Man honestly your videos have changed my life because without your videos I would not have been able to keep my car going and I would fell down the social ladder again so thank you

@AutoAutopsy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Happy to help

@mayjvr666

9 ай бұрын

nice profile pic!

Couldn’t have done this without this video! Thank you. A few things to note, the metal ring in the cap is a spring and not the seal. I found the cap o-ring in a grove along the shaft a few mils from the top where the metal ring is. Also I found two seals in between the pump and the reservoir, very curious if anyone else has encountered this since the diagram on esaab only shows having one (mine is an 2006). I replaced the one that matched and kept the other on. The second seal was slightly larger and sat one step higher on the reservoir nipple. I also decided to skip doing the two seals that go on the valve where the banjo bolt screws into (thing was way too tight)

Thank you for this post, it was a nice Sunday morning project in the garage. The hardest part was the blind press fit pump shft bushing. You are what is awesome about KZread. Thank you for helping me enjoy my '07 Saab 9-3. The steering feels much better now, and no oil spots everywhere.

@AutoAutopsy

8 ай бұрын

Glad it helped and you’ve got it solved :)

Thanks for the video. I just picked up the kit and this video made it clear that it's not a complex job. Tons of $$ saved!

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

That's exactly what I have to do on mine. Changing seals is the first thing to do since regenerating or buying a new steeringpump is expensive. Let me know what mileage your ride has and if the unit works well now. Thanks for the video, it's so detailed it encouraged me to do this job on my own.

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

it's got 139k on it!

@Ptaq1990

4 жыл бұрын

​@@AutoAutopsy So I did it on mine before yesterday following your video. However it's best to use a syringe to empty the black tank and to remove the lower return hose as last to avoid serious mess. :D The most terrifying moment was when during reinstallation of the whole unit the bottom bolt fell and got stuck somewhere on the engine block. I managed to recovered it with a long magnetized screwdriver. The safest way no to drop it is to realign the pump to the engine block with one bolt already inside the bottom bracket, keeping a finger on that bolt. Then it's easy to find the hole, pass the socket key and blindly tighten it. I also replaced all the liquid inside. You need at least 2 liters to replace the whole cycle. Before pouring new oil I reconnected everything to the pump except the lower return hose. Instead its tip ended up inside a random bottle for waste oil which fits nicely near the battery. I attached an 8mm pvc transparent hose to the remaining open inlet of the tank and raised its end above the level of tank's cap so the liquid won't escape (you can also clog tank's inlet with something). I poured the first dose of Febi 06161 synthetic oil inside the tank. 200-250mm is enough to fill it up. I started the engine for 2-3 seconds (the pump is super efficient), turned it off. In the meantime the pump emptied the tank and spit the old black oil inside the bottle. Then I turned the wheels one time to the left and one time to right (it's very hard, it's easier to do it with your front axle in the air). This pushed out even more dirty oil outside to the bottle. I emptied that bottle. I added the second dose of new oil and repeated everything few times (until I saw the fairly clean green oil coming out of the return hose. Of course it will never be clean, it's always mixed up. I left myself around 500ml of reamining new oil for the final tank refill - it's important. I reattached the return hose to the tank, filled up the tank, closed the tap and started the engine. I let it run for few minutes, turning wheels another few times. This way I removed all the air bubbles from the installation. I checked the oil level, filled it to F. Done :) The smoothness of turning is immediately, significantly improved.

@MN-bm2sy

4 жыл бұрын

@@Ptaq1990 good info in addition to original video! Very helpful for me as I'm doing this procedure today on my 07' with 108k miles. My steering system has been pumped so full of engine oil that the pump started making noise, so I'm hopeful fresh fluid and seals will be enough.. cheers

@Ptaq1990

4 жыл бұрын

@@MN-bm2sy Glad my effort spent to write this comment was helpful! :D Cheers!

Vaseline/petroleum jelly on o rings to protect them during installation. Also good to put Vaseline inside the lip of the seals. This helps prevent the seal lip from wearing both the seal and the shaft great video

@AutoAutopsy

2 жыл бұрын

definitely could help

@redgeminipa

6 ай бұрын

NO!!! NEVER use vaseline on rubber! It will slowly eat away at it. Use a couple drops of fluid for lube.

