:slap:

 

What I'm planning on doing as well as fitting an eliminator bar is junking all the Hicas parts and fitting a new cooler. :cool:

 

At the moment it looks like from the Hicas solenoid comes a pipe to a small pissy cooler on the front crossmember (in front the engine oil cooler) then a return back to tank.

 

The way I see it is there are 2 options:

 

1. Use the hicas part of the pump to supply a new cooler then use the existing return to tank pipe as the return.

This way there is no need to get an NA pump and other bits required..

 

OR :slap:

 

2. Gut the rear of the pump and blank it off, then use the line from the power steering rack through a new cooler and return to tank.

(as it does at the moment but with no cooler).

Also blanking the return to tank from the Hicas.

 

I think I prefer option 1 'cos it's utilizing the hicas part of the pump purely as a cooling circuit. :hyper:

 

Anybody have any thought's is it only the UK zeds that have this little cooler on looks like 3 tubes with fins and is very rusty :shock:

 

cheers Jon.. ;)

I did this a while back, search fro HICAS elimination or similar, there's some pics on there.

If I were doing it again, I'd just loop the send to the HICAS solenoid straight back to the tank, much easier than any other way.

I used an NA pump, but you need all the brackets and a belt and it's a pain to do. Does save a few kilos though.

Mine didn't have the cooler yuo mention, but it is a Jap.

The hardest part is removing the hard lines under the car, there's a bracket by the LHS engine mount which is a nightmare to get off. Do yourself a favour and buy a small pipe cutter from B&Q, much easier to chop it up that way.

Good luck!

 

There you go:

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