Power steering leak Acura/Honda 

Just wanted to take a second to say thank you. Thank you for a) giving me great information on how to see if I need this repair and how to repair it b) for no fluff in between c) for speaking respectfully whether I'm a novice or a car expert. You saved me several hundred dollars with this video and can't say thank you enough!

I was THIS close to calling the garage to get my power steering pump replaced but decided to Google my conditions, which match the ones in this video EXACTLY. Went to Honda and got a new o-ring (orange) for 0.88 cents. What the heck, wouldn't hurt to try. Took about 15 total minutes, the hardest part was removing the bolt that holds on the manifold. Replaced the o-ring, cleaned everything up and started the car. No squeak, turned the wheel from side to side, no squeak. Nice and quiet. Still can't believe this tiny little o-ring solved my problem. I was so close to replacing the pump and wasting several hundred dollars. GREAT VIDEO!

I just performed this DIY on my 2004 Honda Civic. Sure enough, The fluid was bubbling up and coming out the top of the reservoir after I shut off the engine. I took off the inlet tube and installed the new ORANGE O Ring. Ran it, checked it, and its fine now. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! Good Karma coming your way.

Thank you! You just saved me $500 at the dealership for a new power steering pump for my 2000 Honda Odyssey. The O-ring cost me $1.34 at the dealer parts counter.

YES FINALLYYYYYYY! I have a 98 Honda Accord, no one has been able to figure it out! THANK YOU!

The power steering on my RSX randomly stopped one day when pulling out of the garage. Bunch of power steering fluid came out of the cap of the reservoir and it was all foamy inside. The O-Ring was old and worn out; the advice in this video completely fixed the problem and my car steers better than ever now! Thank you for the video.

Just replaced the O-rings and no bubbles or overspill. Level dropped but topping off and steering is easy with noise going away. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Saved me money I was going to borrow for a pump. I appreciate your channel.

Great video even shows the part number. After watching the full video, I fixed my wife’s 2007 pilot in less time than it took to watch the video. My o-ring was stuck in the pump, but I got it out with a plastic trim tool.

This worked great on my 2003 Acura MDX. I changed out the o ring and racked the steering back and forth for several minutes to clear the air that's introduced during the replacement procedure. I also drove it around for a few minutes and now it's good as new. Note that after the air has been purged, you may find the fluid sitting a bit low, so I topped that off to complete the repair. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and posting this video!

06' Acura tsx fixed with this under 6 bucks! I went to the honda dealer and got the ring and steering fluid. Unreal how helpful this information was. Thank you sir :). I'm sure a shop would have just changed the pump, TRY THIS FIRST! I'm not a car guy and figured it out quick.

2008 Civic. These exact symptoms. Found this video this morning. Stopped by the dealership on my way home and picked up the exact o-ring. Got home an hour ago and did this fix. Took me all of 30 minutes. Problem solved! Thank you for the video!

Thank you so much! RU-vid has now become a place to transfer years of knowledge...and you make it a success.

Thanks for a well made, informative, detailed video. Read online what needed replacing and your video made it 100% clear what they were talking about. Even 8 years later people are are being helped by your video. Thanks for sharing.

This video speaks to the heart of an issue with a friend's '05 Element that is spewing fluid out of the reservoir like Old Faithful. We'll change those O-rings first then re-assess. Thank you for a clear video.

This man is clear, direct & knowledgable. THANK YOU! 💛

Thank you very much. I did all the steps in this video and it worked fine for me. For just one dollar I fixed my car. In the Honda they wanted to change the steering bump at USD $1000. My god, it was so easy to fix it with the o-ring! Thanks a lot and keep uploading more videos like this one. It help a lot to many people. Blessings.

Called my mechanic and he told me its the power steering pump.Then this video save the day and cost me 2.00 dollar instead of 200.00.Thank you.Thank you.Thank you.

It helps a lot and let me a better understanding of this issue "bubble or foam coming from the reservoir". Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, my dear sir!

Went through two second hand pumps before realising this was the issue. Same problem on both pump! Thanks!

I paid Someone $800 to fix the timing on my car and they messed up my power steering exactly like this.... Thanks for this video it helped a lot...

Thank you for this excellent video! Super helpful. Had this problem on my 2005 Honda Accord v6 after a cold night. Ordered the new o-ring on ebay. Got it working again! Probably the easiest thing I've ever done on a car.

Thank you for your fantastic HELP! It cost me ALL of ONE DOLLAR AND SIXTY-TWO CENTS! That was from a dealer WOW! Worked perfectly! I did have to loosen the pump to get to that bolt but well worth the trouble! Thank You!

I was about to replace the whole p/s pump on my 2008 CR-V but was luck to come across this video. o-ring cost me only $0.88 (along with p/s fluid) as compared to the hundreds I would have spent. Thanks much!

