Meat-Pie-SRI
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Registered: 10th Apr 02
Location: Berkhamsted, Drives Mk4 R32
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AHHHH!!
Stoopid pipe has burst for the third time!!! Have any other of you 2L owners had this problem with power steering?? How did you over come it because the power steering pressure must be mental!!!!!!! 
Also, without buying a haynes manual, where is the idle control valve as i would like to clean it, my car doesn't idle very well!! 
All help greatly appreciated!!! 
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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icv is under the inlet manifold.
think it's better accessed from underneath
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AdamF
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Bexhill, East Sussex
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is anything rubbing the powersteering pipe mate, cant see why a new engine would affect it
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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The ICV is uncer the inlet Manifold and is a biatch to get too, the easiest way is too revove the battery and get at it from the side, also my car has the power steering rack on my car but it isnt connected and is VERY heavy when driving slow or trying to park but on the move it aint that bad.
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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Registered: 10th Apr 02
Location: Berkhamsted, Drives Mk4 R32
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Ta so far

TTT
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stuyw
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: North West Drives: Rev3 MR2 Turbo
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ive got PS on mine n i got a harline crack in it. in the end i had to get a whole new pipe fabricated as the couldnt reapir when it had split 
was a right bitch to get all the piping off too 
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