Power Steering:
Check the power steering fluid level and pump belt tension .
Start the engine, let it idle, and turn the steering wheel from lock-to-lock several times to warm up the fluid.
Attach a commercially available spring scale to the steering wheel. With the engine idling and the vehicle on a clean, dry floor, pull the scale as shown and read it as soon as the tyres begin to turn.
If the scale reads no more than 29 N (3.0 kgf, 6.6 lbf) the gearbox and pump are OK.
If the scale reads more than 29 N (3.0 kgf, 6.6 lbf), check the gearbox and pump.
EPS:
Start the engine, let it idle.
Attach a commercially available spring scale to the steering wheel. With the engine idling and the vehicle on a clean, dry floor, pull the scale as shown and read it as soon as the tyres begin to turn.
If the scale reads no more than 29 N (3.0 kgf, 6.6 lbf). If it reads more, check for steering linkage
Source: Honda Civic Service Manual
