Power Steering Leak From High Pressure Hose

[rule1110]

hi there

I noticed my power steering oil is leaking quite badly from the high pressure coming out of the pump. I've had this problem before but it was fixed by tightening the high pressure hose connection to the pump but this did not seem to work this time. To fix it do I need to buy a new high pressure hose and what will this cost to get fitted?

cheers

[davidald]

easiest way is buy high pressure hose and attachment to pump, they then clip together. There is a way to seperate the two so you dont have to buy a new hp hose but its tricky. Search the forums its in there. Whatever you do act soon or your alternator will be shagged.

[TURBO4LT]

Make sure its not just the o-ring undo the hose from the bottom of the pump and see what it looks like that's all that was wrong with mine.

[rule1110]

do I need to empty the fluid out before I undo the hose or plug it somehow. I started doing that but thought the fluid might start coming out and I had nothing to plug it with.

[TURBO4LT]

It will come out slowly just put a rag under it till your done

[rule1110]

I bought the repco hose today for 88 bucks and it comes with the o-rings. A mechanic is gonna put it in tommorrow for me, he said something about the repco hoses shuddering but the cost of the ford hose would have been about 4x as much I don't really care about it shuddering too much

[mic]

the problem is ford do them up too tight !!! to stop it leaking in the future dont do it up so tight !!!

[60BRH]

You can get good non genuine, this changes the pump mount fitting, to a standard type, and gets rid og the oring on the tube. You need to make sure exactly where it is leaking, as on the std fitting there are 2 orings, 1 you can change on the taper seat, and one on the tube, you cannot change.

Try your local powere steer shop, they import these type of hoses, 1/2 the price of genuine.