Hey I was checking on my EJ8 engine and noticed that the ground from the chasis was bolted to the power steering?! Doesn't it go to the valve cover?Can anyone confirm.

 

yeah it normally goes to valve cover and radiator frame with 10 mm bolts.

 

Cool thanx.By the way this ground is coming from near the headlight bolts.Is there any disadvantage to not have it connected to the valve cover?I mean does it matter or make a diffirence.

 

I'm confused...it should go from the PS mount to the chassis. I mean it's ok to have it go from the VC to the chassis but that's not how it comes stock.

 

What??? Ok what's the correct way? Now im confused.I don't know if it goes on the power steering bracket or Valve Cover.Which one is it from factory?

 

On my Y7 it goes from the PS bracket to a 10mm bolt near the headlight.

 

PS bracket is factory. If you're worried about it, daisy-chain another wire from the PS bracket to the valve cover. Boom. Both bases covered.

 

Funny, I always tought it went on the vlave cover.Can anyone confirm what McVtec is saying.Also what's the piont of this ground?Whether it goes on the PS bracket or the VC.

 

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i dont have a ps pump or bracket. thats why

 

On both my b16's it came attatched to the valve cover bolt but on all the d-series ive seen it was on the p/s bracket as mcvtec said..

 

I dont run it there at all. Looks nasty. As long as theres a ground wire to the engine itll be grounded. Almost everything attached to the motor can be used as a ground point.

 

if your really worried about it, get out the fluke and check it all out, if the valve cover grounds it out better hook it up there, if the ps bracket grounds it better leave it. you can always get some 8g spearker wire, and run multipule grounds straight to the negitive on the batt. seen that done alot, not sure how much it helps. they claim a few extra hp and tq, but i guess i dont have any dyno sheets proving this.

 

^^^^^ Check it out and you can find the better ground.

From previous experience B series have it on the VC and D series have it on the ps bracket.