Hello!
I wanted to share a new bit of info related to new (in 2026) Power Steering Pumps that appear to fit and function on 1G DSMs that are nearly bolt-on ready.
I learned that the Mitsubishi L200 from ~1986-1994 is virtually exactly the same as a 1G DSM pump. I ordered one for about $85 bucks shipped and have some side-by-side pictures. I still need to go thru my car's rack before I actually run this pump, but I will get to that at some point hopefully soon!
Bagged new L200 Pump
Pump on stock mounting bracket, bolt holes line up perfectly!
Another view
Looks like the back-side bolt hole for the L200 is a smaller thread... Slightly different but a collet and a smaller bolt will get around this. Easy enough!
(Not pictured: the front side bolt holes are ALSO smaller, so they will need to be dealt with as well!)
Measure from the sensor knob to the banjo bolt mounting surface on the l200 pump
Another difference, the pressurized hose mounting port protrudes a bit further out (and is not a banjo stud...) compared to the stock pump shown below. Hopefully this is negligible.
Here is the L200 with some different hose fitting on the left and the stock pump on the right with the banjo stud hole. I don't know what the l200's fitting size it but it looks like it will take a large JIC type fitting? TBD!
Finally the pulley. It's virtually 1:1
Here's the stock pulley on the left and the new L200 pulley on the right. I did measure from the outside. I also measured from the bottom of the V channel but it was hard to demonstrate that they're virtually the same. I would guess the L200 pulley is about 1mm smaller.
So what does this mean? I think we will be able to start buying new in box 1G DSM Power Steering Pumps, assuming there are no other major issues like significantly different pressures, etc. These appear to be virtually the same.
Now normally I would want to do a teardown to see if there's any significant difference internally but... We dont have to!
There's an entire remove reman replace video of an L200 pump on Youtube. We can see that, internally, as far as I can tell, there is no general difference between these L200 pumps and 1G DSM pumps. Ironically that KYB pump in this video appears to be the exact same KYB pump I serviced and did comparison pictures with.
how to replace oilseal steering pump L200 Mitsubishi
Of course time will tell if these work but I did not find anyone else mentioning L200, Mighty Max, D50 Pumps across the forums.
Either way, I wanted to share this as I know other folks are stressing about the unavailability of PS pumps... So have at it!
I wanted to share a new bit of info related to new (in 2026) Power Steering Pumps that appear to fit and function on 1G DSMs that are nearly bolt-on ready.
I learned that the Mitsubishi L200 from ~1986-1994 is virtually exactly the same as a 1G DSM pump. I ordered one for about $85 bucks shipped and have some side-by-side pictures. I still need to go thru my car's rack before I actually run this pump, but I will get to that at some point hopefully soon!
Bagged new L200 Pump
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Pump on stock mounting bracket, bolt holes line up perfectly!
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Another view
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Looks like the back-side bolt hole for the L200 is a smaller thread... Slightly different but a collet and a smaller bolt will get around this. Easy enough!
(Not pictured: the front side bolt holes are ALSO smaller, so they will need to be dealt with as well!)
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Measure from the sensor knob to the banjo bolt mounting surface on the l200 pump
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Another difference, the pressurized hose mounting port protrudes a bit further out (and is not a banjo stud...) compared to the stock pump shown below. Hopefully this is negligible.
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Here is the L200 with some different hose fitting on the left and the stock pump on the right with the banjo stud hole. I don't know what the l200's fitting size it but it looks like it will take a large JIC type fitting? TBD!
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Finally the pulley. It's virtually 1:1
Here's the stock pulley on the left and the new L200 pulley on the right. I did measure from the outside. I also measured from the bottom of the V channel but it was hard to demonstrate that they're virtually the same. I would guess the L200 pulley is about 1mm smaller.
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So what does this mean? I think we will be able to start buying new in box 1G DSM Power Steering Pumps, assuming there are no other major issues like significantly different pressures, etc. These appear to be virtually the same.
Now normally I would want to do a teardown to see if there's any significant difference internally but... We dont have to!
There's an entire remove reman replace video of an L200 pump on Youtube. We can see that, internally, as far as I can tell, there is no general difference between these L200 pumps and 1G DSM pumps. Ironically that KYB pump in this video appears to be the exact same KYB pump I serviced and did comparison pictures with.
how to replace oilseal steering pump L200 Mitsubishi
Of course time will tell if these work but I did not find anyone else mentioning L200, Mighty Max, D50 Pumps across the forums.
Either way, I wanted to share this as I know other folks are stressing about the unavailability of PS pumps... So have at it!
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