leaky power steering

**Pia Evangelista** · July 19th, 2007 07:28 PM

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** · July 19th, 2007 08:58 PM

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** · July 19th, 2007 09:18 PM

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** · July 20th, 2007 07:53 AM

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** · July 20th, 2007 08:45 AM

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** · July 20th, 2007 01:38 PM

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.

**Galactus** · July 20th, 2007 06:07 PM

Pag PS leak, usually ang main pressure hose ang may tama. Medyo mahal to, kasi may steel-reinforced ito at may check-valve, para walang backflow. Ordinary rubber hose lang naman ang return hose, kaya mura lang yun. But if you buy a replacement pressure hose, chances are may konting ugong, and occasional stiffness, unlike if you use OEM.

Kung R&P, pwede ipa-hard chrome, but its not recommended. Best way is to buy a brand-new replacement, dahil super-mahal ang OEM.

Replaced na both the Pressure and return hoses in my Sentra & Accord, replacement nga lang. Ramdam ko yung difference bet. OEM and replacement. Ok lang, kasi sa Sentra 7.8k ang orig, samantalang 1.4k lang ang replacement. Sa Accord, more than 12k, yung nabili ng mekaniko ko, 2.2k lang.

May oilseal ba ang PS?

**fourtheboys96** · July 21st, 2007 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by Galactus

Pag PS leak, usually ang main pressure hose ang may tama. Medyo mahal to, kasi may steel-reinforced ito at may check-valve, para walang backflow. Ordinary rubber hose lang naman ang return hose, kaya mura lang yun. But if you buy a replacement pressure hose, chances are may konting ugong, and occasional stiffness, unlike if you use OEM.

May oilseal ba ang PS?

can a defective main pressure hose cause hard steering? i had my rack end seal and o-ring replaced to get rid of leaking fluid from the steering rack.

the leak is gone so is the power assist

. very hard steering siya. i returned the car to the mechanic. its been with him for a week na

**dencio1976** · July 22nd, 2007 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by 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?

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.

**dencio1976** · July 22nd, 2007 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by fourtheboys96

can a defective main pressure hose cause hard steering? i had my rack end seal and o-ring replaced to get rid of leaking fluid from the steering rack.

the leak is gone so is the power assist

. very hard steering siya. i returned the car to the mechanic. its been with him for a week na

steering pump siguro yan. baka nung nagleak d kagad nalagyan ng atf/power steering fluid kaya tinamaan steering pump. try mo din. pero grabe naman yun at 1week ginagawa.