Elg0rd0yadigg

Yes I stood by the car as he replaced my o ring, removes my old fluid, got the air of the system and put in new fluid tho only thing I jus noticed ppl are sayin their resevoir took two bottles he only used one in mine, so ill have to check my fluid

Elg0rd0yadigg

Checked my fluid level today and after car sat overnite fluid in resevoir was a little bit above upper level line, started car and it began to whine yet again.......any other suggestions out there????

swoosh

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^^^ check the level after you have turned the wheel lock to lock couple times.....

PS and Coolant levels are very tough to read accurately, as the reservoir level fluctuate with driving of the car....

Elg0rd0yadigg

^^^^will do should I wait till the car warms up and then turn wheel lock to lock or as its whinin turn it???

swoosh

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^^^ let her warm up and take her for a 1 mile spin which includes turns and stuff....while parking it turn it lock to lock couple times and check the fluid level....

rockstar143

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turns and stuff...


love that.

swoosh

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now that i read it again....

stuff inncludes but is not limited to u-turns, lock to lock turns, right and left hand turns....etc....so stuff yeah LOL

rockstar143

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too effin funny...sorry, when I read it I LOL'd.

swoosh

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^^^ its all good dude....spread the LOL's

Elg0rd0yadigg

So I checked and fluid level is good, guessin my pump it is

swoosh

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if you see bubbles in the PS reservoir when your car is ON, replace o-rings and rebuild pump....

Abe_Froman

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I got just bought an o-ring and two liters of honda power steering fluid. Is the honda power steering fluid the same as the acura one? It is ok if I mixed the two?

rockstar143

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It is the same...Honda/Acura fluid...they say that NON honda product will make the seals go bad faster...guess that's total bullshit unless they PLANNED for my oem fluid to kill all the orings in 76K miles.

J.

Abe_Froman

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Just fired her up and no noise! Majofo.

Thanks. I bought two bottles of it. Was two enough for you whenever you did your flush? I might have to grab another bottle.

swoosh

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J is always right on point

we all Majofo.

Yes 2 bottles should be more than enough....I still have around 1/3 bottle (out of the 2 bottles after the flush) lying around LOL....

Majofo

I recommend Amsoil PSF.

swoosh

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^^^ I was thinking of switching to Amsoil....

any benefits which you know about ? better/dont mess seals up/etc/etc/....?

Elg0rd0yadigg

Checked fluid in resevoir after warming up and drivin a little longer than a mile with turns and all, goy back to my driveway turned wheel lock to lock 5 times. Fluid level is good and no air bubbles in resevoir while car is on. I was jus thinking the o ring sat in my car for a couple days, before I changed it and its been cold in ny so maybe the o ring went bad before I replaced it...

Elg0rd0yadigg

^^^^^^ the new o ring that is........idk if a week or so in cold weather would be enough to make it go bad

rockstar143

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Did you soak it in fluid prior to popping it in? I think that's important for it to seat properly.

Elg0rd0yadigg

^^^^^^yupppp....well my mechanic did it but I was standing there and saw him dab it in fluid before replacing

rockstar143

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Hmmm...then I have no idea. Just make sure everything is torqued down properly.

swoosh

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YO's

so you did the o-ring and still have the noise ?

the noise comes in when air enter the PS pump and hence the system....usually after 3-5 turns from lock to lock the air is back in the reservoir and out of the system as the PS system has a return line and unlike the Brake system, where if there is any air in the system, you need to bleed the system again....

this is what i would do:

start your car and see if there are bubbles in the reservoir, if there are bubbles, look into rebuilding your PS pump (all seals and gaskets)....

Elg0rd0yadigg

^^^^^Thanks checked it today as soon as I turned it on while it was making the noise saw air bubbles in my resevoir so I guess my pump it is, I jus thought thay if it was my pump it wud make the noise all the time not go away after warm up

swoosh

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^^^ yeah o-rings + rebuilt will cure the noise and the air bubbles....

timsta

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just replaced my o-ring and it fixed the problem. great write up. bought the o-ring for .67 cents but had to spend another $6 because i have no clue where my 10mm went cheaper than the stealership!

