yotanut

My PS Pump is leaking and has been leaking for at least 20k - 30k miles. I just keep adding fluid when it needs it. I have a squeak that sounds like it is coming from the PS pump especially when the vehicle is cold.

Is it possible that the PS pump can cause this squeak? I can't afford to get it replaced for a couple more months, can I just keep adding fluid when it needs it? Will the PS pump ultimately fail?

Thanks in advance.

brian2sun

If the pump is leaking, it'll probably die soon. Hard to say if it'll last a couple more months or not.

hodgepodge79

Just yesterday I rebuilt the P/S Pump on my '87. I ordered a seal kit from Oreilly's ($16) and it only took me three hours to remove, break down, build up, reinstall. Follow the instructions here:
http://personal.utulsa.edu/~nathan-b...11powerste.pdf
Easy.
Also, your alternator located directly beneath your leaking P/S pump will benefit from some attention to the leaks.

edit:I see it's a 3.4...good luck with that.

Kerby J

hodgepodge79 in the 3rd gens the altinator is on the oposite side of the engine from the ps pump i would say when u do replace it all youll have to worry about if you do it yourself is just bleeding the system