Power steering pressure line replacement?

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Power steering pressure line replacement?

Post by paulyang39 » Mon Nov 05, 2018 2:57 am

Hi All

Recently my RS6 is making noise when I try to turn my steering wheel. This noise normally disappear when the car get warm up.
I checked with INDY locally and they said it might be my power steering pressure line to the rack is leaking.

I am not so sure how difficult to change this line? Can I replace this line with the engine on?

BR
Paul

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Re: Power steering pressure line replacement?

Post by V!per » Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:16 pm

I'm pretty sure that this one means engine out

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Re: Power steering pressure line replacement?

Post by PipRS6 » Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:48 am

Yes the pressure line is engine out job but lots of other places to check before you go there.... Try and find the leak. Mine was the cooler on the front of the radiator. The low pressure line from the reservoir to the pump is also common apparently... Both cheap and easy fixes so keep your fingers crossed its one of them!

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Re: Power steering pressure line replacement?

Post by paulyang39 » Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:27 am

OMG~~~~I really do not want to face to this problem.

Actually, This problem only occur when the car not warm up yet, and the noise will disappear with few miles drive.

Anyway, i will check which area got leak, hopefully i do not need to drop the engine to solve this issue.

thank you for your input guys.

BR
Paul

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Re: Power steering pressure line replacement?

Post by steve2003rs6 » Wed Aug 21, 2019 7:29 pm

Oh yes. Had the same last year. Engine out on mine. OUCH. don’t want that again.

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Re: Power steering pressure line replacement?

Post by steve2003rs6 » Tue Sep 10, 2019 9:23 pm

While I was at unit 20 last week. Mentioned that I had the engine out to replace power steering hoses.
Response was not necessarily.
So I presume it can be done without removing the engine.
Obviously these guys are experts on these cars.

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