This will make the third time in a few months that I've had to take this dang thing in for a leaking P.S. hose, all in the same place.95 Accord EX, leaking on the pressure side, right at the pump, where the metal part of the hose swedges in to the mounting assembly. The last time, the mechanic fabricated a bracket to help lessen the vibration on the connection, thinking that would help. NOPE!

Any ideas, anyone else have this happen? HELP! [:@]

 

This is the first I've heard of that issue.... Are you using honda OEM parts to replace/repair it or aftermarket stuff?

 

I'm not usre, I'm not doing it myself, having a local mechanic do it. Not a dealer but he's been a pretty shraight shooter with me before, came well recommended. He replaced the second one at no charge, and Icould see it being one aftermarket part, but the original one? In the same location? That's why I thought he was on the right track with adding a bracket to try and stabilize the hose.

I don't know, going to drop it off at 5:00, he thought he could get to it tomorrow, we'll see.

I'll keep ya'll posted.

 

never heard that before even if using non-honda hoses..

is he sure that it is the hose leaking and not the pump frt seal splashing fluid on the hose ??

 

It's definetely the hose fitting, where the metal tubing swedges into the mounting base, I can look underthat transitionand watch the drips forming at the rate of maybe 1 per 2-3 seconds, course then it runs down, gets on moving parts and slings it all over. But where it is leaking, it is dry, except the drip.

Dropped it off with shop last night, mechanic is frustrated also, is going to fix again at no charge, but is looking for the cause also.We'll see what he comes up with.

 

I haven't taken a PS pump apart, but it seems like there has to be a pressure-relief bypass within the pump.Maybe that's stuck and causing the pressure in that hose to be way too high?

 

I don't know if this is it, but Honda says that you have to use power steering fluid that is approved for honda vehicles. I don't know what would happen if you put something else in it. I suppose that the honda ps fluid could be thicker and therefore less likely to leak, but that's just an idea. When you turn the wheels does the drip still happen? Could the hose be bad and leaking just above the metal bolt on end?

 

Either have I Desert and I use almost all aftermarket parts and have never had that there problem...

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Well, still no idea what is causing it, yes, use only Honda fluid. Just talked to mechanic, supplier sent him the wrong hose, so it will be Monday. Just my luck, have a freak of nature problem nobody's ever had before. Great........ Let ya'll know Monday/Tuesday if he figured outthe cause.Thanks for the input.[:@]

 

sounds like a pressure relief problem in the pump thats causing the pressure in the hose to be too high.
bout $160 for a rmd pump ... as low as $100 online. they have a pretty straightforward installation too.
i replaced mine on a 96 and although i hit a few major snags, the installation and re-installation was easy.
bear in mind the bolt on the pulley is reverse threaded!
i figured that out about 30 seconds after i bent the pulley from the old pump that needed to go on the new pump. so 1 trip to the napa warehouse 15 miles away and 2.5 hours later and I have my pulley.


EDIT: It could also be theres a jam in a hose further down the system, and its leaking there because there is too much pressure to get past the jam further on. Im not really sure how one would go about fixing this tho...