give pirtek a call, I got one for a Hilux from them... no idea how hard it is to change on a GQ sorry, but it took a dealer about 2 hours to isolate a fault and replace the hose from pump to steering box on my GU

 

If it is a pin hole, then take a hose clamp of the right size and enough rubber inner tube to make a patch. Tighten the hose clamp down on it snug enough to stop the leak. Now, I don't know about where you are located but aound here a good hydraulic shop can build and install a new hose for a lot less than OEM. The patch clamped onto the hose should be able to get you to the hydraulic shop without any dramas.

 

Its a pain in the friggin ass... since it runs from the pump on the pass side to the box on the drivers side... you need to undo both fitting off the box, undo all the clips holding the line in place, undo both low and high pressure lines at the pump.. You need to remove both lines as one piece... just juggle it till you can get it out from underneath...

 

sorry forgoit to say, take it to enzed or similar for a new section of rubber high pressure hose

 

75 bucks ( i think ) is what it cost me from enzed about a year ago , they used the old fittings from my hose , better and stronger than the original they said

 

thanks for all the advice. managed to get it home using 2ltres of fluid - had to keep stopping, fill up and go!!!!

Took the wife's car to buy a new one from Nissan - $275.00 :-x

FItting it at the moment. Have taken the radiator out to enable me to get to the holding brackets along the front member. Its a pain in the arse as the job is simple just have to move stuff that I don't want to!

 

thanks for all the advice. managed to get it home using 2ltres of fluid - had to keep stopping, fill up and go!!!!

To people reading this if they blow a hose...

Remove the drive belt for the power steering.
Drive home with no power steering. It's hard work but doable, just rock the car with the clutch if you need to turn the wheels while stationary.

Edit: Enzed/Pirtek is heaps cheaper if you deliver the hose with their preferred carton of beer on the friday arvo and dont need the hose till monday arvo.

Edit again: I already said that 3 years ago. Bloody grave diggers.

 

Took the wife's car to buy a new one from Nissan - $275.00 :-x

That's a hell of a lot of money for a simple hydraulic hose. I would take it back to the stealership and get one made up. You'd have some cash left over for some more toys.

 

Too late now its on! Took about three hours and 4 coopers pale ales

I did ring a hydraulic hose place here in Adelaide and they weren't interested as I couldn't get a price from them and they couldn't do straight away.

Just glad its back on the road.

 

I know its to late, but I paid $70, I took my to Thompsons auto spares in Brisbane & picked it up same afternoon, whoever they used reused my fittings & replaced the hose just like Its a Ford Not a Nissan said.

 

Hi Pressure Power steering hose replacement

Guys,

I know this is late, however I am new to the forum and taking time to search through. This might help others out in the future.

I had my power steering hose go as well bout 18 months ago. That, the clutch master cylinder and a pulley on the aircon compressor letting go are the only things which the old girl has let me down in the 9 years and 240, 000 km I have had her (live in WA so pretty standard kms).

I rang Nissan and nearly dropped dead when they wanted nearly $300 for a new hose. I got onto ENZED and took the old hose down, came back in 3 hrs and they manufactured the new hose with the old fittings. Perfect job and cost $70.

Hope anyone else with similar problem can do the same

Cheers

 

It must be Canberra I suppose......dorta's maverick sprang a pinhole leak....Nissan only wanted to sell me both high and low pressure hoses at over $400...Pirtek and Enzed down here both wanted upwards of $200 for them to build a replacement (must be in cahoots with Nissan)....got one from NIZZBITS for around $230.......and they are a bit painful to remove and reinstall.

 

Right on. LEak, took it to Enzed, they wanted $250 or more to replace both rubber sections. I bought the genuine from Nissan for $270. You dont need to take anything off to fit on a TB42S except the lower belly pan / skirting whateher that's called. I also wanted the genuinbe low press hose from PC box, had to wait two weeks to come fom Japan, $60. Al least I know it'll last a looong time.

However now I have a noise from PS pump and I believe running low on fluid may have fked it altho I use this truck twice a month. DAMN - anyone knows if I can get a reasonably priced replacement or how hard it is to change the bearing ? BTW because of that noise I changed the bearing on my AC compressor - I thoguth that was the culprit. DAMN again... :-(

 

If you blow a HP hose you can slip the belt off to drive the vehicle without power steering. Bloody hard work but a bit better than spraying oil everywhere.

 

I've got a leak from my high pressure hose aswell, the local nissan dealer said that they couldnt get one from whereever they get them from as they were also out and would need to import one.
Anyway i'll just get a new one made up at pirtek or something.
I found it fairly easy to get out and only had to take the hose out that needed repair as its just rubber holding the two pipes together.

What I do need to know is do you need to bleed the air out of the system after repair and refilling with fluid?

 

I've got a leak from my high pressure hose aswell, the local nissan dealer said that they couldnt get one from whereever they get them from as they were also out and would need to import one.
Anyway i'll just get a new one made up at pirtek or something.
I found it fairly easy to get out and only had to take the hose out that needed repair as its just rubber holding the two pipes together.

What I do need to know is do you need to bleed the air out of the system after repair and refilling with fluid?

From my limited remaining brain cells, I just connected the hose, filled up the power steering resevoir, drove round the block and then topped it up. Certainly haven't had a problem since I did it

 

Petrol version High Presure hoses are a pain, Diesel are easy, they are about 700mm long and one the same side as the box, just undo 2 banjo bolts and a clip that holds the high/low presure lines together and it was done,

replace the standard crappy P/S cooler that runs along the front member with an Auto trans cooler, helps when 4x4ing especally with a front locker

 

from memory they are self priming, just remember to check the level after a drive around the block.

 

Fill it.
start engine.
wind from lock to lock.
top up.
wind from lock to lock.
check level.
done.

Found a receipt from Pirtek in the glovebox of mine when I cleaned it out the other day. $170 just before I bought the vehicle.
It's starting to look like replacing the high pressure hose should be done before a big trip if you have a GQ of this age.

 

Fill it.
start engine.
wind from lock to lock.
top up.
wind from lock to lock.
check level.
done.

Found a receipt from Pirtek in the glovebox of mine when I cleaned it out the other day. $170 just before I bought the vehicle.
It's starting to look like replacing the high pressure hose should be done before a big trip if you have a GQ of this age.

Agree. Mine is a 1990 so I guess they don't last forever.

 

My Mav is going in to have it's HP hose replaced down at Outback, Baysie. Looking like a $200 job, i'm not complaining coz they look after ya.

 

Hydraulics Direct Pty Ltd - Hydraulic Hose and Fittings Online
(or any ryco hyd stockist)
M7-1812 2off $10.35ea
S15-1212 1off $13.94ea (optional)
T28A 1meter $21.20
604-0812 2off $6.23
L00-08 2off $5.50

~$80 in parts total and about 30mins to make and fit the line.

http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/niss...n-patrol-gq-y60-ford-maverick-11/gq-mav-psteer-highpres-hose-why-so-long-61330/