@ejgrae1989

6 ай бұрын

@@redgeminipaon nitrile seals it’s all good.

Didn't you bleed the whole system? By looking at the oil that came out of your pump the entire system will more or less look the same. So you should take the time to get all of that oil out. What i did was to put a jack on the subframe in the front then raise the car up. Then with the wheels free from the ground you can easily turn the steering wheel collecting all the oil coming out of the return pipe for the pump. As you do that you also fill the pump with fresh oil so you don't get any air bubbles in the system. The reason why doing all this is the different viscosity in the power steering oil and the motor oil that has leaked into the system.

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, i didn’t replace all of the fluid, as the point of the video was replacing the gaskets and o-rings. Something I’ll probably do soon, however

@MN-bm2sy

4 жыл бұрын

I ended up flushing the system with Lucas power steering fluid leak stop and conditioner since it's cheaper than the CHF and will hopefully re-lubricate and condition all of the components in the rack etc. Then I drained and pumped the Lucas out and filed with CHF.. Also prestone makes the CHF fluid and it's slightly cheaper but a smaller bottle. 3 weeks gone by and so far so good!

New O-rings recommended on those X injectors. They are cheap insurance, since they are right down in the cooking bowl under the intake and some are near the nuke plant too. might want to send the injectors off to be cleaned and flow tested, if they sat a long time or never have been. Fun projects!

@MassiveTrackHunter

4 жыл бұрын

Yes they are on both ends. The top ones are just stuck in the injector feed piping. Typical. One tip when pulling all of that apart. Cold motor, stuff paper towels around underneath of them to catch the fuel that will spill out, be cautious pulling the upper intake off to avoid loose debris like brittle wire loom bits falling into the lower intake and into the cylinders. I almost missed an inch-long section that ended up on the intake valve of #3 and would have been sucked into the cylinder, had I not retrieved it with a cable-grabber. Stuff a rag in each intake runner opening on the motor to keep crap out of them til your done.

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

for sure! I just picked up new o-rings last night. thanks for the help :)

Nice work! Thanks for very helpful video! I'm also going to replace the rubber seal!

@AutoAutopsy

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Hey thanks for your video on leaky steering power just rebuilt mine in my 08 saab 93 2.0T easy fix

@AutoAutopsy

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help.

I saw ur video n i bought the essab seals. Tomorrow i should finish it.

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

awesome

My 2003 Vector started leaking steering fluid all over and I noticed it's from the cap. Also saw the same bent metal o ring and ordered an upgrade on eBay for $10. Hopefully that will do the trick.

@AutoAutopsy

2 жыл бұрын

nice

@fuckyou96

2 жыл бұрын

Did it do the trick? Mine has been leaking from the cap and j keep buying new caps and it isn't stopping it 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

The system is leaking and your video is great. I'm going to replace all the seals. Thanks! Question, if the tabs are broken on the reservoir cap can I assume that the system will not pressurize correctly and that could be the cause of the jerkiness that I have even when the reservoir tank is full?

Ok, I am new to this channel but liking it already. Question for anyone out there- How is motor oil getting into the power steering reservoir?

@dnobxela68

Жыл бұрын

The pump is driven by being directly attached to the crank case. The two seals done around 7:25 separate the engine oil from power steering pump. When they leak and fail, the fluids exchange.

The injectors are supposed to have orings on them. You can pick up a set of replacements from oorielly's. They are only a few dollars for a set.

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

thanks! just did last night

Use a socket that fits over the seal and tap it instead of just hammering all around

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the tip!

@Retiq

4 жыл бұрын

Auto Autopsy yeah no problem Iv done that job was more times than I like😩😂 great job otherwise!

@paulrea1148

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip, it pays to read comments on videos!

Found out the hard way that this does not apply to the 2008. That ring around the shaft that you had a hard time with isn’t meant to be removed on mine. It’s a permanent part .... update: I was 💯 % wrong about this!! It does come out. I figured, what the heck when I thought I’d ruined a permanent part, so I went ruthless on it, and lo and behold, it came out it in one tattered piece! Now I see why you skipped the miserable part! 👍🏾

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

o...

Those o-rings sometimes get stuck inside the fuel rail when your'e taking them out. And yes the o rings have to be there. Put a bit of motor oil on the rings when you're installing them in the car, don't install the o-rings dry, they will likely leak.

