Hey Guys,
We've had more than 7' of snow in the metro Boston area in the last 3 weeks and I've been having a blast in the LC. Yesterday, I took my kids sleigh riding down one of our favorite hills and when we returned and fired up the LC, I had no power steering. Jumped out and saw the fluid on the snow below the engine cover. It was late in the day on Sunday, -10 windchill, in a remote area, and the kids were freezing so I drove the 1 mile home hoping I wasn't going to fry the pump.
After an initial inspection it appeared the return line had simply blown off. After removing the air intake, I had a better view and that is indeed what happened. Question is why? I didn't think there would be enough pressure to blow a line off? Especially a vertical line?
The oem clamp seemed fine so I reinstalled the hose, clamped it, refilled the PS fluid, and bled the system. Lots of air. All seems fine now. Going to pick up another clamp today for added insurance - just curious if you guys have heard of this happening before?
We've had more than 7' of snow in the metro Boston area in the last 3 weeks and I've been having a blast in the LC. Yesterday, I took my kids sleigh riding down one of our favorite hills and when we returned and fired up the LC, I had no power steering. Jumped out and saw the fluid on the snow below the engine cover. It was late in the day on Sunday, -10 windchill, in a remote area, and the kids were freezing so I drove the 1 mile home hoping I wasn't going to fry the pump.
After an initial inspection it appeared the return line had simply blown off. After removing the air intake, I had a better view and that is indeed what happened. Question is why? I didn't think there would be enough pressure to blow a line off? Especially a vertical line?
The oem clamp seemed fine so I reinstalled the hose, clamped it, refilled the PS fluid, and bled the system. Lots of air. All seems fine now. Going to pick up another clamp today for added insurance - just curious if you guys have heard of this happening before?