Hey Guys, long time no talk. (forgot my old login/email combo so made a new one, LOL) I have, knock on wood, not had many problems with this car, still running and nearing 100k quickly.

Recently had smoke start coming from the engine bay when driving. Was really worried it was something serious. Go into a oil change place, and they pinpoint the problem as a leak from my power steering feeder line. Called around and the dealer is the only one here that can seem to get the part.

They priced me at 300 parts and labor to fix. I checked around on Majestic Honda, and a couple other places, and I can get the part for 90 bucks. Now I'm not the most mechanically inclined, but can do a good deal of stuff on my own. (Did a radiator, brakes (full pads, fluid and rotors) exhaust, suspension, etc) So I figure it is something I can DIY.

I have the shop manual and the problem is it doesn't give much in the way of replacing the hoses. Has anyone done this or aware of how it is done, that might be able to offer some insight. Trying to save cash and would really prefer to do it myself and save the 200 dollars in shop fees.

Thanks -

Hope this helps.

It is part number 4

 

Not hard to change, just hard to access the fitting at the steering rack. The return line is in the way. You need a metric flare nut wrench (I forget which size) and it's a pain while laying underneath the car.