I used a hand syphon pump to get all the old fluid out of the resevor and filled it with lucas power steering stop leak Power steering stop leak should be a last resort, that stuff is nasty and gums up your whole system After about 2 weeks of driving the car has zero power steering when the motor is turing less then 1,000 rpm.
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(elwesso) post by raxephon » tue jan 10, 2006 2:42 pm first off, i'm not sure about power steering stop leak, but if its anything like the stuff they make for coolant leaks, i'd avoid it like the plague
The '91 motor i pulled out of the g20 went bad because someone poured stop leak into the coolant system.
I have a slow power steering fluid leak post by freeze time » wed jul 20, 2016 1:48 pm i used that stuff that's supposed to stop the leak after 200 miles or 3 days of driving but it didn't work It seems like every 3 days or so, i need to add more fluid Is this a simple fix i can do myself or do i need to take the car to my mechanic? Power steering fluid flush post by kerrton » tue may 18, 2010 11:21 am i don't believe you have power steering fluid, nissan did away with hydraulic power steering systems and replaced them with a new electronic power steering which is maintenance free.
Power steering is a simple hydraulic in both the pump and the rack , and bar any no sha$%t leaks in hoses ,a stopleak is really gonna help/ virtually eliminate the typical drip/drop a week from 100kmi+ vehicles I cleaned up the end of the rack with simple green and shop towels, and bought a $8 bottle of lucas power steering rack leak stop I used 1/2 a bottle and it stopped the leak. (thefro526) post by thefro526 » wed mar 05, 2008 3:06 pm so just for the record i replaced my power steering line and it worked fine
There were still some minor leaks that no amount of tightening would fix
So the other day my dad brought home some lucas oil power steering stop leak. Leak in steering rack boot post by mossman77 » sat feb 20, 2010 11:34 am my 04 g35 has a slow leak seemingly coming from the passenger's side steering rack tie rod boot (not sure of the technical name) Do i need to be concerned with this From what i understand, it is over a thousand dollars to replace.
