11-01-2017, 07:49 AM
So, my power steering lines have pooped the bed. Possibly due to a mistake on my part, possibly due to these being prone to corroding and failing.
So far, the leak is only on a low pressure return line that is a "hard line" with a rubber coating on it. While diagnosing it, I made the hole worse and managed to introduce air into the system. I'm getting tires on it right now and managed to limp it here before the reservoir went dry. The pump is very loud now and the fluid is foaming up and the steering gets tight. Hopefully a bleed will take care of that. To say I'm upset is an understatement.
The worst part is, to replace all of the lines would be entirely too much money considering upcoming bills. I'm trying to just replace this one line that failed and see where it gets me, but I can't find confirmation on what the part number is.
I believe it is #12 here, but the diagram doesn't look exactly like what it does in the car.
http://toyotapartsestore.com/2007-toyota...s-8416245/
Are there any shops around here that could make that line for me? I really don't want to spend $80 on that.
Here is the line in the car with the patch I attempted so I could limp it a mile down 7. This is the driver side, that's the battery and the ac compressor. Opposite the side with the PS pump.
So far, the leak is only on a low pressure return line that is a "hard line" with a rubber coating on it. While diagnosing it, I made the hole worse and managed to introduce air into the system. I'm getting tires on it right now and managed to limp it here before the reservoir went dry. The pump is very loud now and the fluid is foaming up and the steering gets tight. Hopefully a bleed will take care of that. To say I'm upset is an understatement.
The worst part is, to replace all of the lines would be entirely too much money considering upcoming bills. I'm trying to just replace this one line that failed and see where it gets me, but I can't find confirmation on what the part number is.
I believe it is #12 here, but the diagram doesn't look exactly like what it does in the car.
http://toyotapartsestore.com/2007-toyota...s-8416245/
Are there any shops around here that could make that line for me? I really don't want to spend $80 on that.
Here is the line in the car with the patch I attempted so I could limp it a mile down 7. This is the driver side, that's the battery and the ac compressor. Opposite the side with the PS pump.
Current:
2011 F150 Platinum | 1995 BMW 325i | 1983 BMW 320i | The MMoped | 2008 BMW 128i
Past:
1996 Toyota Tacoma: | 1992 Mazda Miata | 2002 BMW 325i |
2003 Toyota Tacoma | 1995 Miata M Edition | 1997 Subaru Outback |
1992 Mazda Miata | 1990 BMW 325i | 2007 Toyota 4Runner |
1995 Ford Windstar | 1987 BMW 325i | 1987 BMW 325 | 1990 BMW 325i Vert |
2018 VW GTI | 1990 Mazda Miata | 1989 BMW 325i Vert | 2015 Fiesta ST | 1983 BMW 320i parts car
2011 F150 Platinum | 1995 BMW 325i | 1983 BMW 320i | The MMoped | 2008 BMW 128i
Past:
1996 Toyota Tacoma: | 1992 Mazda Miata | 2002 BMW 325i |
2003 Toyota Tacoma | 1995 Miata M Edition | 1997 Subaru Outback |
1992 Mazda Miata | 1990 BMW 325i | 2007 Toyota 4Runner |
1995 Ford Windstar | 1987 BMW 325i | 1987 BMW 325 | 1990 BMW 325i Vert |
2018 VW GTI | 1990 Mazda Miata | 1989 BMW 325i Vert | 2015 Fiesta ST | 1983 BMW 320i parts car
