2001 V70 2.4T Power steering pressure hose leak

Post by **prwood** » 17 Oct 2021, 07:34

My 2001 V70 2.4T has developed a leak in the power steering pressure hose, at the top of the hose where the metal part crimps to the rubber, just before it descends under the engine. This leak creates a downward spray whenever the steering rack is turned fully to the left or right, which can end up dumping half a reservoir's worth of fluid when doing something like parallel parking. But it doesn't leak much at other times. This was a replacement hose for one that developed a leak in 2015 at the lower crimp joint and was replaced at that time. My plan is to obtain a replacement hose and install it, but the process seems intimidating. Just wondering if anyone has any tips or advice. I found this video, which is decent but isn't always a clear step-by-step set of instructions:

Post by **volvolugnut** » 17 Oct 2021, 09:54

The video looks about what I did to replace the hose on my 2001 V70 T5. It is not easy but can be done by a person with moderate skills and patience.
volvolugnut

Post by **prwood** » 17 Oct 2021, 10:18

volvolugnut wrote: ↑17 Oct 2021, 09:54 The video looks about what I did to replace the hose on my 2001 V70 T5. It is not easy but can be done by a person with moderate skills and patience.
volvolugnut

Were you able to do it without disconnecting the return hose? The person who made that video seems to be saying that they had to disconnect the return hose in order to get access to the pressure hose, and I’d rather avoid that if possible.

Post by **volvolugnut** » 17 Oct 2021, 10:56

prwood wrote: ↑17 Oct 2021, 10:18
volvolugnut wrote: ↑17 Oct 2021, 09:54 The video looks about what I did to replace the hose on my 2001 V70 T5. It is not easy but can be done by a person with moderate skills and patience.
volvolugnut
Were you able to do it without disconnecting the return hose? The person who made that video seems to be saying that they had to disconnect the return hose in order to get access to the pressure hose, and I’d rather avoid that if possible.

Frankly, I don't remember if I disconnected return or not. I do remember it was a struggle getting the new hose into place.
volvolugnut

Post by **Blacklab467** » 17 Oct 2021, 14:10

I didn't have to on two separate jobs.

Post by **prwood** » 18 Oct 2021, 08:33

Thanks for the advice. I ordered the part and expect it to arrive in the next few weeks. Just need to plan out a day when I can do the job to allow myself plenty of time to deal with the frustration.

I went with an aftermarket part, but it's a Gates-branded part, so I feel pretty good about it. I've used them for other belts and hoses with no issues.

Post by **prwood** » 19 Oct 2021, 09:18

FWIW, I was just checking the VIDA instructions for replacing the pressure line, and one of the first steps is removing the return line.

I'm assuming that's mostly so that you can get better access to the pressure line. That being said, the instructions for removing the return line also include instructions to remove the heat deflector plate over the steering gear, the catalytic converter mounting member, and the SIPS member. Since removing the return line is a prerequisite in VIDA, they're probably assuming you'll have removed all those things by the point you get to removing the pressure line, so they'd probably be helpful to remove even if just removing the pressure line. In any case, I have both sets of instructions, so if it gets dicey I can always remove the return line. I'll order an extra o-ring for the return line's fitting at the steering rack in case I need to remove it.

Post by **volvolugnut** » 19 Oct 2021, 09:27

In my hose replacement I clearly remember removing the heat shields.
volvolugnut

Post by **prwood** » 22 Oct 2021, 15:18

Got the replacement part today. In terms of dimensions and fittings it looks correct, but the geometry seems off. Does the metal pipe flex when being installed? Seems like the lower section of metal pipe would need to flex a bit to fit around the installation path. I don’t know if it got bent during packaging or if this is normal. The box didn’t show any signs of damage and the hose/pipe itself doesn’t look damaged. The part number matches and it looks basically like the part photos online, with the exception that the online photos has slightly different angles.

Post by **Blacklab467** » 22 Oct 2021, 17:30

It looks like it got bent a little, I don’t think it will be a big deal though. Have you decided to do it yourself? Take lot’s of pictures of the routing as you remove your old one.