Power steering hose burst...!

[Three Thousand Five]

Afternoon folks :wink:

Had a nasty moment with my 3500 'Degsy' a couple of weeks back when one of the PS hoses sprung a leak in heavy traffic, luckily I was only a few yards away from our works car park and managed to get in there safely... liftng the bonnet it turned out to be the longish hose which is secured by a clip over the front of the block, but it was hidden by the cowling on top of the radiator. Not having anything in the car to get it sorted I called the AA and the young chap who came out managed to tape the hose up ok, it all seemed fine when I fired her up again but as soon as I turned the wheel the PS fluid got the better of the tape and sprayed itself all over the engine bay (assisted by the rad fan of course!) so I ended up going home with Degsy on the back of an AA flatbed. Closer investigation revealed said retaining clip had somehow worn through the hose.... now the time has come to fix it and I'm wondering if I need a specific replacement hose or will a generic alternative suffice, and where is the best source to buy one from...?

I've never had to carry out any work of this sort on any of my P6s so far, so any help would be gratefully received folks.... cheers!

Nidge :wink:

 

[harveyp6]

I've seen those hoses for sale NOS quite often on ebay, and I'm sure some of the major P6 specialist suppliers would have them. If not remove it and take it to PIRTEK (other suppliers are available) and they'll make one up to match it.

Taping it up showed they had little grasp of the problem....

 

[Three Thousand Five]

Thanks Harvey, I'll give ebay a try and failing that, your other suggestion :wink: .

 

[billoddie]

If you want a temp fix whilst you sort a new hose...cut it at the problem and join it via a hollow piece of suitable sized alloy pipe...fastened at both ends with good hose clips.
This will suffice until you obtain better...I had a pirtek quote...$250...ended up getting a 2nd hand one in good nick for $50

 

[Three Thousand Five]

Great idea - thanks for that :wink:

The AA man's taping up of the hose was really just an attempt to get me home (about a mile away from work), but as soon as I turned the wheel I felt it tighten up and the fluid we'd just topped up made a sharp exit!