leaks and anything hanging down that may have broke , nothing

The fluid level was a little level, but I have a '03 and actually never checked the level, even after 2 years of autocrossing and track days (I know ) I put some fluid and nothing. I even let it sit thinking air may have snuck in the system, nothing.

I checked it again after good 'ol Thanksgiving dinner and still no power steering. I put it up on the lift and still found nothing out of the ordinary I checked to make sure the pump was pumping fluid and it was, although the pressure may have been down slightly, but I am not 100% sure. I drained the system, added new fluids and then bleed the system. Still a no go.

I am buying a new pump tomorrow and hoping that solves the problem as all signs lead in that direction.

Anyone else run into a similar problem?

 

yup i had one go on me too

dont know why and i didnt do any donuts, just failed. Good way to tell is to turn it to full lock. Rev is and see what kind of noise it makes...

i got it fixed under waranty

 

Did the dealer give you crap for having mods done to your car? Thats the only thing I am hesitant about, also I'd rather do the work myself, but if they will cover it under warranty..... Calling tomorrow

When I rev it while trying to move the steering wheel at a complete stop it becomes easier, however, once I let the engine idle it is real hard to turn the wheel, leaving me to believe the pump took a dump

 

Same symptoms here. Dead power steering pump.

 

Not yet, but its starting to make a little noise!

 

Mine went out after two weeks of having the car, Thats something buy an 05 new and to have this happen after only two week haveing the car.

 

Mine too. It's kinda like a groning type sound.

 

evo8dad,
I am in Delaware County, I go to Fred Beans in Doylestown for my service. They seem pretty mod friendly (just my impression, no direct experience), you may want to try them for the power steering pump, if you havent been there yet.
Good Luck!

 

I have an appointment today at 2:30 at Beans so we will see what they say. The service manager said they will put the car up on the lift and check it out regarding the mods then give a Mitsu rep a call to determine whether the warranty is void. I can't imagine foreseeing any problems given that the pulley and drive belts are all OEM, but I'll just have to see.

Will post the outcome later.

 

that same thing happened to me last year. i went into a dealership that i didnt even buy the car at and they put on a new pump under warrenty even with my mods on there. no problems. took a whole day to do that though.

 

evo8dad,
Sorry, OT, but....
I read in another thread that you have a small shop in Bucks County. Can you give me more info? Looing for other options for service other than Beans.

 

About my shop, it is something I do on the side part-time and specialize in Evolutions, although I have worked on every type of vehicle under the sun for over 10 years now, however, I have really focused in on the Evolution since purchasing mine in April of 2003 following several years owning DSMs. I have performed everything from a minor tranny fluid swap to the installation of a JUN 2.3 stroker kit. If you need something installed or maintained on your Evolution, I am more than willing to assist you.

The other good thing is that since I am a one man show and am not relying on this to pay the bills, my service fees are well below a OEM dealer or a performance shop. I also take my time and scrutinize everything to make sure the install or maintenance is done right the first time.

By the way, I had no problems with my local dealer regarding the power steering pump. It didn't hurt that I used to work there and I know some of the techs and my brother-in-law no works there, but the service manager stated that it was obvious that my modifications had no affect on the failure.

I would have done the work myself, but the power steering pump alone costs over $400

 

Excellent info evo8dad!
Glad everything workrd out with the power steering pump. I am guessing that you recommend Beans for warranty work then? I have had good experience there so far, but I have not needed any work other than routine maintenance. Any particular tech you recommend for the Evo?
How can I contact you for non-warranty work ;>) ? Where is your shop located? I am in Havertown.
Thanks

 

You can either give me a call anytime at 215-450-1251 or email me at afuhs@comcast.net. My shop is located in Sellersville, PA (Bucks County), 45 minutes north of you. My father lives in Havertown and on a god day I can get to his house in 30 minutes.

Give me a call anytime if you need any work done or just have a question. And yes I recommend Beans for warranty work. The Techs name I forget, but he is the only one there that completed the Evolution service school through Mitsu

 

Thanks for the info....small world huh?