power steering hose replacement ( how ) help

**john doe** · 11-23-2008 01:21 PM

i belive i blew a power steering presser line hose , any help on fixing it , like whats involved help , please

**mholme** · 11-23-2008 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by john doe

i belive i blew a power steering presser line hose , any help on fixing it , like whats involved help , please

What makes you think the hose blew?

**john doe** · 11-23-2008 01:57 PM

when when i turned the wheel all the fluid can out , not in the front of the eng but it was leeking in the rear behind the eng , i dont know for sure what it is yet , but my guess is the hose . i cant see any of the hoses or anything very tight in there . any idea on what to look for or what u think it is ?

**mholme** · 11-23-2008 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by john doe

when when i turned the wheel all the fluid can out , not in the front of the eng but it was leeking in the rear behind the eng , i dont know for sure what it is yet , but my guess is the hose . i cant see any of the hoses or anything very tight in there . any idea on what to look for or what u think it is ?

Sounds like it could be a hose or the rack. I was just curious how you came to the conclusion. I don't hear much about blown hoses usually.

**john doe** · 11-23-2008 02:52 PM

well its a guess . im hoping just a hose . i dont see any fluid on any of the boots , thats what makes me thing its a hose .

is it a ez job replacing a hose , or a nightmare

**mholme** · 11-23-2008 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by john doe

is it a ez job replacing a hose , or a nightmare

Never had the pleasure..Doesn't sound like fun if you can't even see where it is though

**john doe** · 11-23-2008 03:01 PM

did anyone ever mess with it ???

**baoser** · 11-25-2008 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by john doe

did anyone ever mess with it ???

The high pressure line hoses are expensive, about $300 each. They are both hard lines with large rubber hoses crimped in the middle. Banjo fittings on one end, threaded on the other, the lower hose has distinctive coils at the banjo end.

The upper hose goes from the pump (front and center, top pulley) to the lower hose. From the pump, the hose routes towards the back of the engine underneath the y-pipe. It emerges on the passenger side, you should be able to see it if you remove the accordion elbow on the intake. From there it screws into the lower hose. The lower hose routes underneath the ledge that the battery sits on to the rack. If you remove the driverside fender liner, you should be able to see the rack and lower hose.

**rms-s4** · 11-25-2008 11:05 AM

there is a hose that runs along the right side valve cover that tend to leak i have replacedthat before. check the p/s "cooler" aka the small peice of bent metal tubing in the front. the clamps there also leak. and a rack or a pump isnt uncommon either