Yes another power steering thread lol. Recently bought an 09 LS. I bought it with zero power steering. Last owner claims he drove through a small puddle, and now it doesn’t steer. Two questions.
1. What fuses should I be checking?
2. Is there anyway to over ride the power steering temporarily just to be able to move it around?

 

You need to check OBD2 for codes first. These cars are computer controlled. It's not usually as simple as a blown fuse. If it were, the previous owner would have fixed that.

 

last owner was a real idiot. Like really really dumb. I will check for codes. But any advice on how to at least over ride it or what fuses to check?

 

You bought an expensive project. Most likely steering rack will have to be replaced.

 

Try these.EPS fuse (80A) in Engine Room J/B No.1

E/G RM-IG1-1 fuse (10A) in Engine Room J/B No. 2

EPS ECU fuse (10A) in Engine Room J/B No. 2

 

where is the first one located? I pulled the fuse cover but I don’t see most of the fuses?

 

Try google to locate fuse boxes by model year.

 

Assignment of the fuses in the Engine Compartment Fuse Box №1 (2009) № Name Ampere Circuit

P-J/B 20 EPS 80 A DC-DC converter

 

Is there a way to override the power steering locked? Just so I can move the car?

 

Zero codes

 

What did you use to read codes of your vehicle?

 

My Code reader.

 

Can you be more specific? A generic code reader will not be able to check anything but the main ECU. Steering is likely to have an own ECU.

 

It's generic. Can't I over ride it? Just to move it?

 

No way to override it. Your best bet is to find a shop that specializes in Toyo/lex repair. They'll have the proper software to diagnose the issue and repair it. You can google how to replace steering, depending on which flavor LS you have, it can be labor intensive. Usually water gets into the electric steering and corrodes things. Some folks buy a used steering unit.