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Power steering pump leaking when not running?
I have a ford EF and the power steering pump casing crimp looks like it has a leak because I put a piece of paper underneath the pump for 1 hour with out engine running and there is fluid towards to front of the paper.
After power washing it to clean it up.
The discharge line is not leaking because I can drive over 500 km in a few days without loosing much fluid but when parked for 2 weeks the pump was nearly out of oil.
Can I solder the pump casing where its crimped to the front plate without causing any damage to the rest of the pump its self.
Ps My mate will not have it the the crimp is leaking.
3 Answers
- bandit_60Lv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
if the pump is crimped then probably the seal around the pump is leaking !
- g-manLv 78 years ago
I'm not really clear on what you mean by the crimp but I can tell you that you are not going to be able to solder and part of the pump to repair a leak. If the housing of the pump is leaking its one of two things and neither one will be fixed by soldering. One is a bad seal, the other is a cracked case and in both scenarios the answer is a replacement pump. If the leak is in a hose it can also be replaced but forget the idea of soldering to repair it.