Power Steering leak and oil leak...

IR Performance · 04-28-2009, 02:59 PM

Usually its the short 2 inch or so hose that goes between the pump and reservoir. A new one should be about $8 from Mazda. Don't use a regular hose. Also change the clamps. The Mazda clamps don't work and always leak. The connector is for the AC. The opposite end should be on the body harness.

FD3sAutobot · 04-30-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by IR Performance

Usually its the short 2 inch or so hose that goes between the pump and reservoir. A new one should be about $8 from Mazda. Don't use a regular hose. Also change the clamps. The Mazda clamps don't work and always leak. The connector is for the AC. The opposite end should be on the body harness.

Thanks! I'll prolly go pick up the hose on monday and get some clamps from home depot. I'm definitely picking up an oil pan brace asap. At first I thought my turbos might be leaking BADLY, but after inspecting them and my intake everything seems normal. There is like wayyy too much oil around the entire oil pan. I'm going to pick up dye kit tomarrow just to make sure.

FD3sAutobot · 05-08-2009, 07:22 PM

Well I got the power steering leak fixed. Ordered the little 2 inch hose from Ray the other day and got it put on today. Here's some pictures of the bad hose.

I'm thinking someone tried to fix this before with a different clamp and that didn't help the jacked up hose at all. Is the clamp to the right a Mazda clamp?....Weird shit.... anyways...I'm working on the oil pan leak. I ordered a oil pan brace from Banzai and I've got the subframe off and cleaned up a little today...

I wanted to to this right and get the subframe off and having all the room I need to take the pan off and clean everything up. I'm doing this all back in NC at my appartment on jacks

....I'm soo spoiled when I'm at Fort Campbell and I have a bay with a lift and all the special tools I "could" have used

Anyways here is how she's sitting right now...

Keep in mind I still have the pan on and the big oil spot on the ground is from over a 5 day period

....tomorrow I'm planning on draining the oil and taking off the pan and cleaning everything up. Updates and more pictures to follow...

04-28-2009, 02:59 PM	#1
IR Performance Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Metuchen, NJ Posts: 249 Rep Power: 18	Usually its the short 2 inch or so hose that goes between the pump and reservoir. A new one should be about $8 from Mazda. Don't use a regular hose. Also change the clamps. The Mazda clamps don't work and always leak. The connector is for the AC. The opposite end should be on the body harness. __________________ Providing rotary engine rebuilds, porting, turbo installs, parts installations, full maintenance, etc. We work on all cars. www.irperformance.com www.myspace.com/rotaryexperimentseven irperformance@live.com 732-662-1794

05-08-2009, 07:22 PM	#3
FD3sAutobot Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Durham,NC/ Ft Campbell, KY/Afghanistan Posts: 57 Rep Power: 18	Well I got the power steering leak fixed. Ordered the little 2 inch hose from Ray the other day and got it put on today. Here's some pictures of the bad hose. I'm thinking someone tried to fix this before with a different clamp and that didn't help the jacked up hose at all. Is the clamp to the right a Mazda clamp?....Weird shit.... anyways...I'm working on the oil pan leak. I ordered a oil pan brace from Banzai and I've got the subframe off and cleaned up a little today... I wanted to to this right and get the subframe off and having all the room I need to take the pan off and clean everything up. I'm doing this all back in NC at my appartment on jacks ....I'm soo spoiled when I'm at Fort Campbell and I have a bay with a lift and all the special tools I "could" have used Anyways here is how she's sitting right now... Keep in mind I still have the pan on and the big oil spot on the ground is from over a 5 day period ....tomorrow I'm planning on draining the oil and taking off the pan and cleaning everything up. Updates and more pictures to follow...