Benji2665

Hey Guys,

Hope someone can help, car is EB2 Fairmont, I've got a power steering leak on the right hand side, it's not at the pump, somewhere around the p/s pressure switch, it drips onto the rubber boot, now is this something I can fix or could it be the actual rack that is faulty. Just out of interest how much will a rack set me back from the wreckers? I think this only started yesterday as i parked my car and saw a nice trail of red fluid. Now this could be unrelated, I had the a/c on and came to a roundabout turned the a/c off and went through the round about, now as I was accelerating i could here the clutch fan was still engaged, normally i don't hear it when the a/c is off and then i had what looked liked smoke come through the vents, it wasn't smoke didn't smell like anything, I turned the cooling off and havn't had it on since.

To Sum up:
P/S leak around pressure switch
Smoke like stuff coming through vents
How much might a P/S rack set me back

Any clues guys
Thanks
Ben

PS I have a workshop manual and have had a little look.

Mike Gayner

The power steering leak and air con problems are unrelated.

Most likely the leak is coming from the pressure switch itself, which is a common problem on Falcons. It's a peice of piss to replace, but you may find you'll need to grind down a spanner to make it a bit thinner.

Your clutch fan has nothing to do with the air con, and is controlled by the heat of the air passing through the radiator.

I wouldn't have a clue about the smoke coming through the vents.

outback_ute

Agree, most likely the pressure switch leaking.

Benji2665

Mike did you try get it from underneath or from inside the engine bay, I'm gonna get some spanners that i can mess up and see what I can do.

Thanks Guys
Ben

Bloody Spelling

Mike Gayner

Underneath the car.

Benji2665

Well I got the little bugger undone, replaced the o ring and put it back in, what do you know still leaking, now the o ring that i replaced is stuffed, so i think i did it too tight. I've replaced the whole sensor, ($45) from repco. now i tight do i do it, the book says 10nm, how much is that, like finger tight or just a little bit with the spanner, or tighten it and see if it leaks and tighten till it stops.

Almost done!
Ben

svo347

10Nm is just firm mate.
tighten it by hand until it stops then turn it an extra 1/4 to 1/2 turn

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Mike Gayner

Yeah 10nm isn't alot, comparable to, say, rocker cover bolts.

Benji2665

Thanks guys for your help, all sorted no more leaks.

Thanks again.
Ben

svo347

Anytime.. We (FF) are a wealth of knowledge..

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