Thanks for posting this. Helped me to do it myself. What worked best for me was removing the cowl and pulling both hoses up through the engine bay do that I could easily replace the O rings. I then reattached them from below through the wheel well.
thanks for the video. I did this repair and it worked. Here's a new one to add to your tricks.... Next time you have a hard to reach O-ring that won't come off, touch it with a nice hot soldering iron. It will melt in half. That's what I did. It was nice.
This was very helpful. Thank you so much. On the 03 CRV it's easy because the pump is right on top, but now I have a civic and the engine bay is CRAMPED!
Brother I just finished replacing the o rings like ur video illustrated...it freaking worked!! 😁...I basically loosened the the part with the two bolts and big o ring and let the power steering fluid drip out a completely.them I replaced the big black o ring but didn't tighten the part yet n it was a pain in the ass getting the back bolt which is 10 mm.I used my husky flex bend ratchet and it saved my ass for the back bolt.You can buy it at home depot.$34 bucks but so worth it....My o ring was blue( big one) from the auto store.then I took out the side one closer to the engine and it was one screw.i took it out and saw it did not have a o ring.so I put the smaller o ring( red)but also received a black one that the steering pump kit I bought on it and tighten it good .then tightened the two bolt part back in.I used the 10mm socket 3/8 for all 3 bolts.Obviously the power steering pump resovoir was empty due to me draining it in the beginning and filled it back up.filled it to the recommended line on it and it worked! No more noise😁thank u so much brother ..I owe l u a 12 pack
Noticed a fluid leak when I changed the oil. Could not trace it but changed out the power steering o rings. No more power steering fluid leak. This Civic has 145,000 miles. Still going strong.
i literaly have the same mileage and same leak issue.. i found that it was right where the o rings is.. hopefully this week i change it... any info on what you used to take it out (tools) if diff from video? and was it the same method as the video?
Back in the day, my Honda dealership fixed this for me (under warranty) by swapping out the entire steering rack. It would have been a $2,000 job. Crazy!
Great video. I really like how you show how to position the wrench; that is something so many other productions don't do. Thank you for the great video.
very helpful! I did find that I was able to get to that upper bolt with no problem at all, just using a deep 10mm socket, 1/4" drive. I got the lower O-ring off by squeezing it with my fingers, making it easy to slip a pick underneath and pull it off. My upper o-ring must have fallen off because I could never find it :)
@@asbodo32 I just changed out my sister-in-law's leaking hose on her 06 Civic, I found the low pressure hose was the leak culprit and I also couldn't find the old O ring, it wasn't on the hose that plugs into the pump and I felt around and couldn't find it in the screw hole so I hoped the orange O ring was the right one-crossed my fingers and went for it - no more leaks....success.....
@@tonyjordan1320 wow great. A few days ago, I went and did the low pressure hoses and pipes complete plus new o-rings just incase and 4 days in and it seems as though my fluid level is the same and hasn't went down, fingers crossed but I think it is fixed
Great video! This is the problem I am having. I can't get that top bolt off! Or the other line, 1 bolt! Going to wait a day, and try again tomorrow! Great video!
I have high hopes it will work for you. My son's civic hasn't had a single issue with his power steering pump since I did this o ring swap, and that was 4.5 years ago. :)
@@DoctorFixMaster I just used your video to fix my sister-in-laws civic...the low pressure hose was the one leaking so that's all I replaced & it worked!!!! I learned just what you meant by hugging the axle and the brake rotor..LOL...
Thanks DoctorFixMaster. Just replaced both O rings, hopefully now I don't have any leaks from now on!! I want my 2009 Civic to last me at least 300k miles lol
For the u-joints, I use a piece of electric rap it around the joint and it will make it easy to access the hard to reach tight spot, and will keep the u joint stiff.
