SAAB 93 POWER STEERING PUMP 

Here is the exact Viton seal you need to replace the failed nitrile rotary seal: skf cr 17x30x7hmsa10v. The OEM nitrile seal has poor temperature tolerance (100C). When you do this be sure to get the Viton seal which will not fail as it is rated to 200C. Great video thanks.

Another great video. I also tracked down a leak in my P/S to the o-ring between the reservoir and the pump. Being lazy, I decided to try replacing it without removing the whole pump - just the reservoir. I knew that the top clip would be easy. And that the bottom clip would be nearly impossible - but I wasn't going to let that stop me from trying. I discovered, entirely fortuitously, that if you remove the top clip then the bottom clip acts like a spring-loaded hinge. I was able to pull down the reservoir, remove the old o-ring, seat the new o-ring (ID16mm/OD21mm NBR), push the reservoir back in, re-install the top clip and top up the reservoir in about 10 minutes. It's not often I have a win but I'm definitely chalking this one up. The 16/21 o-ring was noticeably larger than the original but it seated OK and the connection between the reservoir and pump body felt very solid as I put it all back in place. It's been a week now and no sign of any more leaks. Happy days.

This is exactly where mine was leaking from. I did the main pump seal and shaft seal to the motor side of the pump and was mad it still leaked. This helped a ton with the size when I was at Orielly looking through their red bin of rings!

I have this exact issue in my 9-3 vector, seems an inherent issue with a shaft driven power steering pump as opposed to an isolated belt driven design which is much more common nowadays

I'm already done putting the vaccum I'm half ways I have to take that center gasket I took a brake right now I got the essab package I had a nipple on my big oring thank you for ur video that's how I did my job

Excellent video. I have searched high and low for this video and yours is awesome. Thank you so much! Bravo!

Man your videos are all awesome. Thank you so much. My favorite video is the one that helped me fix my shifter. It would occasionally not engage drive when coming out of neutral, even though I would place it in drive. I followed your steps in the "too much play in shifter" video and it fixed it perfectly. I recently used this video to change the seals on my PS pump, as well as the O'ring. I also flushed the system after. Everything worked perfectly for a couple of days, but by day 3 I heard groaning noises when turning the wheel while vehcile was cold. I believe I have air in the system, as I see bubbles in the fluid and when I checked O'ring connection, its leaking a little. The O'ring I used was from a Nitrile 0-ring kit and had 15.8mm ID and 2.4mm thickness (20.6 OD). It seems to have failed. I'm going to go and try to find a size 114 O'ring, take out the unit and redo the O'ring. Will the air in the system damage my pump? Do you think I should take care to make sure the little nipple created on the outer seal from suction into engine seats back into the same area or is that not a big deal and will the seal reshape to new location? Any suggestions in general? Thank you so much!

After doing this, it does look to me like the design flaw is in the way the reservoir snaps into the pump with that single O ring making the difference between whether fluid stays, or goes. It's also gotta be kinda scary dumping that $45-a-can fluid in after you do all that and remount the pump. I guess it's not easier to test that the reservoir-to-pump connection holds before putting the pump on, so you have to just hope everything works in the end. I am about to put the pump back on.

Great work through manual. Just did it on 2005 9-3 2.0. Two more cars (2006 and 2007) to go :)

My next project, great source for Saab Repairs.

Awesome excellent tutorial mine has recently started to leak so thats a job to be done.

That last gasket had me cursing and throwing tools in my garage. 😅

Best example to date I've seen thanks! 🖒🖒

just in case someone is looking for the seals/gaskets to do this job, there is a kit on 'esaabparts.com' that comes with 5 seals to fix power steering leaks and/or oil mixing problems.

Flying MechanicDIY, Thank you so much for this very informative video. I have a 2008 9-3 2.0t and noticed recently tiny amounts of 'oil' on the drivers side of the engine dripping ever so slowly to the ground. On my hands and knees, it did not smell like engine oil and did not have the color or tranny fluid. I notice zero steering resistance nor the horrible sound of too little fluid. I traced the leak back up to somewhere on the the steering pump but I can't tell if it's the reservoir to pump or camshaft to pump. Maybe the airflow spread the fluid around at highway speed? I bought all the required seals as well as 2 metal clamps for the high-pressure hose and lower reservoir just to be safe. I'll be doing it my self next week thanks to your really good video. By the way, I don't know if it's proper here to mention where I got the parts but 4 of the 5 are Saab OEM from Europe but available up in Connecticut! I really appreciate your videos. The mechanic here in Florida told me that only a re-built is available to my car. Typical.

Thank you. Saved me a lot of stress lol

Great helpful vid. Thank you so much😊

So its that easy to change the power steering pump? I need to replace mine and its going to cost $300 something to get done but if its that easy i can do it myself..

