Power Stearing Hose
 

Well iv got this leak on my power stearing hose i was wondering what everyone thought of spraying flex Seal on it iv tryed alot of things but still came up with nothing if anyone has any other suggestion please share.:o

NO.


get it fixed, properly.

yea i would if i could i dont have much cash available right now.

This is one where you DO IT RIGHT.

I have to agree with Amerikaner here, you need to repair this properly by getting a replacement hose. You can't doctor up these hoses due to the high pressure, and if you were able to it wouldn't last long at all(probably less than a day). If your strapped for cash check out a local junkyard for one that's not damaged, you may luck out. Its a route to take until you can afford a new one, or until that one breaks.

FYI: This should be in the 5th gen section not the fluids section

Just about every older nissan develops a leak from the PS hose

Fix it correctly the first time. This isn't something you want to do a halfazz repair on because it will not work. Save up your money and do it right.

how longs the hose?

depending on the style, hose places can just replace the rubber part for cheap. a buddy of mine works at a hose distribution place and makes up hoses for me. shouldnt be too much to do

theres no alternative to either getting the current line properly repaired, or getting a new line. if cash is tight, go to a junkyard and rip it out of another car yourself. a PS line from pull it yourself junker shouldnt be more than 10 bucks. the power steering system is under high pressure, flex seal will just make it piss out again in a day or two if that

This is a copy of a post I just made in my build thread. If I'm reading this correctly you have a leak from one of your rubber lines, not the hard lines. In that case, do what I did!

During the previous weekend at the garage I had noticed what appeared to be a substantial either oil or power steering fluid leak. Up on closer inspection, it looked like it was coming from the two rubber hoses coming out of the PS reservoir. I knew when I did the PS cooler that those lines were leaking a bit of fluid, but at $30+ each from the dealer (they are molded hoses), I decided to wait it out. Well I guess they've been under a fair amount of stress and started leaking more than before. Take a look and see:

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New hoses!
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