Thanks for the video! For the record, there was a TSB relating to this, 06-020, where the inlet elbow on many '06 cars were manufactured out of spec and caused premature leaks, so they recommended replacing the elbow along with the o-ring (and clamp too). The part was revised some time after the TSB, so there may have still been issues with the original replacement part. I wonder whether it's worth also replacing the elbow with the revised part on newer cars when doing the O-ring. revised elbow: 56123-RNA-A02
Thank you for the video advice. My power steering reservoir seems to be always covered in power steering fluid, beside leaking all over. Do you think possibly due to bad "O" rings, the air is being sucked into the system and creating foam inside the reservoir? I've noticed that when I check the reservoir when it's hot, there seems to be lots of air bubbles. Also, is it possible to get a small cordless impact ratchet to break the 10 mm bolts? I'm having troubles with a socket and box wrench to break them free. Thanks!
I've never known any electric device that generated enough torque to break loose frozen bolts. You just need long breaker bars for that, but once they break loose, electric devices are great for bolt retrieval and loosening/tightening. First you need to determine if the fluid level is normal. If there isn't enough in there, it isn't beyond possibility for air bubbles to come back up and out. With a normal fluid level, that should not happen. If it happens anyway, that would indicate something severely wrong with your power steering pump. Any o-ring leak that was severe enough to allow that should be spilling fluid all over in your garage as well.
Hey, I’m loving the tutorial so far! But I’m having some trouble reaching the further of the two hoses on the pump. I can reach the closer hose bolts but I can’t seem to maneuver far enough to the second. Is there any advice you can offer to help me get past this?
I'm afraid I have nothing to offer but what I demonstrated in the video. You have to maneuver a u joint socket up in there with the wrench occupying whatever space that will allow it to move to break it loose. With those u joint sockets, it helps if you can hold on to it while you torque it to keep it from flopping around so it delivers a good twist to the bolt.
On my 2006 Honda Civic LX, I have removed the 1-screw connector and the orange o-ring...but my replacement (91345-RDA-A01) is much smaller than the one I removed; the new one is 13mm and the one I took off is 17mm. Did you have this issue, too, and just stretch the replacement to fit?
No, I didn't have that problem. Do not stretch o-rings that are too small. It will leak if you do that, and you'll do a lot of work for nothing. You'll have to do some kind of investigation to find out why your 91345-RDA-A01 is not original equipment for your car. You have to have the right part or it won't work.
Thanks, @@DoctorFixMaster! There appears to be a glut of wrong-sized kits on the market. I'm going to try Dorman's Power Steering Pump O-Ring Kit, p/n 926-157. Its specs match the O-rings I removed. Thanks for the informative, helpful video!
Thanks, I had fun experimenting with that. :D One guy called me out on it and said it was irritating and loud. I guess you just have to have a sense of humor. :D Thanks for watching!
I went to my local dollar store for a pan, sold out, I was walking out when I passed the aluminum throw away turkey pans, a dollar each. Heck yea, fold em up and toss em when done, no cleaning.
Mine did the exact same thing you described in the video. But my power steering reservoirs full,?? Now the power steering will cut in and out while I'm driving lol is it the pumped or the 0-ringd?
I call O-rings gaskets all the time. Yes, some people take offense to that in the auto world, but if you know the context of what you're talking about, they're basically interchangeable terms.
I did not drain the fluid first. I didn't start with a full reservoir, so the amount that came out was less than that. In any case, the fluid isn't terribly expensive, so I would recommend just putting some kind of catch basin below the hoses to catch whatever comes out when you disconnect them. It isn't a lot as I recall, probably around a quart or so.
Hello, mine is having the power steering reservoir bubbling a lot (and spilling on the floor from the top of the reservoir) and just now I have a noise when steering. Will this fix my problem or I need to replace the pump?
Impossible to say without taking it apart. If some other seal in your pump or your pump housing has cracked, it will obviously have to be replaced, but if you start with the procedure I've outlined and it does happen to be the o-rings, you've saved yourself quite a bit of money. Good luck!
@@DoctorFixMaster Thank you sir, now I have squeezed the P/S reservoir cap completely shut with a nylon bag. No more leaks from the cap but still a boiling effect. Is this normal, should I still be worried?
@@primavera919 There's no way for me to show a better angle on it because it is so tight in there. My best suggestion would be to find a parts diagram of the power steering pump and take note of the position of it that way. Then you can feel for it up there where you can't see it very well. It's there. You just need to know where the bolt is that you can loosen to free it.
