Hey guys... backing out of my driveway this morning (after about a 5 minute warm up) my EPS light comes on and my power steering goes out. I drive up the street a bit and cut off the car and restart and it's fine. Recently i've noticed since installing the Stoptech #2 upgrade that my steering has felt exceptionally light. could i have done something during the install that might have adversely affected my EPS?

Also, anyone have an idea of the cost of these things in case i need to have it replaced?

Thanks all!!

 

Please explain exactly how you do this. Then I'm wondering "why" you warm up for so long. Is it exceptionally cold out?

 

yeah we had freezing rain the night before and i dont have a window scraper! so i had to wait to defrost the window..

 

Whats Stoptech #2??

 

I wanted to know "how" you warmed the car up. Here's what I'm getting at ............

Running the engine at 3000 rpm or above for 3 minutes or more with the car stationary will trip the EPS light. Now, you understand why I asked?

 

If you have a yellow box for rear end gears installed it could be a bad connection. Your speedometer will show 0 if that is the case.

 

ahh i see... yeah well i *think* i revved it up to around 3k but i seriously doubt it was for 3 minutes... i guess it could have been as the windshield was pretty good and covered w/ ice. I'll go w/ that as the reason because it is the most logical.

now as far as the steering feeling lighter since doing my brake upgrade (stoptech #2 brake upgrade: pads, rotors, lines, etc..)... i'm not sure why that has happened. i guess the rotors could be lighter and that could make the steering lighter although i somehow doubt they are.

and while i'm at it i just want to give xviper a plug cos the guy is always around to answer fellow S2KIers queries... i appreciate all the help man! you're a hell of a resource