Welditup Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 My power steering pump let go on the highway this morning, luckily nothing bad happened. The pulley is no where to be found due to the shaft completly siezing up. I took a used powersteering pump off of my friends 2000 volvo xc70 awd parts car and it fit PERFECT! The best price I could find was $135 for a whole new pump which is a great deal and all but the used one from the xc70 was in great shape. While I was in there I replaced the tensioner pulley for $27. The belt is still in brand new condition so I'm going to keep it on. Luckily its only a 3 mile drive to work from my house so I limped it the rest of the way. The repair was very easy, I thought the pump would be more involved. It took about 2.5 hours. I spent most of the time cleaning the passenger side engine bay cause of all the fluid spatter everywhere,lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theForgottenone Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 The hardest part for me was putting the accessory belt back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welditup Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 I know right! I needed an extra set of hands to put the belt on. Even with the tensioner pulley pulled all the way up it still was a #*@^%. I just put 200 miles on her since the new pump and everything is running fine. Took a nice trip to Franklin,nh for a weekend getaway that was much needed,lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welditup Posted October 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 I got the worst luck with power steering pumps,lol. My second power steering pump blew. This time it was the housing. It cracked between the two hookup lines facing forward and continuing to the other side where the pulley is, causing a great mess. In about a minutes time I got easily 12oz of powersteering fluid on the ground,lol. Had to special order the pump so that's going to take 5 business days,ugh! Ending up being $120 for the pump, $16 for the belt, and $40ish for the pressure line. I'm going to take extra care and do a complete flush with the crappy pump now and another flush with the new pump. Anyone has any tips with the belt installation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1clean00 Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Any time i access the serp belt i put the car on jackstands, remove the passenger side wheel and pull back the fender liner. Also helps if you can slightly lift the motor to allow access to the tensioner with a socket wrench. Just use a piece of wood under the jack so you don't punch a hole in the oil pan. I also usually do a double wrench like this for leverage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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