RjG2

Majofo just saved me a bunch of money! The only thing I'm pissed about is that my local acura dealer charges 2 dollars for the new ring. Oh well beats buying a new pump.

dajonx

Thank you so much Majofo! The O-ring was a little harder to take out so I had to use a flathead screwdriver to pry it out. Other than that, it went smooth as a baby's butt!

Now to change the Power Steering fluid!

gtg441w

I don't know if this has been posted here yet, but here's a great video video to compliment this great DIY.

Power steering leak Acura/Honda

On a second note, I went to a local Honda dealership last week and bought a replacement o-ring to perform this DIY. What I didn't realize was that they sold me the wrong o-ring. They sold me the black ring instead of the orange one (I thought that both were black at the time). I did the DIY and the problem persisted. After finding out about, I complained to the dealership over the phone. They basically said that, since I used the part, I'm SOL and have to buy another new o-ring. I know it's only $1.50, but am I wrong here? I mean, they looked the part up on their computer and gave me the wrong part. Now I have to go through this whole process again. Anybody have this experience or have a suggestion?

94eg!

Live & learn.

rockstar143

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Honestly, NO, they are wrong for giving you the wrong part and if the part was over $20, I'd ask for a manager to rectify. For $1.50 I'd not return there and just get the right one.

alex7

For anyone in socal, dont ever go to South Coast Acura. They charged my wife $300 for this "O-ring" fix and since I was out of town and could not verify the issue over the phone she went ahead with it..

Long story short, they do nothing. the noise is back when turning. they did not even offer to replace the power steering fluid. Wouldn't you think they would considering it had been 80k+ miles ?

Upon my return, I complained because they did not 1) Call my wife to confirm it was an "o-ring issue" and 2) Did not get her authorization .. I got a free oil change and detail (gee thanks)

Bottom line, stay away from South Coast Acura. They are hurting and hungry and are looking for any reason to do services not needed. They also gave me a list of multiple services including a main seal replacement which they are quoting at $1100. They are not even good for oilchanges because I think they deliberately overfill the oil to cause engine issues... Twice in the past I received the car back with the oil level higher than the full mark. Now, I take my car to the same place I get my track S14 worked on.. how sad ... anyway, if youre in Orange County CA, stay away from South Coast Acura.. esp. if you are beyond your warranties anyway .. Thanks for reading the rant .. just looking out..

swoosh

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^^^ I would go back to them and talk to the manager and tell them to give a detailed invoice of why they charged your wife $800....

Even if they charged you for:
O-ring
PS fluid
Labor, it will not come upto $800....NO FREAKING WAY....

so ask them with a detailed invoice and work with Corporate Acura to get some of that credited back to you....

Majofo

Reading > Anal

$300.. it's the typical dealer charge to reseal the PS pump. Definitely get a full detailed invoice.

Regarding overfill.. not surprising. The lowest guy on the totem pole does oil.. if you aren't pissed enough, take a look at your drain bolt.

Rear main seal.. take pics of the top and bottom of case. I haven't heard this issue for the 3G TL. Even a small leak is nothing to worry about.. the price they quoted is fair, but it sounds like another upsell.

swoosh

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^^^ majofo dont disturb me....wanna find out how did i come up with this $800














nope no clue....

timsta

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So after replacing my O-ring about a week later I was driving and I see that the car was smoking from the engine. After doing some research, I found out the cause is the power steering hose.

I called Acura Client Services and am now having it towed tomorrow to the nearest acura dealership about 40 miles from where I live.

I don't want to get any surprising bills from the stealership and this is the first time my car has been towed.

My question is.. what should i make sure to get (paperwork wise) from the towing company and is there any other things that can cause to overheat because i am pretty sure it is the power steering hose. I just don't want to get a bill saying that they replaced this and that and i didn't agree on it.

Thanks to anyone in advance if they are able to help me.

timsta

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^^ overheat, I meant smoking behind the engine

Majofo

Have you had the PS hose recall done yet?

rockstar143

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I would hope so...i wonder if the smoking is the fluid burning off the block. I had an annoying smell coming from mine when it was leaking.

timsta

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the PS recall will be done along with the windshield wiper recall. And I do get the annoying smell coming in the car.