PS pump problem
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From: SF
2003 CLK 320
PS pump problem
So heres my story
one day when making a turn fully locking the wheel, i heard a strange noise coming from the engine bay....i figured it was a lack of ps fluid. verified that it was a lack of ps fluid. bought some pentosin at napa. filled it.
it was good for about 2 weeks. no leaks on the floor.
then about a week later, the sound came back. so i put more fluid in it..but now i started to notice that the there would be a small drip on my garage floor.
brought my car into an indy that was recommended by others...talked to Randy from Octane...turns out my o-ring from the ps unit split. replacement cost 450.
then i get a call from him saying my pump is good but the high pressure hose went bad. so thats another 100.
posting this as a data log for anyone with future ps problems.
when i searched, those that brought it to the dealer, they said it was the entire rack and pinion which costs roughly 1k.
good thing i went with an indy!
picking her up later today after the work is done!
one day when making a turn fully locking the wheel, i heard a strange noise coming from the engine bay....i figured it was a lack of ps fluid. verified that it was a lack of ps fluid. bought some pentosin at napa. filled it.
it was good for about 2 weeks. no leaks on the floor.
then about a week later, the sound came back. so i put more fluid in it..but now i started to notice that the there would be a small drip on my garage floor.
brought my car into an indy that was recommended by others...talked to Randy from Octane...turns out my o-ring from the ps unit split. replacement cost 450.
then i get a call from him saying my pump is good but the high pressure hose went bad. so thats another 100.
posting this as a data log for anyone with future ps problems.
when i searched, those that brought it to the dealer, they said it was the entire rack and pinion which costs roughly 1k.
good thing i went with an indy!picking her up later today after the work is done!
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From: Llandudno, Cape Town, South Africa
late 2009 CLK 350 Coupe Elegance, '65 Jaguar S Type wires
That hp hose to the banjo fitting on the rack is a common failure with age.
Which O ring has failed? 450 sounds like a lot of money to replace an O ring but it depends where it is.
Which O ring has failed? 450 sounds like a lot of money to replace an O ring but it depends where it is.
