Posted on 07/25/2024 1:10:01 PM PDT by Paul R.
Well, I'm just full of questions this week! This one should be pretty easy: Are there any brands of automotive aftermarket power steering pumps that FReepers have had good luck with?
"Good luck" in this case means proper operation and no leaks for over 50k miles, preferably over 100k miles. Slight difficulties in installation, I can overcome, as I do most minor repair work on my cars myself. And I've studied vids and forums when it comes to instructions on bleeding the steering system hydraulics, things to watch out for during installation, and so on.
It looks like the Lucas oil PS Stop Leak and the Blue Devil product require another bottle (or two?) every year or so, assuming they work on the 1st application anyway?
If your leak is due to seals that have shrunk, a little time may be necessary for the stop leak to work on the seals and hopefully recondition them enough that they swell and properly seal.
My present vehicle had a PS leak maybe 4-5 years ago. A single partial fill of Lucas in the PS reservoir was enough and there have been no leaks since.
I also recall that on an older vehicle I had with a PS leak, a single dose of the Lucas into the PS reservoir was enough to fix the leak for several years. That leak never reappeared.
Hope you have similarly good luck.
Whoa - Rural King is showing a QUART of the Lucas PS Stop Leak for $16, online (free store pickup). And my RK credit card will give me a 5% rebate toward future RK purchases, too. We’ll be going right past RK today, so, I may well return the Wal Mart purchase...
How big was your PS fluid reservoir / can you guess how much Stop Leak you added? From drained, to “Cold Max”, the reservoir in this Outback looks like it’s somewhere between 6-8 oz. Cold Min to Cold Max (my usual refill of the leak) can’t be over a couple oz. or so. Might not be enough? To add more I’ll need to drain the reservoir. Tight, but doable without pulling the reservoir out, I think...
Noted on the time aspect — that seems reasonable for the stop leak to absorb into the gaskets and seals. Maybe a couple weeks if the car is used daily for roughly 50 miles trips (my wife going back and forth to work)?
One was a full sized car, the other a minivan., What the exact capacities are/were, I don't know.
In both cases, I seem to recall initially adding about half a quart of Lucas and then following up a week or two later with maybe half a quart and that was it. No further leaks.
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In both cases, I seem to recall initially adding about half a quart of Lucas and then following up a week or two later with maybe half a quart and that was it. No further leaks.As I recall, in both situations, car and minivan, the reservoirs were about 1/2 - 2/3 empty.
I added Lucas to the fill lines.
Sometime later, the level had fallen to maybe 2/3 full. This seemed normal since the seals and gaskets needed some time to rejuvenate.
I topped off with Lucas and never needed to add more.
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