Power steering fluid leaking.

I was parking my 996 for a car show in New York and had to do quite a few full-lock turns. Afterward, I noticed some power steering fluid under the passenger-side rear wheel. I was able to top off the CHF fluid and drive the 90 minutes from NYC back to the Hudson Valley without losing any more fluid.I inspected the car the next day and noticed fluid on the middle metal crimp of the right-hand hose going to the power steering pump (see picture below). Can this metal crimp be repaired? It doesn't appear to be leaking anymore, but has anyone had any luck getting this fixed at a hydraulic shop?"

Mine had a tear near the lower fitting. Visited 3 hydraulic repair shops, but all said it was a very difficult / risky repair. The lower fitting is hard to crimp because the metal line is in the way of the crimp pliers, and getting the restrictor in the middle pressed in right, is difficult because one does not know how tight to press it exactly. In the end I decided to buy an oem porsche one. Was around 500 euros, crazy money, but felt it was the least bad thing to do. The parts guy had them in stock and said he sold them quite often.

Thanks for letting me know. Did you replace it yourself? I've read on some threads that it requires dropping the motor down and removing the AC compressor. I'm thinking of doing this myself. I've done minor repairs on my other cars, like the starting motor, thermostat, intake, etc. This would be my first time working on a Porsche.

All u have to do is unbolt the ac compressor and move it aside to get to the fittings. Its a pita repair but its reachable through the deck lid.

Did mine last summer. Or should say I tried, but my car has the fuel cooler on the AC compressor, which blocks getting to the rear compressor bolt. Ended up taking to a shop, $1,000 labor plus cost of hose. I imagine the trick is, yes, dropping the engine a bit so you can get to the bolt at the rear of the compressor. Not hard to drop the engine a bit�.put hydraulic jack under engine (rear of car on jack stands), loosen motor mounts, and drop very slowly until you can get to the bolt. Good time to replace the serpentine belt since that has to come off anyway. I might also recommend replacing both hoses and all of the fluid to prolong life of the pump and steering box. Edit: Yes, it�s doable.

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Yup, diyed it. Would give it a 6/10 in terms of complexity. Remove aircon (did that before, just get the right extensions and it's fine), removed some other ancilliaries and then undid the powersteering hose with a set of crows feet. The connection is hard to get to and loosen, so I guess dropping the engine a bit helps, but didn't do that myself.

For the cost and frustration of doing either the lines or pump, I�m seriously considering doing an electric PS pump conversion. Cost is similar, there is less parasitic drag and less lines/fluid to cause a mess in the engine bay. The possibility of a mess in the frunk isn�t great, but I think it�s lower than with an engine driven accessory. I guess as a benefit, no PS line to worry about dropping the engine in the future. What do you guys think?

I think u r seriously underestimating the cost of electric power stearing. The hose is about $320 from DePorsche and should take 2-3hr to replace.

I might get a quote from my Indy Porsche shop; if they can keep the labor charge around the $1,000 mark, I might go that way. If it's too steep, I�ll tackle it myself.I�ve done some jobs like this where the cycle is always the same:The Start: Psyched to get the tools out.The Middle: Full-blown regret. I�d pay a premium just to have someone else finish this PITA job.The Completion: 'That wasn't so bad.' I'd definitely tackle it again."

I certainly would do that job for $1,000.