Power steering seems heavy....

[Rob]

Long story short - have had my Mk2 UK spec Rev2 N/A for 8 years. Converted to Turbo power 3 years ago this summer.

Although my MR2 has never been the lightest at steering I got in it the other day and realised it is actually damned heavy considering it has power steering.

What checks can I do to see if it is working properly?

[Slarty]

The only things that I can think of are the obvious, check the fluid level is ok and that the motor/pump unit is running? You'll be able to hear the motor whining away to itself.

[toxo]

There are some tests you can do that query the PS ECU for fault codes in much the same way you can with the main EFI ECU.

http://www.mr2-tech.com/bgb/mechanical/ ... ing/10.htm

[Rob]

Thanks guys - pump definitely makes a whining noise so it is working.

Will have a look into the error codes - cheers