I put a reman steering rack in my 850 at around 210K miles, it was probably leaking a bit for 5-10K miles before it was replaced. Pump and hoses are original, and still in good working order.
There's nothing on a P80 car that the average GRMer should be scared of maintenance wise. PCV as mentioned earlier is a chore, but only because the intake manifold has to come off to get to the oil trap. I've completely replaced the PCV system on mine once in the ~10 years I've owned it, and just a couple months ago I did some cleaning and made some modifications to it while I had the intake manifold off for other reasons.
bgkast
UltraDork
12/31/14 7:48 p.m.
I really want to like these, but am still soured by the low pressure turbo wagon we had that would randomly loose spark and strand us places.
Woody
MegaDork
12/31/14 9:48 p.m.
In reply to bigdaddylee82:
How hard was it to change the rack? I've heard that you need to raise the engine. Is that true?
In reply to Woody:
You have a lift right? If not it could be done on Jack stands. Loosen front subframe bolts, support subframe, remove rear subframe bolts, lower rear of subframe, R&R steering rack. I still worked at the dealer and had lift access at the time. Easier to get to the rear hydraulic (fluid filled) engine mount while you're at it.