Still relevant today! Thank you sir for showing us the way to do it correctly.

Thank you very much. I paid $2.45 for the o ring and it took me 10 minutes to fix it.

this worked for me and my car just fine. saved me big time. 50 cents is allot better then 300 bucks. took only 5 minutes. Do it yourself.

2005 Honda Accord V6 - Thank you for the video it fixed the problem with my Honda. Followed the instructions and it worked perfectly.

Thanks man. No garage in Atlanta has 'ever even heard' of this issue. It was it. Saved me hundreds of dollars!

Man,i came to the net and right away i got a link to this video of yours ; i have a 1995 bmw 318 tds(in europe)doing EXACTLY that; if i am lucky it won't be too hard to fix,i'll go and see; Thanks a lot sir,i've seen some of your videos before,you are real good!! Thanks (edited): it was a crack in the P/S hose,LOW side;was sucking air in,with the same effect as the bad o'ring(with a set) you had.

you are sooo right sir....i got this problem yesturday...its works thanks

i just want to thank you from the buttom of my heart, you save a lot of my money,, i just spend like dollar just for a o-ring instead of Power steering pump, thanks again, i hope i can repay you in return,,,God bless,.

thank you, instantly fixed the whine for my car. a small 10mm wrench did the trick for me on the bolt.

Great video Sir. I had the wrong O ring for my Acura 01. Wish I saw this video first before I went and replaced the power steering pump. I could have saved time and money. You're and excellent teacher. I'm definitely subscribing to learn more from you. Thanks for sharing & posting. Keep up the great job!!

My 99 TL done, its kind of painful to do but the video is very helpful & cost me less than $2 parts than go the shop for $$$.

just drove my moms van today. really really poor power steering. gonna go trouble shoot now. thanks a lot for the video.

Thank you for this video! This was the problem with my 2006 Pilot. You just saved me a lot of money.

Thank you sir!! You save me hundreds of dollars and a buck load of headaches!!

Omg..your the man who every you are..i have a 2006 acura tl and have the same problem..first i thought it was coming from tentioning belt,but thats not it and cost me $180 and i was almost went to mechanics to day to fix the problem which is the power steering pump and i saw your video and did what you showed here and your right,thanks alot...you save me alot of money

Just did this repair the other day.....worked great !! Same exact symptoms and def. thought it was the steering pump !! Thanks !!!

Great video! O-ring ($1.52) plus half an hour and the steering on my Honda Pilot is happy again. Thank you!

This worked on my 2000 with a 3.0 V6. The setup is similar, a bit more difficult to get to the bolt is all. Thanks a ton!

Thank you, sir. Good guys like you save me so much unnecessary hardship.

Thank you so much very helpful, my Honda Accord is doing exactly the same thing, Blessings to you

I replaced every seal, all o-rings and the shaft bearing on the pump and it was a bit of a bitch due to not having a work table or vise. But I got it done. We'll see how it goes in a few days because I believe the steering rack seals are also leaking. Every pump seal was hard, deformed and brittle, it had to be done. The Low pressure connection o-ring was in the best shape but still needed to be replaced. No more noise, and very smooth operation. I only drove about 4 miles, we'll see what tomorrow tells. Not bad for 188k miles and now 190k by the time I did the repair. But the leaks were so bad that it looked like a large mammal took a diharrea dump on the RH side under the hood. Within 3 days the fluid would be so drained and there was tons of noise and the PS was not working but noisy as hell. I am suprised the pump components all survived besides the seals. The engineers designed it to keep it from running dry I guess. Because it looked beautiful on the inside.

Nice video and explanation. I think I won't be replacing the pump after all.

Thank you for this video. I was having the same problem and in fact it was my o-rings. Once switched out the power steering kicked back in and works better than ever..

thank you very much.I've 2005 Acura mdx with power steering leak and noise problem and after I saw your clip I got the ring at Honda dealer for 83¢ and :20 minutes later every thing works good. thanks again.

And i replaced 3 pumps already .-. This video helped a lot! I'm just gonna replace that tomorrow see how that goes. Thanks

I'm with this problem right now in my honda prelude, I'm changing the oring and if it fix will be happy again. thanks for the help!

this guy is one of the best mecanics i ever seen

You have just answered my prayer!! You are my Hero!!

After tax I spent nearly 75 cents (grand total) and 20 minutes (5-7 of that cleaning my hands). Noise is gone, steering is strong, you rock!!

You are the best , Honda Accord 2006 ex V6 fixed with this video. Thanks a lot

Thanks for the video! I believe it solved my problem. My steering stopped making the noise!.Thanks again.