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You can use a mirror, preferably an endoscope so you don't have to work blind at video 1:25 ...

good time to mark the notch location on the outer gasket before removal, aligns with head. If you have an inner seal leak or regardless, now is the time to flush the p/s system with fresh fluid. This should be completed or you will be replacing the rack shortly after with all the engine oil and stale fluid in it. The system is easily flushed.

My reservoir didn’t even have a gasket on it to connect to the pump lol. I have an 04 93

lots of small annoying issues on this car. simple design flaws. going through the following issues on my 2008 saab 9-3 2.0T manual with only 80k miles on it. 1) ac compressor clutch bearing replacement (very noisy bearing) 2) slowly leaking power steering pump (same as in video) 3) broken front springs (both sides broke at the bottom) 4) strut bearings 5) stiff shifting issue from neutral (kit available to solve this) 'other than these small things, these cars are solid.

if the engine oil gets into the hydraulic oil does it ruin the pump and power steering mechanism?

How much do mechanics charge for this exact job? In the uk

I like more when you speak. Great video tho. I'm going to do this to my 03 Saab 1.8 t tuned to 200hp.

Hi, How would you know you have engine oil mixed with PS fluid because the seal has failed? Is there a way of testing/checking?

I did this job a little over a year ago due to leaks from multiple spots around the pump, and it hasn't leaked ever since. But for the past three months the power steering stopped working intermittently, like one day I can start it up and it works fine, then it stops working for several days, then magically starts working again for days. But it's completely stopped the past 3 weeks. No leaks anywhere, not at the pump, not from the lines, not at the steering rack, nothing, and level on the stick sits just below Max. I'm stumped, do you think the pump died?

how many vanes are in the pump the metal inserts that slide in the slots ? I think my pump is missing one

Flying mechanicDIY, what are you using to clean the pump body? degreaser? wd40? water? Carb cleaner?

I need the o-ring between the reservoir and pump - the one without an OEM part...any place online where I can find it?

I replace this seal however I am still getting the leak, does this indicate a bad pump? I still have engine oil coming into the reservoir. Should I do the job again?

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Quick question: After replacing my seals and adding ps fluid, i noticed that the pump was pushing the fluid into my engine. Do you know what is causing this?

I just replaced both fronts CV axles, 06 9-3 2.0 and used your cable trick 👍. My steering recently got very heavy feeling, before axel change. It doesn't want to return to center like it did before. Pump isn't making any noise and works fine engine on at idle. Any ideas what to look for. Great content thanks so much for taking the time to share.

So after watching ur videos I’ve been fixing most of my problems on my 2004 Saab 93 arc except this ticking noise on cold start about a minute or so and it goes away. Would appreciate if anybody can tell me what it might be

Question: where did you purchase the green "o" ring, sealing the reservoir and pump? And does it have to be green?

If this pump is malfunctioning, can you still drive the car? Or is it an emergency situation where it needs to be taken offroad and garaged until the pump is replaced?

Hey guy. Hope you see this. Do you need to bleed anything at all or just go full left them full right on the steering wheel?

That stupid o ring that’s super wide, I can’t get it out for the life of me, I’m only on the inside though, so I’m going to try and pry from the outside, but it’s such a pain

What cleaning solution did you use in the process? I am about to fix my leaky power steering!

What did you use to clean it

Mine was low and making whining noise. I topped off with fluid, purged the air, but the noise persisted. There is definitely leakage from the bottle to pump gasket, but the fluid appears to be clean inside the bottle free of engine oil. Do you think that replacing the seals and filling with new fluid will make the noise go away? Or is it a faulty pump? Power Steering seems to be working.

Would a new pump come with new seals?

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hi, thanks for a very informative video. I am experiencing some issues with steering wheel getting stiffer i.e. having more resistance and I have checked the PS fluid and it seems contaminated with oil. Could these be the symptoms of a bad gasket between the pump and the cam? I've pumped out about 200 ml of contaminated fluid and replaced it with fresh one and the steering felt almost normal for a while. Would changing out the gasket and flushing the system cure this problem? Thanks and best regards!

Do i need to flush fluids before doing this ? Oil from engine and all the power steering fluid ?

Where did you get the kit

Idk where my fluid is going I can’t see a leak would u have any idea

When I took my reservoir off my pump there was two O-rings inside the pump shaft (where reservoir connects to pump) They were two different sizes. I was only expecting the 1 o-ring. The bigger unexpected one fits right inside the shaft hole, basically resting on the first ledge. I ordered the 1 o-ring I was expecting off esaabparts.com PN 12807476 because I had a leak between reservoir and pump. I also changed the outer shaft seal PN 12801788 just to be safe. Should I take out the extra o-ring or leave it? Any suggestions? Has anyone seen 2 o-rings where pump and reservoir meet? For size reference. The o-ring that I wasn’t expecting is a little bigger than the size of a nickel. The other o-ring is a little bigger than the size of a dime.