ok heres the deal. about a month ago i was comin back from my friends house. i stopped at a stoplight and sat there. all of a sudden i see white smoke come from underneath the hood, so bein me i start flippin out about it. i hurry home and pop the hood. i see power steering fluid leakin from around the assembly. its leakin right in front of the engine and leaks onto the exhaust manifold and causes it to smoke. my question is how do i stop this leak?. Now i have Mitchell On-Demand, and for u all who dont know what that is, its like a diagnostic program that u can get on ur computer that mechanics use to find common problems and fix error/codes for every make and model car out there. Well i looked on here and it came up under RECALLS and said that itll leak causin smoke to occur and it even said it could start a fire. I realli dont feel like replacin the whole assembly cause i dont wanna spend alot of money fixin it since i have my civic to worry about. can i just put some kind of sealer around where its leakin to stop the leak. PLEASE HELP!!!! lol...thanx guys...

 

Is it like apin hole or a tear? Also, I'm having a hard time understanding, where is the leak coming from? The PS pump or a hose?

 

i cant tell, mostly likely a tear, its the hose...not the pump...if my digi wasnt broke i would of posted a pic to show u exactly where its leakin..

 

If you can, replace the hose. I dont know of any way to patch a hose up. Hoses are cheap. Just replace the hose, make sure you have something to catch the escaping PS fluid. Refill, then with the motor running, the cap off (off the PS resevoir) start turning the steering wheel from lock to lock. Replenish the PS fluid as necessary.

 

thanx guys...i went to a salvage yard near my house yesterday and found the whole power steering assembly for 30$. The guy knew my dad so i got a nice deal.

 

replace the high presure hose it's veryyyyyyy comon for leaking on the exhaust manifold

 

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for that software..$199 down and $164/month for 12 months..damn

 

yeah not cheap at all. My dad paid 1700$ for the whole program, and trust me, for that price, its worth it.