electric power steering disadvantages

[rey7tiam]

Yung altis at city yata ganito ang steering system. Anong disadvantages nito? Kapag nisabak sa gutter deep na baha magluluko na ba? Salamat tsikoteers

[crazy_boy]

Pag Mahina battery mo hindi na siya gagana. Ilaw na yung EPS.

[confused shoes]

Baha wise, paheras lang dapat sa hydraulic kasi nasa steering column naman yung electric motor nya saka watersealed naman siguro.

[ghosthunter]

Yung altis at city yata ganito ang steering system. Anong disadvantages nito? Kapag nisabak sa gutter deep na baha magluluko na ba? Salamat tsikoteers

if the electric powersteering fails, you cannot repair it. You will have to replace the entire steering column.

[jut703]

Hindi lang Altis and City ang may EPS. Majority of sedans and CUVs have tossed out hydraulic steering systems for these electric systems.

Generally, they're lighter than hydraulic systems, which is good when you're parking or driving about at city speeds, but isn't that desirable during spirited driving through corners. EPS systems are also touted to be more fuel efficient than hydraulic systems.

[Type 100]

My 2005 Jazz has electric assist for its steering. Never had problems with it in terms of reliability...and I drive on racetracks. I've taken it through a few floods and I haven't had problems.

Switching from hydraulic to electric assist steering can be unnerving at first though. Driving at highway speeds, the steering wheel can feel a little too light and over-sensitive at the beginning. You eventually get used to it and "trust" the steering's new weighting, though.

If the electric assist does go out for some reason, though, expect the helm to get pretty heavy. You essentially have unassisted steering when that happens.

[renzo_d10]

The Vios has EPS as well.

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*Type 100: Someone told me that whenever power goes out, mas mabigat daw i-steer ang hydraulic versus EPS. How true is this?

[Type 100]

*Type 100: Someone told me that whenever power goes out, mas mabigat daw i-steer ang hydraulic versus EPS. How true is this?

It's been a while since I've had to live with a car with hydraulic power steering to the point that I had to steer it without any assist, so I can't comment in a timely manner.

Suffice it to say that both types are pretty much the same when the assist goes away. You can expect similar things to happen: It's going to be a pain to turn the steering wheel when the car is stationary, but the effort goes down when you try to steer while in motion.

A few months ago, I had the misfortune of trying to get my Jazz to steer to the side of the road when its battery conked out on me and refused to start the motor. Between trying to push-start it on my own and steering the thing to the side, it was a huge effort!

[niky]

Both EPSand hydraulic are heavy ass MoFos when the car is off.

One trick we've learned on track is to saw away at the steering wheel before starting a timed lap. This overloads the EPS on some cars and makes the steering heavier. Makes for more even steerig assist and more precision. Wish you could do that with hydraulic...

EPS in general feels very light and numb, but this is because of motor placement. Most place the motor at the wheel. Those who place the motor at the rack itself have feel that's just as good as hydraulic. Some also go for electrohydraulic, which has hydraulic assist wi an electric pump. Both systems are just as good as hydraulic, and have the added advantage of having more even steering effort... Many hydraulic racks tend to "pulse" when you let off the gas or jump on the gas in the corner, as the hydraulic pressure changes with engine speed.

[rey7tiam]

Thanks sirs sa inputs..

*ghosthunter? Whole system replacement? Sir naexperience nyo na ba? Anong oto?