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power steering leak
most common source? o ring? res? lines? any thoughts?
92 svx-L 138k |
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do you see red puddles on top of engine block behind P.S. pump? if so, possible o-ring failure. if drips are coming from lower crossmember look at the hoses on passenger side back under motor, this is where mine failed, i bought a piece of p.s. hose from some other car and cut it to fit since ours aren't locally avalible.
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steering fluid lean
thanks lilbrudder, it seems to be low and on pass side. sounds like a hose, although i can smell some of it burning so maybe on engine block. i shall investigate further this weekend. thanks again.
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There are two hoses that can leak.
High pressure - has metal pipe fittings on the end - you can buy a new one $$$$ or take the leaking one off and get it rebuilt at a shop that rebuilds hydraulic hoses. Low pressure - has hose clamps on the end - you can buy 3/8" ATF line from your local autoparts store. They sell it by the foot.
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^^^yup, that burning is the ps fluid dripping on your exhaust, pretty common, but get it fixed, my bros was dripping for like 6 months when it gave way almost catching the car on fire.
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If the hose doesn't fix it, check the O-ring. That is in the How-To Documents and is an easy fix. It is a very common problem.
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PS fluid????? I thought we were supposed to use ATF in the power steering.
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Funny..................
one..................ATF is our Power steering fluid
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exactly.
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my power steering hose was leaking (the high pressure one) bought a new one from subaruparts, slapped it on pretty easily, no more dripping on exhaust!!! although im still losing a little fluid, maybe the oring, and i still smell slight burning, probably the exhaust burning off the last of the fluid. i would definitely check the high pressure hose, that seems to be a trouble one. if you can hear sizzling after a long drive and some sharp turns, thats probably it.
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