Thanks, keep bringing videos on any acura/honda problems, we love it!!! :)

I LOVE YOU I HAVE 2005 HONDA ACCORD I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AFTER I WATCH YOUR VIDEO I CHANGE THE O RING BY MY SELF AND IT IS WORKING VERY GOOD :D NO MORE VOICE AND AIR MORE !!!!! THANKS YOU VERY VERY MUCH

I just noticed this on my 05 pilot. Thank you very much for the tip. I'm going to got get one right now.

Worked like a charm for my 2008 Honda Pilot with 150k miles. O-ring in it was original.

This is happening on my 2000 Honda Odyysey. Thanks for the info on the fix!

Awesome, mine has been making noise, i had changed fluids, flushed it out at first, it was almost black, refilled it, everything was ok till the next day, noise was back. Going to do the O ring now, pump was changed, hoses and it is still there. Keeping fingers crossed!!

finally i found the problem im facing thanks for sharing this video and the knowledge you have about leakage , o ring ,,thanks a million

In my case, I replaced the same O Ring you did and replaced the hose because it was old and cracking underneath, which cause the noise. After replacing the hose and adding fluid, the noise was there for 3 seconds and now it’s gone. Just some information: there is another video showing a second O Ring on top where the 2 bolts are.

Thank you for this. I’d try it on my car tomorrow

@sbakar True that. I understand there is also Honda specific fluid available under the Protex brand, for example.

I have to say that these is one of the best videos of youtube :) I decided to do a similar video for a fix on a corvette because of these video. good job.

This worked on my 2004 honda accord. Thank you very much for sharing this video sir!

thanks for doing this. Going to work on mine today.

thank you! spent money on changing the ball joints rack and pinion and tie rods, still had the same issue after a while. plus! a replacement for a p/s pump because i thought it was a defect. smh.

Thanks ! for knowledge.. I'm gonna check for that O-ring, before i spend over $200 on a new sterring pump..

What tool(s) did you use? There's no room for a standard socket drive

Thanks a lot. I just had that issue on my Accord. I'll try that first Peace ✌️

Thanks for your help , all that for a cheap 80 cent o-ring

I just bought a 07 Accord over the weekend and in the morning the pump sounded empty.... I thought I was going to have to replace the power steering pump but I just went to the auto parts store and got the orange o-ring which comes with the black one and a pack together ironically and it was like 12 bucks

THANK YOU BROTHER 1000 TIMES OVER......

I bought the O ring, took tube off to have more access, replaced O ring; PROBLEM FIXED!! :)

Mines don’t overflow like that but it does have a few bubbles and makes that whining sound. When I look in the reservoir there’s a few bubbles

Thanks so much! Just did mine today and it worked.

First of all, thanks a lot for sharing this tip and your knowledge. Unluckily I replaced o-ring and still have noise and bubbles (much less bubbles than before replacing it) For your information, it does not make the noise constantly. Sometimes is does, sometimes it does not. What would be your suggestion now? I was thinking in changing reservoir and hose maybe. Does the reservoir have a filter that could be clogged?

Did this job today, thanks a million!!!!

Thank you so much. Just checked and this is appears to be the problem.

Good sh!t that was exactly what was wrong with mine! You saved me some cash! I was going to replace the pump.

1999 Acura RL here. I'm guessing this is my problem too. Sounds like a small dog whimpering in the passenger compartment. 20 degree outdoor temp doesn't help o-rings either.

Pepboys charges this type of repair for about $500-600 to replace the hose(s) and ring(s).

very helpful. I'll try this process and send a feedback tomorrow.

I fixed my Accord 2004, by replacing the O-ring...big help.

Yes I did this fix to my ridgeline. Thank you for this video.

@spelunkerd He' uses a verus scan tool, They can be equiped with shopkey 5, an on line reference database wich displays 95% of tsb's and recalls. There are similar programs, Mitchell, autodata etc.

Great video. Thanks. Good to show the parts bag and part #. Very helpful.

thanks for taking your time to do this, THUMBS UP! 1 person fails at this DYI video.

@sbakar I agree. Hyundai is the same way. It's expensive. $12.00 a pint at the Hyundai dealer. Go to Kia you can get the quart cheaper. Wrong fluid = possible leaks or damage.

Thank you, for an amazing video. Tomorrow a will be replacing the o ring. I'm hoping is just the o'ring 🤞😁

very well done video, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Last tip most important

I was wondering if a bad O-ring could be the cause of a power steering leak the car that I would like to work on does not make a strange sound and it is not hard to steer it’s just leaking daily. This is very helpful!

@Mexicanadianguy... get in there with a 10mm wrench. My knuckle was too big, so I used the wrench. It took a little longer but it got the job done.

OMG, you just might have saved me over $500!!

great video clear smooth and i heard dos and donts

Brother, you are legit. Thanks

This is a good video I had the same exact noise and problem but at the mechanic now

@midnitesquirldog I disagree. I have a 2006 Hyundai Sonata V6, 107k nothing broken yet. Just scheduled maintenance.