After you replace the o-rings and ensure that the fluid is at nominal levels in the power steering system, the effect should be immediate in quieting it down. If it doesn't, you have a more serious problem.
Can I use the 3/8 ratchet or does it have to be the 1/4 ratchet? I don’t have that size!😩 ive used the 3/8 on the back jose with one bolt. Haven’t tried the other hose yet.
My only guideline is 'whatever works'. A smaller 1/4 ratchet will give you a tiny bit more wiggle room, but if you can get a 3/8 back there, go for it.
Wow didn't know you could get to it from the tire, I removed the cowl piece and leaned over the motor, replaced both rings, but my input shaft seal leaks too, pffft. its way slower but no satisfaction.
Will this put fluid all over the back of the engine? I have oil all over and know its leaking power steering fluid. Just trying to make sure I don’t have something else going on. Guess only way to know, is try one thing at a time.
If your seals are bad, you can leak power steering fluid from the pump. All over the back of the engine? The transmission filter is back there. If the hoses on that crack, you'd have an oily mess. Best of luck!
@@seabass22 Either of those could produce leaks if they fail. If what you're seeing isn't power steering fluid or engine oil, or transmission fluid, check your brake fluid reservoir. It has to be something. That's a pretty good candidate if it's clear.
Nope. It was pretty low already anyway, and I'm not sure there is a drain plug or any means of doing that cleanly. If there is, please post it. That would make the job a bit easier and less messy.
Thanks for the video. Did your power steering pump make noise when you turned the steering wheel all the way to one side? Were there bubbles in your power steering reservoir? My father's 8th Gen Civic doesn't have any of those symptoms but sounds louder than usual all the time. It doesn't get louder when making a turn. It's just a consistent loudness.
I didn't notice bubbles in the reservoir...just that the reservoir was dropping too fast, and the fluid ending up on my garage floor. The noise was pretty consistent no matter how hard I turned the wheel. Swapping out o rings is a good, cheap 1st attempt, but if the noise continues even when the reservoir is full, and you're seeing bubbles in it, it might be time for a new power steering pump, unfortunately.
I feel like I missed a step somewhere. When I tried to do mine, the power steering assembly is still blocked by a bunch of stuff. Is there one more thing that needs to be dropped to get to it?
It should be just like this if you're working on the same car. Maybe the Si model is different? If you have unclipped the plastic clips and moved that plastic cover out of the way like in the video, you should be able to get enough access to do the job.
My hum was due to the lack of fluid. That was corrected when I topped off the fluid. The o rings didn't have anything to do with the noise, but new ones corrected the leaks. There will be a certain amount of normal operating noise, but that definitely increased when my fluid leaked out and got excessively low.
@@hamzam.9815 If it has plenty of fluid and is still making loud or strange noises, that's probably what you're looking at, unfortunately. That does seem too soon for a steering pump to go out.
Depends on how bad the leak is. For what I was fixing in this video, probably not. I was losing a lot of fluid on my garage floor, and it was enough to lower the reservoir and make a lot of noise. I have used the stop leak however in my old Toyota mini van, and that worked pretty well. I don't think you're going to hurt anything by trying. The ps reservoir is one of the few places in a car that I'd be willing to try something like that.
hello sir, i have Honda civic 2011 4 door.i saw a oil leak under the steering pump.i went to mechanic they just see the leakage and told me to replace the pump and also my steering wheel is hard to turn.if the leakage happen means why the steering oil cane not empty and i can see there is oil on the steering cane. please need your suggestion. i make call to Honda spare part shop they said the pump cost 1000 dollar.i am screwed up.
In that scenario, I would first top off the reservoir with fluid and give it a test. If it isn't hard to steer and its not making any strange noises, then what I described here in this video is likely your problem. If you top off the fluid reservoir and you are still having issues, I'm afraid you probably will have to replace your pump. Good luck!
