Power steering pump leaking on to my Alt..

[nfernotalon]

My power steering pump keeps killing my alternator because of the fluid dripping on to it. Is there o rings or gaskets or something that i need to replace?? Or do i need a new pump? thanks

 

[speedy13]

it depends where it's leaking from. I would just replace everything and call it a day.

 

[nfernotalon]

Well i would but it works fine no noise or anything, I also heard its a common problem and theres a fix.

 

[dsmmike50t]

Mine was leaking from the big bolt theres a little o ring/gasket there. I just used black silicone and it its been fine ever since.

http://members.shaw.ca/dsm.1000q/Engineprimer/1G/alt.htm

 

[nfernotalon]

Black silicone? Where did you get it and did you just put it where the o ring went and removed the o ring?

 

[always_broken]

Silicone is a way of improvising. Just run to the Autozone and buy a tube and use that.

 

[dsmmike50t]

Black silicone? Where did you get it and did you just put it where the o ring went and removed the o ring?

Yup make sure you remove the old one. As mentioned above hed to autozone or get a mechanic to do it for you.

 

[voodoogsx]

don't forget to cover the alt shen you change it cause it will get messy....very very messy......

 

[BUCK]

Black silicone is NOT the way to go - Cover the Alt because yes you will make a helluva mess - Get a few assorted VITON O Ring Kits from any good Auto Part Store & swap out EVERY O Ring on EVERY fitting on there - Including the TEENY internal one between the ECU Switch Terminal Post & it's Fitting - & yes P/S Fluid kills Voltage Regulators which kills ECU's - Personally I took this opportunity to do a P/S Flush went back with Synthetic P/S Fluid.