93 Sentra power steering leak

[Honda_Lady]

Trying to chase down all the known places that the power steering system leaks, because mine is leaking like a mofo. I know for one thing that my high pressure hose to the pump is leaking but that entire side of the engine bay is coated in power steering fluid.

Thanks in advance.

[cp[mike]]

its usually the pump itself, or the hose/connection like you said. It might help to start by degreasing/washing the engine bay to see where it starts from, the wetness down the side of the engine bay might just be the pump leaking over time, being spread out by the wind of driving the car down the road.

Otherwise I would suggest just following the lines down and around the engine bay - I know a lot of times they are a combination of sections of rubber hose joining various sections of metal hose - being an older car, the metal hoses often rust out, or the junctions dry out and start leaking.

[Fleetw00d]

One thing I've found on our CBs is that the hose clamps they used were two loops of wire around the hose. The wire loops over time dig into the hose and effectively reduce the clamp of the hose to the tube. Remove the loop clamp and install wider band type hose clamp.

[Honda_Lady]

its usually the pump itself, or the hose/connection like you said. It might help to start by degreasing/washing the engine bay to see where it starts from, the wetness down the side of the engine bay might just be the pump leaking over time, being spread out by the wind of driving the car down the road.

Otherwise I would suggest just following the lines down and around the engine bay - I know a lot of times they are a combination of sections of rubber hose joining various sections of metal hose - being an older car, the metal hoses often rust out, or the junctions dry out and start leaking.

Thank you I've got engine degreaser already, I'll see if I can get it cleaned up by Wednesday.

One thing I've found on our CBs is that the hose clamps they used were two loops of wire around the hose. The wire loops over time dig into the hose and effectively reduce the clamp of the hose to the tube. Remove the loop clamp and install wider band type hose clamp.

Thank you for trying to help, I don't have an Accord anymore, mine went to the junkyard. I have a 1993 Nissan Sentra now.

[Fleetw00d]

Thank you for trying to help, I don't have an Accord anymore, mine went to the junkyard. I have a 1993 Nissan Sentra now.

I realize that you're working on a Sentra; my point was to check if/where screw loop type clamps are used, particularly on high pressure lines.

[Honda_Lady]

I realize that you're working on a Sentra; my point was to check if/where screw loop type clamps are used, particularly on high pressure lines.

Oh, ok. When I looked today, those didn't look the same as the Accord, but I didn't look all the way down the side so I'll be sure to look tomorrow, thank you.

[Honda_Lady]

Got a junkyard H/P power steering hose, will get it on tomorrow hopefully.

[Honda_Lady]

Got the junkyard h/p hose on the car, and used the engine degreaser on the engine bay on the passenger side and rinsed off the engine. Still trying to get it filled back up with fluid.

[Honda_Lady]

After changing the H/P power steering hose, even if it was just a junkyard hose, it has had fluid in it for the first time since we got it! So I think that problem is fixed for now.

[bobbycos]

cool