randy toad

i lost all power steering and steam shooting out the bonnet after closer inspection one of the pipes had split that goes to the top of the rad its a my99 any help would be greatfull as i need to fix it at the weekend and will have to get the bloody train into work tomorrow

Ian

iTrader: (10)

has the belt come off the power steering?

randy toad

not that i am aware of but i forgot to add there is oil sprayed all over the air filter maf etc on that side

adzer

iTrader: (13)

coolant pipe bursting wouldn't cause the power steering to fail, sounds like a snapped belt that has hit the pipe and split it???

could be wrong but just a guess

randy toad

thanks i will ckeck tomorrom it was dark when i broke down just patched it to get me home i was only up the road from house

randy toad

belt is still in tact nothing else has mooved just a lot of oil looking stuff all over the place

nampahc01

your power steering pipe will have burst then. hence steering failure.

the U bend pipe above the radiator common for corrosion.

replace pipe, fill back up with power steering fluid and you'll be back to normal.

randy toad

cheers gonna do it today

mrbenbod

I have a similar problem,
I think it's the pipe with a u-bend that sits in front of the radiator, although it must be a tiny leak.
Any ideas where to get a replacement pipe ,other then from subaru as they only sell the whole assembly which is £120+ !!!!
Perhaps some sort of pipe bent into shape would do?
Also how do I drain the power steering system?

joey_turbo

iTrader: (26)

You could just get a new pipe made up. there is a firm in Essex, Abbey Hoses, that make re-inforced hosing. There is probably loas of other firms that do it across the country.

Ian

iTrader: (10)

Ebay is your friend, and there is a few people on here braking classics