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Power steering pump for 2007 Smax

  • 07-06-2017 3:27pm
    #1
    edzers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭


    Hi,

    Our car smells of oil and our local ford dealer said the "seal" from the power steering pump was gone but you couldn't buy a replacement seal we would have to buy the power steering pump. Total cost to supply and fit €350. Any suggestions? Alternatives? Is this a big job?

    Thanks

    Edzers


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  • #2
    PukkaStukka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,203 ✭✭✭PukkaStukka


    edzers wrote: »
    Hi,

    Our car smells of oil and our local ford dealer said the "seal" from the power steering pump was gone but you couldn't buy a replacement seal we would have to buy the power steering pump. Total cost to supply and fit €350. Any suggestions? Alternatives? Is this a big job?

    Thanks

    Edzers

    You could try shopping around but to buy the whole pump supply and fit via a main dealer, that price doesn't seem to bad. Have a look and see what those pumps are to buy supply-only. They are silly money on eBay.


  • #3
    edzers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭edzers


    Thanks, they are mad money on ebay (500+). Is it a straight forward job to put them in? Would I be better to stick with the ford dealer? Time to get rid of the smax, just spent €1000 on self levelling shock absorbers and now this!

    Edzers


  • #4
    PukkaStukka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,203 ✭✭✭PukkaStukka


    Once off the ground, the task of replacing the unit isn't too bad. However I'm pretty sure that that with replacement that the steering will need to be reprogramed / recalibrated and this will need dealer level or similar diagnostics to do properly.

    Granted €350 is not to be sniffed at, but for this job through the dealer, it doesn't seem too bad compared to what it could otherwise be.

    I also feel your pain though about mounting repair bills. I have been caught myself between paying for repairs and not being able to trade up and out of the sort of mileage that "chain failures" start to occur.


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