I don't know any of the specs on the o-rings, but at the end of the video you can see the Honda part numbers for those. From those you should be able to look up the specs on them, in case you were after some equivalents that weren't original Honda OEM parts. Since they are just o-rings though, its easiest to just pony up a few bucks to get these. You might also find the specs in a factory service manual (which I don't have - they charge a whole lot for those nowadays). Good luck! :)
This was the worst job I've encountered so far while working on my daughter's 2007 civic. Did the ball joints before this and ball joints are way easier and not maddening like this job.
This guy spends minutes talking about the dumbest things but when it comes to important things like how he took everything off and on he just speeds threw it, un F N believable
Says the guy who can't spell "through". In spite of sharing very helpful information to thousands of gracious and grateful people, there's always some whiny crankpot who just wants to bitch and lash out. That says more about you than me, my friend.
Possibly. You might get away with a single jack on the one side. Only you can be the judge of whether that will give you enough maneuvering room to get it done. The trouble with Civics is they are already so low to the ground. You have to crank the jack pretty high and torque the frame to make enough room to get under there. That's why I prefer the jack stand solution, and also because my hydraulic jack is a little bit leaky. It doesn't stay up long, but the jack stands solve that.
Thanks for the quick reply! I bought a couple of cheap jack stands and will attempt your method using the stock scissor jack to place the jack stands. Got the O-rings for $1.61 and $1.91 from the dealer so if this works the fix will be well worth the jack stands. I noticed the leak while changing my oil and was initially convinced it was oil. Traced it to the P/S pump which is coated in fluid. My fluid is below the min marker and I did notice bubbles after turning the wheel back and forth. I may also attempt to replace the AC coil/clutch while I'm in there. I can't tell you how much I appreciate youtubers like you who make these projects do-able for somewhat mechanically inclined but generally clueless individuals like myself. The amount of money to be saved is incredible with a bit of research, some help from folks like you and a Saturday afternoon. You should consider setting up a Patron account so folks could throw you a few dollars if you saved them a few hundred.
Oh man, I change this fuc*** o'rings, but the leak continues!!! OMGGGG, I tested a lot of rings (original too). I need something diferent, alternative. Help me!!!
Take heart. Mine leaked just a little bit at first too, but once those o-rings soak up a little fluid, they sealed up nicely and I haven't seen any drips or drops since. Keep wiping off the excess and keep it clean, and there is a decent chance that it will seal up. Good luck!
Look for the part numbers at the very end of the video. They are on the two bags I show. Just Google those numbers and several options for purchase should show up. ebay, Amazon, etc.
Did anybody else come across having no O Ring in the smaller hose. I felt around with my finger and I couldn't find anything. The elbow piece sat at an angle after tighting.
You get a good look at both of the o-rings if you watch the whole video. Not a good sign if you don't see any o-ring there already, but the fix is to replace them or install one if it's missing. There should be an obvious groove where they both sit in the hose connectors.
When I removed the top hose, the o ring stayed seated in the power steering pump. I removed it with a pick. No groove for me on the top hose elbow. I put the new right on the top and inserted it, then tightened down and it seemed to seat where it was supposed to.
People with leaks report bubbles in the lines, which tells me the fluid circulates pretty well and any air that gets in there should escape through the fluid reservoir. I also don't think there is any kind of zerk fitting for "bleeding" operations like you find on brake calipers.
Thanks for the video. Just a minor suggestion, the text indicating that they are o-rings is more than sufficient. The loud "DONG" noise (which is CONSIDERABLY louder than your voice) is unnecessary, and after the first time, rather obnoxious.
The filename I gave it is 'hammer_donk'. I thought some cartoonish noises would liven it up a little. Comic relief. Sorry it got on your nerves. You're the first that cared enough about that to comment on it.
It wouldn't be that bad except that the audio was kind of quiet, and so I had to turn it up quite a bit. Then I get the loud "DONK" sound. First time was funny, then after that it was like, 'ok, that's pretty loud!'
You got that right. Since the leukemia diagnosis and the stem cell transplant, my mouth has been like the Sahara. You wouldn't believe what the doctors did to my body to give me a second chance at life. I sound like I have a mouthful of mac & cheese, but it sure beats being dead. :)
