Power steering leak?

Boss_Taco77

Boss_Taco77

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So I have a slow leak which I’m pretty sure is just my hose that goes from the reservoir to the steering rack. My fan blows it all over so it’s hard to tell if the hose is cracked anywhere. What I plan to do is put nice clamps on the hose so hopefully it can hold it a little tighter to the nips. [emoji28] IMG_9604.jpgIMG_9605.jpgIMG_9608.jpgIMG_9609.jpgIMG_9610.jpg
 
So I replaced the hose today and some nicer clamps. Man it was a pain getting it back on the reservoir [emoji28] cleaned the bay the best I could so I’m hoping that was my leak and I’ll be good from here on haha I’ll let you know IMG_9617.jpgIMG_9618.jpg
 
Alright guys got a new one for you my boot tore about two months ago. Last week on my hunt it got real muddy and I’m guessing something got into a seal let me know what I need to fix I know the boot forsure [emoji28]IMG_0930.jpgIMG_0877.jpg
 
Boss_Taco77 said:
Alright guys got a new one for you my boot tore about two months ago. Last week on my hunt it got real muddy and I’m guessing something got into a seal let me know what I need to fix I know the boot forsure [emoji28]View attachment 20904View attachment 20905
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The boot is a cheap replacement. If grime and dirt got in there it’s gonna have to be dealt with. They keep boots on there for protection...... you don’t want dirt on the inner parts. Hopefully it’s not full of dirt.
 
Bogunn said:
The boot is a cheap replacement. If grime and dirt got in there it’s gonna have to be dealt with. They keep boots on there for protection...... you don’t want dirt on the inner parts. Hopefully it’s not full of dirt.
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Is there a seal where the rod comes out of the rack or does the boot hold the oil in
 
Update on my leak. I ended up waiting out my leak and fixed my boot. I’ve been using the lucas oil rack and pinion stop leak and it’s been about two months with a very slow leak and now that I’ve got most of that oil in the system it has completely stopped leaking. I would have to say that the Lucas oil works great for a low pressure leak [emoji1417]IMG_1302.jpgIMG_1303.jpgIMG_1304.jpg
 
Boss_Taco77 said:
Update on my leak. I ended up waiting out my leak and fixed my boot. I’ve been using the lucas oil rack and pinion stop leak and it’s been about two months with a very slow leak and now that I’ve got most of that oil in the system it has completely stopped leaking. I would have to say that the Lucas oil works great for a low pressure leak [emoji1417]View attachment 22697View attachment 22698View attachment 22699
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Been there, soon after the leak became alot bigger in my maxima.
Don't fool yourself, u put on a band-aid. Be prepared for an eventual failure. At least u bought some time now.

I'm also unsure if the mixture will become caustic.... Sometimes that happens with fluid mixing. Again, I'm not sure tho.
What I do know is when your ready to fix the problem, alot of us have flushed with Valvoline atf maxlife with no problems.
 
Boss_Taco77 said:
Is it just a standard hose I can buy at auto zone or somewhere similar like that I’ll still put the nicer claps too
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Make sure you get an SAE J2050 rated hose. Its designed for higher pressure and ATF / power steering fluid.

Edit: just thought that's probably the return line in the picture? If so that would be J189 or J1532 hose.

The auto parts store will usually give you fuel line which will turn soft from running PS fluid through it. It slowly eats away at it and it's not rated to the same psi and temp.

I've specifically asked for power steering and transmission hose and every time they give me a fuel line. They usually just let me go into the back and find the hose myself.
 
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ToyTaco04 said:
Make sure you get an SAE J2050 rated hose. Its designed for higher pressure and ATF / power steering fluid.

Edit: just thought that's probably the return line in the picture? If so that would be J189 or J1532 hose.

The auto parts store will usually give you fuel line which will turn soft from running PS fluid through it. It slowly eats away at it and it's not rated to the same psi and temp.

I've specifically asked for power steering and transmission hose and every time they give me a fuel line. They usually just let me go into the back and find the hose myself.
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Well based on the images looks like the leaking line was the suction line for the pump. Or an overflow. Which is low pressure. There would be fittings on the high pressure lines.
 
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