hi chaps.

baught a new power steering o ring from local dealers,I have a leak on the inlet Union on the high pressure hose that goes into pump. fitted the new o ring and it's still leaking? just wondering if they have given me the wrong o rings . anyone else had this problem, the old o ring is a greenish colour, but these new ones are black.

Morning John

Welcome to the Forum

First the obvious have you tried nipping up the nut ? If you have tried that and the leak remains then I would check the "O" ring for damage also the Nut and Housing. Green colour "O" rings are normally Viton material so I would check www.realoem.com if you haven't already? Put the last 7 digits of your Vin into the search box and it will call up your model then check the Steering section. There should be a Part Number on your receipt from the Dealer that you can check against realoem that will confirm if it is correct

I hope this helps

Dave

hi Dave

sorry for the late reply been down to Ewood park. yep I did try nipping up but to no avail. I will try the link you sent and look up the part no. and check it with vin number......I must admit it's not leaking as bad but still dripping....God I hate leaks.

it's actually coming through the inside of the nut ,so it must be getting past the o ring.

Morning John

Just had a quick look at ISTA and the workshop section doesn't mention any special requirement (Viton) so I can only think it is either a damaged seal or a wrong one.

With you on the leaks

Good luck

Dave

PS. Both Febi and Meyle were OEM suppliers so there should be plenty on the market

Cheers for that.

I think they have given me o rings for the inside of the steering rack and not the end of the high pressure hose. I will call back at Williams b.m. tomorrow and get them to check them again.

Hope that is the Fix John

Dave

went back to local BM dealer, they insisted it was the right o ring, and gave me two new ones free of charge. fitted them the other day and left it over night, and I'm at a total head scratching point,.....it's still dripping.

I'm really at the point of slapping some pegatank on it to see if it seals it, it's a bit like araldite but 10 times stronger???.

Morning John

Is it possible the union is damaged ?? thinking out loud now

Dave