Cirrus Power Steering Fluid Leak

I'd greatly appreciate any feedback.

I have a 95 Cirrus with 55K miles
on it, mostly highway miles. It is a New York
car, driven sensibly, well maintained,
and is always kept in a garage.

The other day I went to do some errands
and heard this awful squealing/whining noise
which was amplified when I turned the wheel.

I went to replace the PS fluid, and found
most if not all of it wound up on the floor of the
garage on the middle-left hand side of the car.

What is the likeliehood that is is a simple
hose kit replacement and what should the cost
be? What are the likely alternatives and
their costs?

I don't know of any reasonable mechanics
I can trust, and the dealer, even if they could
be trusted, charge an arm and a leg.

Thanks in advance.

AJ

 

You need to identify the source of the leak. PS pump, steering rack, high
pressure hose, cracked reservoir, hole in the hose from reservoir, etc.)

Either crawl under the vehicle and determine this yourself OR ask your
friends and neighbors to find a service center you can trust and take it
there.

Good luck.

Bob

 

I was hoping that if I identified the general location of the
leak it would narrow it down some. I am not looking for a specific
diagnosis per se - I am asking for probabilities.

Thanks for your reply anyways.

Anyone else care to help?

AJ

 

How the hell are we going to know, He said look to see were the leak is.
Christ you lazy ****. How are we going to know. he listed the places to look
to see were the leak is. If its a hose, about $100, a rack $600. holy christ
get off your ass moron. costs depends on the problem and location. you want
a better answer give us more info on were the leak actually is. Oh, and what
general location of the leak have you identified. middle left hand side of
the car, means nothing! it could be dripping from that location under the
car, or flowing along other components to that spot to drop.

 

**** off ass hole. If you read my
message carefully I was not expecting
a diagnosis, just probabilities and
costs. I DID look under the vehicle you
brain dead ass, but could not find the source,

What a fuckin butthead.

ESAD

 

Bob is right!
The real issue here is that you don't have a mechanic you can trust.
Without that you are destined to getting ripped off, or paying dealer prices
and maybe getting ripped off. Even if you find an honest and capable
mechanic, if you dont trust them then you will feel like you are getting
ripped off. If you have the skills, time and inclination you can fix these
things yourself, or diagnose the problems yourself and then take it to the
garage and have them fix it while you watch (almost all mechanics hate
that).
But it sounds like you dont really want to get PS fluid over yourself, so
the key recommendation is to find a mechanic you can trust. Then keep using
them, treat them well.
As for your puddle of PS fluid - take it to a dealer and pay for it - then
don't rest until you find that special mechanic.

Dominic.
Would it be OK for me to mention the name of the garage I trust?

 

Since it now appears perfectly clear that
noone in this forum knows English, I will
be bowing out now.

AJ