joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 7y 5m 11d Posted 02/01/23 08:14 AM Share Posted 02/01/23 08:14 AM Posted a while back that I put in a new power steering pump after old one died and it’s always had a whine despite bleeding as per manual. I’ve now been losing fluid and just topping it up to keep it going. Finally had a look and it’s a mess fluid everywhere. I noticed that there is fluid coming out the bottom of the switch connection here. Is this a common leak point? Is it likely to just be an o ring or something I can replace or am I looking at a new switch and or line? Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,052 Member For: 16y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/01/23 09:02 AM Share Posted 02/01/23 09:02 AM It's probably leaking from the o-ring in there... is it a FG, FG2, FG-X etc or B-series? Probably the best bet is to replace it with one of these: https://www.ultimatepowersteering.com.au/categories/hoses/ford Then it should be easy enough to repair going forward if it leaks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 7y 5m 11d Posted 02/01/23 09:10 AM Author Share Posted 02/01/23 09:10 AM Ok yeah I was reading about that in a previous thread. It’s a 2012 FG II. Could I just replace the switch or that won’t solve it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,052 Member For: 16y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/01/23 09:20 AM Share Posted 02/01/23 09:20 AM The OEM line is generally non-repairable unless you're really handy working with high pressure lines etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 7y 5m 11d Posted 02/01/23 09:31 AM Author Share Posted 02/01/23 09:31 AM Ok happy to do the whole line. Can see the connections at the top easy enough. Easy enough job getting them off at the bottom near the rack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,052 Member For: 16y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/01/23 09:35 AM Share Posted 02/01/23 09:35 AM it's a bit fiddly to get spanners etc in there, but yeah, easy enough of a job. If you don't want to do it, pay a shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 7y 5m 11d Posted 02/01/23 09:50 AM Author Share Posted 02/01/23 09:50 AM Guess it just depends how much they’d charge. What you reckon in labour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,052 Member For: 16y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/01/23 10:00 AM Share Posted 02/01/23 10:00 AM No idea, I've always done it myself haha... at a complete guess an hour and a half? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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