stannodon

Hi;

I'm new here on the forum and I believe this is my first post.

My boss drives a '08 Accord (USDM) and it requires a top up of PS fluid every now and then.

I checked the engine bay for any clear signs of a leak and came across this... (see pic below)



The pic shows the PS pump with a area circled in red which has some sweating going on. When i initially checked it was actually worse than this.

It had sweated so much PS fluid that the entire exterior of the pump looked like that circled area. It was damp (with PS fluid) and was attracting alot of road dirt to the exterior of the pump.

So I got a solvent, cleaned it up and waited about a week. I checked it back and saw that only the circled area starting to sweat again and so i took the pic.

I was hoping someone could help me diagnose the cause of the sweating, cuz at that spot, there's no moving parts or seals (that i can see) and the hoses, and where they mate to the pump, are fine and show no signs of leakage.


Thanks in advance.

Stanno

civicsir924

It looks that it is leaking from the where the two halves of the pump meet. Disassemble pump and replace all the seals. If you dont feel confident in disassmbly replace the pump or flatrate it and replace the big o-ring where where the pump halves bolt together and replace inlet and outlet hose o-rings.