Ok its a 2000 Accord with 120k on the clock, had it 4 years now, one of the best cars I have ever had.
Power steering was working fine, but began to leak, leak traced to both pipes on low pressure PS return circuit (in front of Rad), heavily corroded.
Rebuilt return circuit by attaching hydraulic hose to good sections of pipe, used old pipe on brackets to zip tie new hose to. New Fluid in
Ran car for ages, no leaks, jacked up car bled air out. Started her up, pump silent (no weird noises) Test run - no power steering
Stripped her down again, no leaks, jacked up , spent all day turning wheel with engine both off and on - no more air - no power steering.
Ran car for a full week, 66 miles a day to work and back, PS fluid checked twice a day - level unchanged, car parked each night over white sheet - no leaks. No power steering
Jacked her up turned wheel etc - no air. No PS
Up on ramps, looked at Power Steering Pressure switch, fine no problems that can be seen, good connections
Took return hose off reserviour, put return hose in container, ran car, pump definitely moving fluid around system, flow seems healthy. Flushed all PS fluid put new in, Bled air out of system. Test Run - no power steering.
Just ran her for another week - no leaks, no air - no noise from pump - no power steering. I know someone has the answer to this. But what is it?
Am I missing the obvious like a fuse????
Get your thinking heads on lads - I will be forever grateful
Power steering was working fine, but began to leak, leak traced to both pipes on low pressure PS return circuit (in front of Rad), heavily corroded.
Rebuilt return circuit by attaching hydraulic hose to good sections of pipe, used old pipe on brackets to zip tie new hose to. New Fluid in
Ran car for ages, no leaks, jacked up car bled air out. Started her up, pump silent (no weird noises) Test run - no power steering
Stripped her down again, no leaks, jacked up , spent all day turning wheel with engine both off and on - no more air - no power steering.
Ran car for a full week, 66 miles a day to work and back, PS fluid checked twice a day - level unchanged, car parked each night over white sheet - no leaks. No power steering
Jacked her up turned wheel etc - no air. No PS
Up on ramps, looked at Power Steering Pressure switch, fine no problems that can be seen, good connections
Took return hose off reserviour, put return hose in container, ran car, pump definitely moving fluid around system, flow seems healthy. Flushed all PS fluid put new in, Bled air out of system. Test Run - no power steering.
Just ran her for another week - no leaks, no air - no noise from pump - no power steering. I know someone has the answer to this. But what is it?
Am I missing the obvious like a fuse????
Get your thinking heads on lads - I will be forever grateful