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

A most excellent video, thank you. I'm watching because I have a 2010 9-3 with 178k miles, and the pump just puked out on the driveway. There's still assist when turning but it's like it's low on fluid, which obviously it is. So I'm guessing the pump's otherwise ok and it's time for a gasket set. Any idea if the procedure is much different for a 2010?

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

it's the same to my knowledge!!

Nice! Definitely a matter of when, not if, with these leaking.

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

Very true!

I got a rebuild kit on e-bay with all the gaskets/ o-rings $34 they were al the right one's kotec sk-9443, they have a great video on you tube on how to do the it all

Nice info, thanks! I was just going to ask about flushing the system to get rid of the engine oil contamination when I noticed a reply to a comment below that addresses it :)

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

yep! haha

Hey Jacob! How are the aftermarket seals? Want to do the same on my car but debating on wether to go with the set or go with genuine. Keep up the good work!

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

seems to have solved my issue entirely

The brown one is a seal , not an oring . You have to lube it up before hammering it in . Next time use a socket to hammer it evenly

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the tip

@adamfeltis4065

4 жыл бұрын

What type of lube do you suggest?

@caesar170988

4 жыл бұрын

Assembly lube is the norm but engine oil should do no harm . Try not to use a grease that is not rated for rubber.

Should have swapped out all of the old fluid, easy to do, just attach some tubing to the house you disconnected running to a container and run the engine for a minute or so, it will drain, then reconnect the hose and refill the reservoir, run the engine and keep filling it until it tops out

Hello its possible that fluid goes to engine i have problem my fluid disappear non stop but no leak on the floor

The chf is citroen suspension mineral oil . The power steering takes full synthetic hydraulic oil for vw . Its much better and way cheaper

Did you put the Bent metal ring back under that cap? It is a spring tensioner to keep the cap snugly locked in place.

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

i did not

Nice work! You did forget to pull 2 orings on the nut housing that the banjo bolt screws into. I found if you remove that also, you'd see 2 small orings, but these don't commonly leak.

@AutoAutopsy

2 жыл бұрын

those copper washers? those were already there :)

Excellent video. Many thanks!

@AutoAutopsy

2 жыл бұрын

👍🏼😁

awesome video, just done mine, unfortunately ran out of replacement fluid but so far so good. Without your video i wouldnt have a clue! Do you have to bleed the system once refilled?

@znorc

4 жыл бұрын

Just turn the steering wheel from lock to lock a few times. That will bleed the system. Don't forget to flush the system so there's only power steering fluid in it. That step was omitted in this video and the PS fluid is now contaminated with engine oil. That's why it's black.

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

good advice ^ glad i could help

Great video, have a can of carb cleaner handy for quick clean.

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

yeah, that would have helped lol

Hello, could you remember the cork oring size (steering pump)? Because in Poland I found it only in one shop and it cost about 50$.

We were just replacing vacuum lines and trying to figure out a fluid leak and it looks like this is the culprit. Reservoir is empty and I hear a hissing noise from the pump. So how do you know if it is just rings that need to be replaced vs the pump itself?

@AutoAutopsy

8 ай бұрын

the pumps rarely go bad; if it's run dry for an extended time and making noise, I suppose it could be bad

Thanks for the video!

Would this fix a power steering leak that doesn't show any visible signs it's leaking except the reservoir is low or empty?

Big help thanks alot helped alot!!

Nice! I was wondering about how to do this as my MY04 Aero didnt pass testing today.. So i have just placed an order for a seal, and need to get 4 tires also :P Cheers!

@AutoAutopsy

3 жыл бұрын

awesome! enjoy the repair lol

@feffe85

3 жыл бұрын

@@AutoAutopsy i did the repair today and it was allt easier than i thought it would! Thanks alot for the instuctions :D

If installing a brand new OEM pump and res do you need to bleed the system?

Great job. Keep the content coming. Maybe keep some brake cleaner or degreaser handy for these occassions.

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

I bet the Saab loves that green stuff

Where to buy the seals?

Thank you.

@AutoAutopsy

3 жыл бұрын

:)

I think that air injection is an American deal... I have a very early '03 Vector (the door tag actually shows it was built in late '02) and that space there doesn't have any device, nor does anything run up to the air-filter.

