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Cirrus Power Steering Fluid Leak
I'd greatly appreciate any feedback.
I have a 95 Cirrus with 55K miles on it, mostly highway miles. It is a New York car, driven sensibly, well maintained, and is always kept in a garage. The other day I went to do some errands and heard this awful squealing/whining noise which was amplified when I turned the wheel. I went to replace the PS fluid, and found most if not all of it wound up on the floor of the garage on the middle-left hand side of the car. What is the likeliehood that is is a simple hose kit replacement and what should the cost be? What are the likely alternatives and their costs? I don't know of any reasonable mechanics I can trust, and the dealer, even if they could be trusted, charge an arm and a leg. Thanks in advance. AJ |
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Cirrus Power Steering Fluid Leak
You need to identify the source of the leak. PS pump, steering rack, high
pressure hose, cracked reservoir, hole in the hose from reservoir, etc.) Either crawl under the vehicle and determine this yourself OR ask your friends and neighbors to find a service center you can trust and take it there. Good luck. Bob "AJ" > wrote in message ... > I'd greatly appreciate any feedback. > > I have a 95 Cirrus with 55K miles > on it, mostly highway miles. It is a New York > car, driven sensibly, well maintained, > and is always kept in a garage. > > The other day I went to do some errands > and heard this awful squealing/whining noise > which was amplified when I turned the wheel. > > I went to replace the PS fluid, and found > most if not all of it wound up on the floor of the > garage on the middle-left hand side of the car. > > What is the likeliehood that is is a simple > hose kit replacement and what should the cost > be? What are the likely alternatives and > their costs? > > I don't know of any reasonable mechanics > I can trust, and the dealer, even if they could > be trusted, charge an arm and a leg. > > Thanks in advance. > > AJ |
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Cirrus Power Steering Fluid Leak
Bob Shuman wrote: > You need to identify the source of the leak. PS pump, steering rack, high > pressure hose, cracked reservoir, hole in the hose from reservoir, etc.) I was hoping that if I identified the general location of the leak it would narrow it down some. I am not looking for a specific diagnosis per se - I am asking for probabilities. Thanks for your reply anyways. Anyone else care to help? AJ > > Either crawl under the vehicle and determine this yourself OR ask your > friends and neighbors to find a service center you can trust and take it > there. > > Good luck. > > Bob > > "AJ" > wrote in message > ... > >>I'd greatly appreciate any feedback. >> >>I have a 95 Cirrus with 55K miles >>on it, mostly highway miles. It is a New York >>car, driven sensibly, well maintained, >>and is always kept in a garage. >> >>The other day I went to do some errands >>and heard this awful squealing/whining noise >>which was amplified when I turned the wheel. >> >>I went to replace the PS fluid, and found >>most if not all of it wound up on the floor of the >>garage on the middle-left hand side of the car. >> >>What is the likeliehood that is is a simple >>hose kit replacement and what should the cost >>be? What are the likely alternatives and >>their costs? >> >>I don't know of any reasonable mechanics >>I can trust, and the dealer, even if they could >>be trusted, charge an arm and a leg. >> >>Thanks in advance. >> >>AJ > > > |
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Cirrus Power Steering Fluid Leak
How the hell are we going to know, He said look to see were the leak is.
Christ you lazy ****. How are we going to know. he listed the places to look to see were the leak is. If its a hose, about $100, a rack $600. holy christ get off your ass moron. costs depends on the problem and location. you want a better answer give us more info on were the leak actually is. Oh, and what general location of the leak have you identified. middle left hand side of the car, means nothing! it could be dripping from that location under the car, or flowing along other components to that spot to drop. |
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Cirrus Power Steering Fluid Leak
**** off ass hole. If you read my
message carefully I was not expecting a diagnosis, just probabilities and costs. I DID look under the vehicle you brain dead ass, but could not find the source, What a ****in butthead. ESAD wrote: > How the hell are we going to know, He said look to see were the leak is. > Christ you lazy ****. How are we going to know. he listed the places to look > to see were the leak is. If its a hose, about $100, a rack $600. holy christ > get off your ass moron. costs depends on the problem and location. you want > a better answer give us more info on were the leak actually is. Oh, and what > general location of the leak have you identified. middle left hand side of > the car, means nothing! it could be dripping from that location under the > car, or flowing along other components to that spot to drop. |
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Cirrus Power Steering Fluid Leak
Bob is right!
