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Compton.Sydney
Registered:
January 2004
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Powersteering Leak
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Tue, 10 February 2004 04:12
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Got a leak with my powersteering. Theres a rip on the zig zag thing on the left could this be the cause of the leak?
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
September 2003
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Re: Powersteering Leak
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Tue, 10 February 2004 04:20
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Afraid not. The 'zig zag thingy' that you refer to is one of the outer boots, and they are there to keep the dust out.
If you have a leak, it is more than likely one of the seals is worn and needs to be replaced by rebuilding the rack, or having a s/hand unit fitted
Cheers
Michael B
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Location:
tas
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June 2002
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Re: Powersteering Leak
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Tue, 10 February 2004 05:30
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you need to find where the leak is comming from, that in itself ain't easy sometimes.
Mine had been leaking for about 6 months before i found out where it was leaking. Try to clean up all the leaked power steering fluid, then take it for a drive and then check to see if you can spot the highest point where its leaking from.
mine turned out to be the power steering pipes. Let me tell you fixing that was a major pain in the ass, getting the bastard off and getting a replacement hose made up at enzed then putting it back on is not a job i'd like to do again.
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Location:
Castlemaine Vic
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: Powersteering Leak
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Tue, 10 February 2004 06:40
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another ma70 failing?!
just notoiced that iv got a power steering leak also!  and i cant seem to find where its coming from!! tho there seems to alot of oil around the bottom of the I/C theres no hoses that are leaking ect so i dunno 
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Location:
Compton.Sydney
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: Powersteering Leak
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Tue, 10 February 2004 06:44
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Well i know where its leaking from. That "zig zag" thing has a rip there and bottom of the "zig zag" thing theres hole heap power steering fuild and shit. To mention doesnt leak straight away sometimes after 2 weeks month depends not sure 
ae92 rolla
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I supported Toymods
Location:
I renounced punctuation
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Powersteering Leak
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Tue, 10 February 2004 06:49
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Bro, I'd do a 1-8-7 on it and bust a cap in its ass.
Very likely an end seal has failed. Reco the unit.
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Location:
tas
Registered:
June 2002
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Re: Powersteering Leak
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Tue, 10 February 2004 06:51
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you have the red fluid on you IC? perhaps it's leaking from those steel power steering lines that go infront of the radiator? try cleaning it all off and seeing if it gets on there again, perhaps you spilt some on the IC by accident, i did that and thought it was another leak, but it wasn't.
by the way in your signature it sounds like you have modded your 7m abit, but how come your only getting 135rwkw? isn't that abit low? stock 7mgte should get 135rwkw if not abit more?
nigz, i think you will find the zig zag rubber boot things arn't leaking, there just collecting power steering fluid which is comming from somewhere else. Both my rubber boots are ripped in half too i need new ones.
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Location:
Compton.Sydney
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: Powersteering Leak
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Tue, 10 February 2004 06:53
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BRO i already did on tha nigga' didnt help
Yeah thinking the same. The previous owner said he took it to a mechanic and he was told a valve was busted.
You can get new rack from jap wreckers ay?
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Location:
Compton.Sydney
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: Powersteering Leak
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Tue, 10 February 2004 07:00
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| dingaling wrote on Tue, 10 February 2004 17:51 |
nigz, i think you will find the zig zag rubber boot things arn't leaking, there just collecting power steering fluid which is comming from somewhere else. Both my rubber boots are ripped in half too i need new ones.
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Ah ok fair enough. prob a valve what the pervious owner said. Its still smooth steering not like hard or anything
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Location:
Castlemaine Vic
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: Powersteering Leak
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Tue, 10 February 2004 09:00
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uh huh, thats where it must be coming from, those pipes up in there, only lines i could see are the ones to the oil cooler, and then i cant see up in behind that, may have to check that out 
as for the power out put, thats just what came with the car when it was rebuilt in `03, so im guessing it was straight after they rebuilt, since iv had the car it hasnt been dynoed, but soon will and i'll slap the lexus afm in too.
what would a rough power out put be atm?
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