ABS and Power Steering

[Spinal]

I'm reasonably confident my K11 has ABS, but no power steering...

Any suggestions on the easiest way to check?
M.

 

[Spinal]

Clearly didn't search well enough!

It's got drums on the rear, so doesn't seem to have ever been fitted with ABS...

So it's only down to power steering...

 

[--alpina--]

Car being stationary and on, can you turn the steering wheel lock to lock with one finger?? if so then thats powersteering, if your struggling to turn lock to lock using both hands then your car is non powersteering.. if you know about engines then on the left hand side near the strut top mounts there should have a PS resovoir if that aint there then again no PS.


J

 

[1275]

if you know about engines then on the left hand side near the strut top mounts there should have a PS resovoir if that aint there then again no PS.

as mentioned you can see the reservoir on my car

 

[Spinal]

Thanks - was about to post an almost identical picture!

I'm guessing it's the yellow reservoir and the white one is brake fluid, right?

 

[1275]

I'm guessing it's the yellow reservoir and the white one is brake fluid, right?

Correct.

 

[pollyp]

yup

 

[l_jonez]

Clearly didn't search well enough!

It's got drums on the rear, so doesn't seem to have ever been fitted with ABS...

So it's only down to power steering...

Mine has drums and is equipped with ABS.

 

[Spinal]

Splendid thanks.

jonez - really? I thought I read somewhere that the drum'ed 1.0l never came with ABS. Doh. I''ll need to investigate further, any suggestions beyond driving it in a parking lot and slamming the brakes?

 

[Andy5077]

as mentioned you can see the reservoir on my car

Hi mate we now know what you do in your spare time clean and polish your engine compartment, you have the most clean engine compartment I have ever seen you could eat your food off the rocker cover lol!

Cheers
Andy

 

[davyboy]

Only a navvy cleaner than mine !

 

[pollyp]

Splendid thanks.

jonez - really? I thought I read somewhere that the drum'ed 1.0l never came with ABS. Doh. I''ll need to investigate further, any suggestions beyond driving it in a parking lot and slamming the brakes?

ABS is just a system that can work with any braking setup, discs or drums.

ways to tell if it has abs:
- turn on ignition and look for the orange ABS warning light initialising,
- look for this ABS modulator unit with the 6 brake lines coming out of it

located behind the battery

- an ABS master cylinder only has 2 lines going straight over to the ABS modulator
- ABS hubs will have a square tooth sensor ring on the end and a black sensor with a lead cable coming off it.

 

[Spinal]

Thanks - very helpful. Don't have an abs modulator that I can see, and my master cylinder seems to have 4 lines going out (of which one would seem to go straight to the nearside brake) so no ABS.

Phew.

Time to order some parts now!