Does power steering fluid smell?

[grahamb]

Rather than put the hood up this morning in the rain, I parked the car in our loading bay. After I moved it this afternoon, on the floorthere was more than a drip of something oily but practically odour free. Crawling underneath, and parked-up this afternoon somewhere else, there is nothing obvious, but I wondered if it was caused by tight turning on the power steering getting it out of a tighish space as I seem to have a small leak on the power steering pipework near to the o/s cylinder head.

Does pressure increase on lock and does power steering fluid smell?

Thanks in advance.

[NickA]

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Yep it smells and it's a different smell from oil and hypoid.

[grahamb]

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I think I might have a leak from either UKC1442 or 1443 - are these easy to change?

[Stevekid1]

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Hi Graham,

I changed the high pressure pipe UKC 1442 very recently and its pretty staight forward and took about half an hour all told. You will need a container to catch the fluid when you undo the pipe and will need to bleed the system by turning full lock in each direction a few times once you have fitted the new pipe(s) and topped up the system. Take the time to route the new pipe properly as the new one I got from Robsport was a slightly different shape to the one I took off. Good luck.

Steve

[Bob Heritage]

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Just changed the high pressure one on mine. Fairly straight forward job, just make a note of where the route ofthe existing pipeis before you take it off. If it is leaking it is as well to change it as the fluid makes a hell of a mess if it bursts.

[Guest]

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Stevekid1 wrote:

Hi Graham,

forward and took about half an hour all told. You will need a container to catch the fluid when you undo the pipe and will need to bleed the system by turning full lock Steve

Hi, it's much easier if you use one of those handwash bottle tops, the one with the pump, with a bit of washer tube to extend it, easy - and free ! Martin.