Grogee's spannering (Maestro , Corsa & Avensis). FONDLE MY PARTNER

[SmokinWaffle]

On 14/11/2024 at 17:14, grogee said:

 

With some lock on the steering, the wheel tends to tug this way and that seemingly for no reason. Probably some worn bushes in the front suspension somewhere

 

 

Very common. TADTS. 

Mine was terrible when I got it, felt like someone was trying to steer me to my death - topping up the PAS fluid helped for a short while but it came back eventually. You just learn to deal with it - think of it as a charming quirk. 

And check the PAS fluid too. 

[EyesWeldedShut]

The 110 is (in essence) the 90 with different turbo/injectors/ECU. Dimensions are identical.
To swap them over is a bit of mechanical tinkering but then you need some electronic wizardry (misery?) to get the ECU in - this may be easy but Googlefoo has always suggested I'd be more likely to brick the ECU. 
Rasier to remap the 90 as it is up to the limits of the turbo - 120 BHP -  (see wizardry above) but third party wizards exist : https://hdi-tuning.co.uk/car/1-6-hdi-16v-90-2005-2010-bosch-edc16c34-citroen-berlingo/ 

I felt our one with non ABS and rear drum brakes was fine at 90BHP unless you were fully laden in which case the extra oomph may have been worth the outlay.

[grogee]

16 minutes ago, SmokinWaffle said:

Very common. TADTS. 

Mine was terrible when I got it, felt like someone was trying to steer me to my death - topping up the PAS fluid helped for a short while but it came back eventually. You just learn to deal with it - think of it as a charming quirk. 

And check the PAS fluid too. 

I did check the PAS fluid, there was Some There but PSA don't give many clues about the correct level in the black bottle with no dipstick. Is it Dextron/ATF? 

When I drove it yesterday I came to the conclusion that the pump pressure supplied to the rack was fluctuating slightly leading to the 'tugging' feeling with lock on. At that point I decided to file it under 'hard ignore'.