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CelicaOwner90GT · 09-20-2005, 01:04 AM

hi i have a 1990 gt celica that i just bought and i noticed when i got the car home there were about 3 pinhole size holes on the high pressure hose of the power steering, i was wondering if anyone has heard of this before? becuase its odd that 3 little pinholes pop up out of no where and where the hose sits it doesnt touch anything so im trying to figure out what happend. thanks for any help i get

flex-appeal · 09-20-2005, 07:03 AM

probably just fatigue due to the fact that its 15 years old! lots of celicas have power steering leaks and the high pressure hose is certainly vulnerable.
my car has had a replacement hi pressure line too, its not cheap

lcarocha · 09-20-2005, 11:15 AM

5th gen and PS leaks always go together... like breand and butter.... unfortunatly.

Fix them and expect them to be back in the short run, I already got used to them

CelicaOwner90GT · 09-20-2005, 11:21 AM

thanks for the information, yeah i called teh dealer and they said the part cost about 160. does anyone know an easy way to take of the high pressure hose that connects to the pump withought having to lift the motor or if theres a special tool or anything becuase i really dont wanna have them charge me 124 just to unscrew the damn thing thanks for your help

flex-appeal · 09-20-2005, 11:45 AM

hmm never done it but it really doesnt look like youd have to pull the motor. should be able to do it from underneath, put the car up on stands and lie under it and have a close look, i think the pump is accessible from underneath if you just remove all the underbody plastics etc.

CelicaOwner90GT · 09-20-2005, 12:08 PM

oh ok, yeah i tried taking the nut off from the top but i couldnt really get to it cuz the motor is in the way because where the pump sits its like tilted under the motor, but i think even if i go from underneath i still wont have room to take it off but ill give it a shot once it stops raining

lcarocha · 09-20-2005, 12:16 PM

I've had the hose replaced and there was no need to move the engine anywhere. It's a pain in the arse because of the route the hose follows but it can be done

CelicaOwner90GT · 09-20-2005, 12:18 PM

oh ok did you take the hose off yourself? if you did how did you do it and what kind of tools did you use?

flex-appeal · 09-20-2005, 09:10 PM

if its a line fitting you better get yourself the right size flare nut wrench or it will be twice as hard to remove

This is what they look like

CelicaOwner90GT · 09-21-2005, 12:46 PM

wait the part i wanna take off is a size 7/8 its the big nut ontop of the pump. the nut im talking about is the right one right? or do i just have to loosen the fitting at the other end?

FACIN_REALITY · 09-23-2005, 05:13 AM

man i'm in the same boat as you man.. atleast i think.. see i just baught mine a week ago and i heard that o' so anouying sound of a power steering pump that has ran dry or gone bad.. I pull over to check it out and when i poped the hood there was p-s fluid all over my inner fender.. i checked the fluid level and it was just a shy under what is required.. i filled it up and i still get that freakin noise and i still have fluid leakin on my inner fender.. so guys could a defective line have anything to do with my problems too??

lcarocha · 09-23-2005, 10:13 AM

Like said before, the high pressure PS hose is prone to leak on the 5th gen.
I've asked around about this and the consensus seems to be that the PS pump is too big and sends way too much pressure, that is why mostly the high pressure line breaks and leaks so often.

CelicaOwner90GT · 09-25-2005, 04:30 PM

well i tried to take off the hose today but that failed, does anyone know how to take the nut thats on the pop thats attached to the hose its a size 7/8 its a big one. and its kind of hard to get to it becuase of the way it sits it sits at a slant and right underneath the left side of the engine. well any help would ge greatly appreciated thanks