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DONONE69 02-28-2010 08:29 AM

servotronic
 
hi, i was wondering if anyone knows how i could find out if i have the servotronic option? thanks in advance

papasmurf 02-28-2010 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DONONE69 (Post 718149)
hi, i was wondering if anyone knows how i could find out if i have the servotronic option? thanks in advance

Get in your car and turn it on, test the steering effort. Does it feel light? Now take the car out onto the highway. Does the steering feel lighter or about the same? If your answer to 1 is yes and 2 is the same, then you have it. The other way you check is to pop the hood, grab the flash light, and look for a little cylinder with 2 wires coming out of it on top of the steering rack. That is the "servotronic torque converter". If you have it, you have servotronic. If you don't, you don't.

killcrap 02-28-2010 01:04 PM

why dont you ask the people on x5drivers.co.uk

DONONE69 02-28-2010 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by papasmurf (Post 718185)
Get in your car and turn it on, test the steering effort. Does it feel light? Now take the car out onto the highway. Does the steering feel lighter or about the same? If your answer to 1 is yes and 2 is the same, then you have it. The other way you check is to pop the hood, grab the flash light, and look for a little cylinder with 2 wires coming out of it on top of the steering rack. That is the "servotronic torque converter". If you have it, you have servotronic. If you don't, you don't.

ok thanks i'll have a look, was thinking that it may have it but may not be working so i'll have a check for that cylinder, cheers for the reply

DONONE69 02-28-2010 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by killcrap (Post 718195)
why dont you ask the people on x5drivers.co.uk

why don't you hush your gums and go kill some of that crap coming out of you mouth:2thumbs:

papasmurf 02-28-2010 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DONONE69 (Post 718229)
ok thanks i'll have a look, was thinking that it may have it but may not be working so i'll have a check for that cylinder, cheers for the reply

If the system fails your steering effort will be very high when stopped. Trust me on that.

DONONE69 03-01-2010 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by papasmurf (Post 718309)
If the system fails your steering effort will be very high when stopped. Trust me on that.

hmm doesn't seem to bad, maybe its where iv been driving an ML merc where the steering is so easy its made me think something was wrong with mine, i'll still check for that part on the rack today though, cheers


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