Last update for this year. Still no V8 (which was expected
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But progress on power steering. I received the remote reservoir volvo pump which unfortunately doesn't fit in the wheel well. The reservoir part on the pump is actually quite a bit larger than I expected, making it fit to high and doesn't allow the remote reservoir to be higher than the pump reservoir. So that option is out.
So next option is the Astra pump. Visually it looked like the pump is actually the same. And having seen the TRW branding of the actual pump (the Volvo one) made me expect that it actually is the same basic pump, but the Astra reservoir is much lower. Ordered an Astra pump.
Putting them side by side, the similarities are obvious;
Taking the reservoir of to compare internals, pretty much the same pump:
Looking at the reservoirs, it is amazing how much more compact the Astra reservoir is. So the size of the Volvo reservoir likely isn't for cornering loads, expansion or whather, just for a good fit in the chassis.
So finally, let's put the Astra reservoir on the Volvo pump and try to fit in the chassis. Height wise, no issues.
All good to fit the pump there. I'll need to work out the details for the hose routing. Two options I am thinking of:
1. Route them alongside the battery to the steering part, feed them down to where the original lines are.
2. Route them in the frunk towards the ABS unit and then down a bit. Feed them through there.
I intend to run the Volvo pump as the CAN messages are known and speed can be adjusted. But if the hose routing favors the Astra pump, I might as well use that one
