I changed my power steering pump and my pressure hose broke. Can I drive my car without the hose until I can replace it?
Sep 3, 2018 at 5:54 AM
Power steering pressure hose broke
JOE MOLINA
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You can but running the pump with no or low fluid will damage it because the fluid acts as lubricant, coolant and the pressure media for the pump. I would change the line or if you just do not have time or the money at the moment you could disconnect the return line and connect it to the pressure line and just let it circulate fluid through the pump to protect it.
Why did you change the pump? Noisy or what?
Why did you change the pump? Noisy or what?
Sep 4, 2018 at 8:42 AM
Because the car was park for two years and it has a lick in the pressure line and the pump sis and the pin of the pulley broke so the pressure hose.
Sep 4, 2018 at 9:23 AM
Hello, I am Danny.
As Steve stated. Driving/moving the car with no fluid in the pump will ruin it. If a piece of the old hose is long and pliable enough to run from discharge to return ports just use that with hose clamps and fill the pump with fluid if you need to start/work on/move the car temporarily until fixed. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
Danny-
As Steve stated. Driving/moving the car with no fluid in the pump will ruin it. If a piece of the old hose is long and pliable enough to run from discharge to return ports just use that with hose clamps and fill the pump with fluid if you need to start/work on/move the car temporarily until fixed. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
Danny-
Sep 7, 2018 at 9:32 PM
Hello Joe, Any update? Hopefully that you replaced the hose or bypassed it for now.
Sep 8, 2018 at 11:30 AM
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