I started my car this afternoon after work only to hear that dreaded awful sound that happens when you have no power steering fluid.
Having no choice, I had to limp it home (luckily only an 8 minute drive). I got home, put a little bit of fluid in it and inspected the lines to see where it was leaking. It ended up pissing out of the p/s cooler line in front of the intercooler where the bracket is that holds them together vertically.
I removed the bumper etc. and got the pipe off. There were two parallel cuts in the line that looked like they had been sawed. One of them had made it deep enough to cut a hole where the leak occurred.
Upon checking the bumper to see what might have either hit it or cut it, I noticed the small metal clip that retains the bottom grille had been bent, I took it off and placed it against the cuts in the pipe...perfect match.
This clip looks like it had been bent for YEARS. This rubbing had been happening for quite some time and it all decided to let go today.
Luckily my dad can make a new line, but I'm lucky it happened so close to home, there's no way I could've limped it any further than what I did. I just hope there's no damage to the pump.
I just find it real interesting/strange/weird etc. how this could've been happening for so long and noone had any idea.
On a side note I discovered I have aftermarket horns
Or I think I do anyway!
I'll take pics of the pipe and the clip later.
Having no choice, I had to limp it home (luckily only an 8 minute drive). I got home, put a little bit of fluid in it and inspected the lines to see where it was leaking. It ended up pissing out of the p/s cooler line in front of the intercooler where the bracket is that holds them together vertically.
I removed the bumper etc. and got the pipe off. There were two parallel cuts in the line that looked like they had been sawed. One of them had made it deep enough to cut a hole where the leak occurred.
Upon checking the bumper to see what might have either hit it or cut it, I noticed the small metal clip that retains the bottom grille had been bent, I took it off and placed it against the cuts in the pipe...perfect match.
This clip looks like it had been bent for YEARS. This rubbing had been happening for quite some time and it all decided to let go today.
Luckily my dad can make a new line, but I'm lucky it happened so close to home, there's no way I could've limped it any further than what I did. I just hope there's no damage to the pump.
I just find it real interesting/strange/weird etc. how this could've been happening for so long and noone had any idea.
On a side note I discovered I have aftermarket horns
I'll take pics of the pipe and the clip later.