leaky power steering

[Pia Evangelista]

hi guys! im new here. actually i joined to know if someone could help me with my car. My car is a 2nd hand 2004 toyota altis. i have a problem with my power steering reservoir just this last friday. I saw kasi na biglang naubos ang power steering ko and may sound sya. Dinala ko sya sa Rapide first and they lifted up the car, nakita ko na may leak sya pero dinala ko na lang sa toyota makati, and it's almost a week na sya dun. first, nung monday, they told me na ang papalitan
is yung kit ng rack, and they gave me an estimate of 6k plus ang magagastos. I agreed and I was kampante naman with the toyota makati na matatapos sya this thursday. SO now, it's thursday na and they called me sa office, saying na ang papalitan naman ngayon is yung buong rack and pinion daw, which is costing a whooping P53K!. They even told me na pinasok daw ng tubig ang system and sira na at kailangang palitan ang rack and pinion Pinahold ko muna yung repairing and Tinanong ko ang daddy ko cuz marami syang alam sa kotse. He told me na di naman basta basta masisira yun, besides it's still almost a brand new car pa naman dahil it's 2004 model. Papalitan lang daw yun ng oil seal ba yun or kit. I decided to pull-out n lang yung car ko and get another diagnose and opinion s ibang car shop. You guys think po na, masisira ng ganun kabilis ang rack ko? What else pa kaya ang problem why is it leaking?

[emongedmund]

mahal pala ng rack n pinion ng casa hehehe.. i had that problem before, nakita ko lang na sira ay hose clap lang. try mo ipa check bka yun lang and d naman basta basta nasisira kaagad ang rack n pinion and almost b/n pa yan unless sumadsad na sya at nadamay ang r & p. may possibility na masira sya.

[fourtheboys96]

lipat siguro ito sa workshop. or better search for threads with same topic.

btw, 35K is a lot of pesoses for a leaky steering gearbox. tama si daddy. oil seal lang yan. the challenge is to find a mechanic who knows how to fix it.

yung sa akin nasa mekaniko pa rin for a back job

[Yoda]

Had my steering fixed around a year ago at Cruven. Hindi nga lang PS yung sakin, but they should be able to handle yours.

[jiyumaico]

i had mine recently replaced.starex tong sa akin. wala naman syang leak pero pag nag full turn parang lumalaban yung gulong or naiiwan. so pacheck up ko sa banawe. ang dami pinalitan ng kung ano ano at yung rack and pinion inoverhaul.pinalitan ng langis at yung bearing s loob. sa madaling salita. gumastos ako ng 18thou ++. pero after a week, bumalik uli yung sira at napansin ko may leak na. so dinala ko muna sa casa para macheck up.ang sabi dun. once nabuksan ang R&P, bihira ang makakaperfect ng pagbabalik at talagang most of the tine nagkakaleak, kaya dapat talaga pag may diperensya ang R&P ay palit na kagad. so balik uli ako sa banawe for backjob, 3x ako pabalik pablik dun pero di talaga nila nagawa ng maayos. ang ginawa ko, bumili na lang ako ng brand new na replacement.made in korea din. ang gastos ko lang; brannew R&P= 4600 Labor (sa Bulacan) = 1,500.

[mazdamazda]

hehehe... another Toyota casa overpriced repair bill again story... hehehe... I was quoted 100K for the same dilemna that you have. have it fixed at Autotechnika instead.

[dencio1976]

hi guys! im new here. actually i joined to know if someone could help me with my car. My car is a 2nd hand 2004 toyota altis. i have a problem with my power steering reservoir just this last friday. I saw kasi na biglang naubos ang power steering ko and may sound sya. Dinala ko sya sa Rapide first and they lifted up the car, nakita ko na may leak sya pero dinala ko na lang sa toyota makati, and it's almost a week na sya dun. first, nung monday, they told me na ang papalitan
is yung kit ng rack, and they gave me an estimate of 6k plus ang magagastos. I agreed and I was kampante naman with the toyota makati na matatapos sya this thursday. SO now, it's thursday na and they called me sa office, saying na ang papalitan naman ngayon is yung buong rack and pinion daw, which is costing a whooping P53K!. They even told me na pinasok daw ng tubig ang system and sira na at kailangang palitan ang rack and pinion Pinahold ko muna yung repairing and Tinanong ko ang daddy ko cuz marami syang alam sa kotse. He told me na di naman basta basta masisira yun, besides it's still almost a brand new car pa naman dahil it's 2004 model. Papalitan lang daw yun ng oil seal ba yun or kit. I decided to pull-out n lang yung car ko and get another diagnose and opinion s ibang car shop. You guys think po na, masisira ng ganun kabilis ang rack ko? What else pa kaya ang problem why is it leaking?

sa worst case scenario po nyan e, baka nagkaron ng gasgas yung shaft. either way, d naman gagastos ng ganun kalaki. pabuildup lang yung shaft sa machine shop sabay palit lang kami ng oil seals. sa taxi namin tumagal naman sya ng over a year kaya kung sa private car yan, longer pa.

[Pia Evangelista]

Thank you sa replies....kinuha ko na sa casa yung kotse and they recommended nga na palitan na yung buong rack and pinion assembly if not, may tatagas pa rin. And i noticed nga na bumababa pa rin yung power steering reservoir ko ng pakonti-konti pero di na kasing grabe dati na halos maubos na yung laman...Naiinis pa ko kasi nagkaroon ng kalampag ang steering wheel ko kapag nalulubak, dati naman wala. Ibinalik ko sa casa for back job dahil naiirita talaga ako sa kalampag, pero di nila mahanap kung saan yun. Binuksan lang nila is yung sa may air bag. Tingin ko meron lang nagloose dun sa loob and di maganda pagkakabalik nila sa steering. Ano kaya yun? and why nagka-kalampag? tinatamad na kasi ako ibalik sa toyota yung kotse dahil ang tagal tagal gumawa and kailangan ko talaga yung kotse dahil sa work ko...do you guys know kung saan pala may nagbebenta dito ng Lucas Power Steering Stop LeaK? I saw kasi sa internet and okay daw gamitin yun dahil nakakawala ng leak...salamaT

[mazdamazda]

yung power steering stop leak is only applicable when your gaskets are already brittle (which makes you loose PS fluid slowly). it reconditions again the gaskets so that it would not too hard.

[otis]

Up ko lang thread na to.

Ung power steering ko matagal nang matigas pag mag turn left. Okay naman pag turn right.

After driving for 150km straight nag leak sya. Pinashop ko tapos bumili sila ng Power steering repair kit at na fix na ang leak. Pero matigas pa rin ung left.

Sabi ng shop kailangan daw linisin ang power steering pump.

Sabi naman ng isang friend ko na may shop rin, wag daw galawin ung pump kasi okay naman ung steering kung lumiko sa right. Kung pump ang problem dapat matigas right man o left. Baka nasa packing ang problem.

Any advice guys?

[otis]

Just need to add. If I let go of the wheel while moving, the car tends to steer to the right. Tires have newly been aligned.

[fourtheboys96]

if you have no power assist in one direction only, have the valve body of the assembly checked or cleaned. you may have some sticky valve inside that prevents some pressurized fluid from going to the side of the hard steer.

this may actually become some sort of an overhaul of the rack and pinion assembly since you are going to open up the assembly.

i think the pump is ok as what the other said.