After selling my beloved 2002 EP3 in 2011 to buy my house i have now managed to buy another EP3 -2004 cosmic ! I bought the car with couple of minor faults which i don't mind as its very clean. One fault which i was hoping would be an easy fix is the sticky steering most noticeable at speed.
It feels sticky and i have to constantly make minor adjustments which is very annoying, especially on a motorway. I know the EP3 suffers with a crap rack so i thought ill get another rack and fit it no problem. I managed to get hold of a clean rack with 90 days warranty , put it on and to my disappointment its still the same. I know the tracking will need to be checked again but its exactly the same so i cant see that helping at the moment.
Im struggling to see that i have 2 racks with the exact same problem although it is possible. I am mechanically minded but cant seem to figure this out. Iv also had my local workshop look at it and they also agreed its a fault with the steering rack ( that was before iv put in the new rack). I would rather find the problem rather than keep putting in second hand racks. Is this a problem with the steering ECU? Can the rack be Reset? Should i be taking it to a specialist?
Im hoping someone can point me in the right direction or recommend someone who can help. Im located in Brentwood, Essex.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.