Power Steering Repair Kit: Where to have it done

[_Cathy_]

My mechanic in Las Pinas told me that my car has a power steering leak so I bought an original power steering repair kit. I've had the repair kit done several times already by different mechanics and the last one I think was at servitec. My friend told me that it happens over time so it's understandable.

The problem is I am not confident with my mechanic at Las Pinas since this will be the first time that he will be working on the repair kit of my car. The reason why I am not confident with him is because he already made a mistake working on my car. My gas pedal got stuck at times. Good thing Autotech saw it right away and made proper adjustments. To his credit, this mechanic from LP installed my primary and secondary clutch and so far no problems (hopefully)

I was told that this type of repair requires precision or is "maselan" and would take the whole day. My dilemma is whether to have it done by my mechanic in LP or at servitec. The problem is money is tight right now so I cannot make costly mistakes. Labor with my LP mechanic is P1,800. Labor at servitec is P3,200.

[_Cathy_]

Would also appreciate if anyone could recommend a mechanic around Makati or Paranaque that is used to working on power steering repair kits.

[mbeige]

You said you've been having it done multiple times? I say you never fixed the problem.

Can you enlighten us what the problem was with the P/S leak? Just a hose? P/S pump leak? Gearbox leak?

[_Cathy_]

Yup. My friend told me that it's normal to have the P/S repair kit replaced every 2 years or so after the first time it's been replaced. hehe. Last year I had the hose replaced the leak stopped but now the mechanic said that there's a leak again. What I bought is a P/S seal kit. Don't know what type of leak. I am actually confused with the types of leaks. hehe.

[S!mpLy~2CooL4U]

Ma'am are you using PS fluid or atf?

[_Cathy_]

I use ATF coz that's what I saw in the manual. hehe.

[artpogi]

Yup. My friend told me that it's normal to have the P/S repair kit replaced every 2 years or so after the first time it's been replaced. hehe. Last year I had the hose replaced the leak stopped but now the mechanic said that there's a leak again. What I bought is a P/S seal kit. Don't know what type of leak. I am actually confused with the types of leaks. hehe.

well I don't know about your friend or your mechanic but replacing the P/S repair kit every 2 years doesn't sound normal to me.

[_Cathy_]

It seems like it's really hard to find a mechanic that's really good at working on the PS repair kit

[shadow]

^^^I don't think that is true, malas ka lang siguro at natatapat ka sa mga hinde magagaling and hinde honest na mechanic, and siguro nakikita nilang girl ka and walang alam sa car at kahit hinde maayos ang gawa eh hinde mo mapapansin....

actually any good car shop and ang good mechanic can easily replace the repair kit, Toyota pa naman kotse mo, kahit sinong mechanic kaya sigurong gawin...

ako kasi gusto ko magpagawa sa shop na malapit sa bahay para pwede mo iwanan at kung meron mang problema eh mabilis ibalik..

but wala akong ma suggest na shop saiyo sa mga area na gusto mo (LP & Mkti)

[artpogi]

cathy,

if you don't mind travelling to san juan for repairs, I recommend my friend mechanic si Ray Sarol, his celno is 09209252290, mapagkakatiwalaan yan and very competent.

He's very well known sa mga local automotive boards din, most especially sa mga local mitsubishi boards.

if you're interested just contact him and tell him you are referred by Art.

[S!mpLy~2CooL4U]

I use ATF coz that's what I saw in the manual. hehe.

Ma'am suggest ko lang po gamit kayo ng PS fluid next time..
Matapang po kasi ang atf, could easily wear out rubber.. Kaya siguro lagi may leaks..

[_Cathy_]

Is the work maselan or madali? hehe. Kasi it will take one whole day. Servitec is really near my house but labor is quite expensive. If it's really maselan then I'm willing to pay more for labor but actually I'm not sure if servitec is good din it's just more convenient. I'm scared that if the work isn't done well it might damage other parts.

[_Cathy_]

cathy,

if you don't mind travelling to san juan for repairs, I recommend my friend mechanic si Ray Sarol, his celno is 09209252290, mapagkakatiwalaan yan and very competent.

He's very well known sa mga local automotive boards din, most especially sa mga local mitsubishi boards.

if you're interested just contact him and tell him you are referred by Art.

Thanks for the recommendation. I think I'll get in touch with him for my lancer. But that's another story altogether

[XTO]

You can also bring it to different gas stations with mechanic on duty…ask for an estimate then you can compare. they have complete set of tools including lift good luck

[_Cathy_]

Will the mechanic have a harder time if there's no lift? My mechanic in LP only works on the parking lot of my suking auto supply.

[raine]

maybe try ka magchange mechanic, at pagkabaklas kailangan inspect mabuti ang parts kasi baka meron tama ang PS kaya nasisira kaagad ang seal at nag leak. Original ba or replacement lang ang gamit mo? kung orig dapat years ang bibilangin more than 5 years pa.

[_Cathy_]

The repair kit? Original

[Mile2]

+ 1 to Raymond Sarrol

Bring it to Raymond Sarrol very straight forward and honest in giving solutions to problem and does not charge too much, in fact very minimal in my opinion.

I have known a lot of mechanic but I would say Raymond is one of the best

[guido]

mam, just want to know if you went to the mechanic complaining of this leak or sya lang nagsabi? any problem with your steering in the first place? how bad is the leak? nauubos ba yung fluid

i've had a power steering "leak" for a few years now which i ignored. namamawis lang kasi. sabi ng mechanic friend ko wag na daw buksan

[_Cathy_]

Siya lang ang nagsabi ng leak. Yung steering ko matagal ng matigas compared to before I started having problems with the steering.

Before nung sira yung hose I'd refill one bottle of ATF every 2 days tapos sumisirit lalo pag nagtuturn. Ngayon wala ng tulo sa garage pero sabi ng mekaniko sa las pinas when he replaced the cam and crank oil seal na may tulo din daw ang power steering. AYokong pabayaan kasi kaya daw nasira yung hose dati kasi nababad daw sa leak ng ATF e the hose cost me around 8k