The real issue here is that you don't have a mechanic you can trust. Without that you are destined to getting ripped off, or paying dealer prices and maybe getting ripped off. Even if you find an honest and capable mechanic, if you dont trust them then you will feel like you are getting ripped off. If you have the skills, time and inclination you can fix these things yourself, or diagnose the problems yourself and then take it to the garage and have them fix it while you watch (almost all mechanics hate that). But it sounds like you dont really want to get PS fluid over yourself, so the key recommendation is to find a mechanic you can trust. Then keep using them, treat them well. As for your puddle of PS fluid - take it to a dealer and pay for it - then don't rest until you find that special mechanic. Dominic. Would it be OK for me to mention the name of the garage I trust? "Bob Shuman" > wrote in message .com... > You need to identify the source of the leak. PS pump, steering rack, high > pressure hose, cracked reservoir, hole in the hose from reservoir, etc.) > > Either crawl under the vehicle and determine this yourself OR ask your > friends and neighbors to find a service center you can trust and take it > there. > > Good luck. > > Bob > > "AJ" > wrote in message > ... >> I'd greatly appreciate any feedback. >> >> I have a 95 Cirrus with 55K miles >> on it, mostly highway miles. It is a New York >> car, driven sensibly, well maintained, >> and is always kept in a garage. >> >> The other day I went to do some errands >> and heard this awful squealing/whining noise >> which was amplified when I turned the wheel. >> >> I went to replace the PS fluid, and found >> most if not all of it wound up on the floor of the >> garage on the middle-left hand side of the car. >> >> What is the likeliehood that is is a simple >> hose kit replacement and what should the cost >> be? What are the likely alternatives and >> their costs? >> >> I don't know of any reasonable mechanics >> I can trust, and the dealer, even if they could >> be trusted, charge an arm and a leg. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> AJ > > |
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Cirrus Power Steering Fluid Leak
Since it now appears perfectly clear that
noone in this forum knows English, I will be bowing out now. AJ dtzjread wrote: > Bob is right! > The real issue here is that you don't have a mechanic you can trust. > Without that you are destined to getting ripped off, or paying dealer prices > and maybe getting ripped off. Even if you find an honest and capable > mechanic, if you dont trust them then you will feel like you are getting > ripped off. If you have the skills, time and inclination you can fix these > things yourself, or diagnose the problems yourself and then take it to the > garage and have them fix it while you watch (almost all mechanics hate > that). > But it sounds like you dont really want to get PS fluid over yourself, so > the key recommendation is to find a mechanic you can trust. Then keep using > them, treat them well. > As for your puddle of PS fluid - take it to a dealer and pay for it - then > don't rest until you find that special mechanic. > > Dominic. > Would it be OK for me to mention the name of the garage I trust? > > > > > "Bob Shuman" > wrote in message > .com... > >>You need to identify the source of the leak. PS pump, steering rack, high >>pressure hose, cracked reservoir, hole in the hose from reservoir, etc.) >> >>Either crawl under the vehicle and determine this yourself OR ask your >>friends and neighbors to find a service center you can trust and take it >>there. >> >>Good luck. >> >> Bob >> >>"AJ" > wrote in message ... >> >>>I'd greatly appreciate any feedback. >>> >>>I have a 95 Cirrus with 55K miles >>>on it, mostly highway miles. It is a New York >>>car, driven sensibly, well maintained, >>>and is always kept in a garage. >>> >>>The other day I went to do some errands >>>and heard this awful squealing/whining noise >>>which was amplified when I turned the wheel. >>> >>>I went to replace the PS fluid, and found >>>most if not all of it wound up on the floor of the >>>garage on the middle-left hand side of the car. >>> >>>What is the likeliehood that is is a simple >>>hose kit replacement and what should the cost >>>be? What are the likely alternatives and >>>their costs? >>> >>>I don't know of any reasonable mechanics >>>I can trust, and the dealer, even if they could >>>be trusted, charge an arm and a leg. >>> >>>Thanks in advance. >>> >>>AJ >> >> > > |
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