Comprehensive Steering Information Thread

[bullet0770]

No it works fine (have couple cars with mk20\zcp\z3 racks and a car with mk60). Worst case turn off, not like mk20 dsc is any good anyway.

so worth having a yellow tag one in pace of the stock? mine is all street driving. My car is 2005

[bullet0770]

Well depending on your DME version (car build date) you might not want to mess with the ratio. You don’t have your info posted in user info.
If your version is unable to code to CSL/ZCP rack setting then don’t even mess with it imho. Stay stock.

I have a 2005 M3

[Thoglan]

No it works fine (have couple cars with mk20\zcp\z3 racks and a car with mk60). Worst case turn off, not like mk20 dsc is any good anyway.

Pretty much my experience. I was prepared to test it out and if it was intervening on the street I would just swap back. On track the dsc gets turned off anyway cause it's rubbish. But to my surprise despite all the warning on the forums, nothing. It's been on the car for about a year now and no issues. Since then I have run square 9.5j 255 and a solid steering coupler, still nothing.

[Thoglan]

old///MFanatic see that's what I'm confused about. I've seen people say dsc starts to intervene at strange times such as going round a sweeping bend etc.

Why would the experience with the issue be so varied? Some say it's unmistakable and super invasive, others don't get it at all. I have never had the DSC cut in outside of when the car is actually slipping and you would expect it to.

[old///MFanatic]

Is this a confirmed issue people have?

Yes. Did you read the first post under:
“Will changing the steering rack or modifying the knuckle geometry mess up the DSC?”
Been confirmed 15 years ago by DragonsTail. I also had issue 11 years ago installing CSL rack. It was on aggressive turns. Fixed it after coding. A freeway exit I took daily for work would newly trigger it.
*Driving and intervention may vary.

[lapoune]

Is this a confirmed issue people have? I have a 2002 MK20 car, with a purple tag rack and square 9.5J (have seen some say front wheel size impacts it). I have never once had DSC intervene in strange ways. Even when intentionally driving the car hard.

No it works fine (have couple cars with mk20\zcp\z3 racks and a car with mk60). Worst case turn off, not like mk20 dsc is any good anyway.

[Thoglan]

Well depending on your DME version (car build date) you might not want to mess with the ratio. You don’t have your info posted in user info.
If your version is unable to code to CSL/ZCP rack setting then don’t even mess with it imho. Stay stock.

Is this a confirmed issue people have? I have a 2002 MK20 car, with a purple tag rack and square 9.5J (have seen some say front wheel size impacts it). I have never once had DSC intervene in strange ways. Even when intentionally driving the car hard.

[old///MFanatic]

I hear sound while turning my car and steering fluid is leaking from the boot, most probably steering rack gone bye bye? I don't track my car and daily it, should I go with stock or yellow?

Well depending on your DME version (car build date) you might not want to mess with the ratio. You don’t have your info posted in user info.
If your version is unable to code to CSL/ZCP rack setting then don’t even mess with it imho. Stay stock.

[Mr.wReckless]

How difficult is the shim install with the pump on the car? Also will I have to replace all the fluid?

I've done it a couple of times, and fluid will leak out yes, be prepared to catch it as the reservoir will drain. The valve/piston itself needs some persuasion to come out of the pump, I use a couple of magnets to a small socket that fits inside the pump that I push in then quickly retract so the valve spring will help push the valve/piston out.

Regards

[bullet0770]

I hear sound while turning my car and steering fluid is leaking from the boot, most probably steering rack gone bye bye? I don't track my car and daily it, should I go with stock or yellow?

[Obioban]

How difficult is the shim install with the pump on the car? Also will I have to replace all the fluid?

Not difficult.

Most of the fluid will leak out.

[lvm3sm46]

How difficult is the shim install with the pump on the car? Also will I have to replace all the fluid?

[Thoglan]

Any issues so far with purple tag?

Nope, my m3 is out of commission atm rebuilding the motor. Never ran into issues prior though. Set of square 9.5 wheels arriving mid March so will see if that starts causing issues. I am not a very aggressive driver on the street however, so my experience could be different.

That being said, I kept my original rack so if it started playing up I'd just put the old one back in. The difference between the two racks was not that huge.

[S3diment]

S3diment 2002 mk20 car here, if you have a rhd car a solid steering coupler could be nice. Installed on mine but yet to drive with it. I also have a purple tag rack, no issues with it but yet to take it on track with the new rack nor do I run an aggressive wheel set up (yet).

Any issues so far with purple tag?

[Volke]

I wish I could remember his forum handle. I know he was from Norway or Sweden or something like that. He posted in the DME threads a bit, and drove a 318ti or 325ti compact. Terraphantm might remember him.

Us MK20 guys need to pool some money together to throw at whoever can figure this out. This NEEDS to happen.