@AutoAutopsy

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! Must be emissions related for us then

Hi friend thank you for the great videos can you give me the part no for those o rings and seals? thank you

@AutoAutopsy

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it’s shown in the video. If not, the parts diagrams will be available on www.esaabparts.com!

Great job. I have a power steering leak on my 06 saab 93 but how do I know if my power steering pump is not need to be replaced with a new one? Thank u.

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

if your power steering still works i wouldn't worry about replacing the pump

@semajkeaton331

3 жыл бұрын

@@AutoAutopsy what if I have to literally put all my muscle into it to turn and it has fluid ? It’s the pump then ?

Great job well done 👍

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

We took ours apart and after we were done found a little hard plastic circle Any idea what this is. I have a pic but can’t post

@AutoAutopsy

2 жыл бұрын

i'm not sure without a photo. you could try posting on a saab facebook group! it might be the little metal ring that goes on the underside of the cap

Is the aftermarket gasket for the lid just a normal rubber O-ring?

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

i believe so; it caused mine to leak so i just put it back to stock setup for the cap

Good imformative👌💪

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

Life saver!!

@AutoAutopsy

2 жыл бұрын

🙌🏼😁

Mine was low and making whining noise. I topped off with fluid, purged the air, but the noise persisted. There is definitely leakage from the bottle to pump gasket, but the fluid appears to be clean inside the bottle free of engine oil. Do you think that replacing the seals and filling with new fluid will make the noise go away? Or is it a faulty pump? Power Steering seems to be working.

@AutoAutopsy

3 жыл бұрын

i'm not an expert, but my initial guess would be your pump is on its way out

@tonikotinurmi9012

3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to hear what it was if you have time to answer... Also, tasting just a tip won't kill you (hasn't killed me yet :) - though I'd have paper to tongue afterwards and glass of water to spit out. (There used to be a repairman who had all kinds of fluids 30 years ago where I repaired my cars, so I had to taste - no labels...). NOTE: Not suggesting you do it, just telling my experiences and how I know if there's something that does not belong. Lol

@nikolasvel

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonikotinurmi9012 I replaced the power steering pump, fluid and all seals. Steering makes a noise when cold outside. I believe the noise is coming from one of the suspension components. The weather is warm now and the boise has disappeared. I will revisit the noise when the cold weather returns.

@nikolasvel

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonikotinurmi9012 I replaced the power steering pump, fluid and all seals. Steering makes a noise when cold outside. I believe the noise is coming from one of the suspension components. The weather is warm now and the boise has disappeared. I will revisit the noise when the cold weather returns.

Looks like your steering has been running on engine oil. I believe this can end up in the pump via a defective camshaft seal.

@AutoAutopsy

2 жыл бұрын

that or the fluid is just very old! i don't think it has ever been replaced. my car doesn't leak oil from anywhere..knock on wood..

so you didn't rebuild the whole pump in this video, which would have required taking off those 4 bolts and replacing another gasket inside the pump. you didn't feel it necessary to do that? i would have figured you might go through that trouble since you already had the pump off and removed.

@AutoAutopsy

7 ай бұрын

I didnt, mainly because the esaabparts kit doesn’t include those gaskets and they’re not really available as far as I’m aware

any1 know how to get this o-ring kit in europe? Or like dimensions to all the o-rings so that I can order them separately? Couldn't find dimensions on esaab

@AutoAutopsy

3 жыл бұрын

i don't sorry. you might be able to get info by contacting them though!

@Gediminasas

2 жыл бұрын

Did you eventually find out?

@EML-music

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gediminasas sorry no… I found out the problem I thought I had was another problem, I hope you find it!!

does anyone know where i can buy rebuild kits for the hydrophilic pistons for the convertible top 2004

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

esaabparts possibly

@dimanest8952

4 жыл бұрын

@@AutoAutopsy they dont

@znorc

4 жыл бұрын

Top hydraulics will rebuild them for you, in case you don't fint a rebuild kit. Not cheap, but definitely cheaper than buying new.

How the heck did you get that old bushing out at 6:40ish?

@AutoAutopsy

2 жыл бұрын

Lots of force. It can be difficult. You have to puncture and ruin the seal to remove it

@jimstaszko1675

2 жыл бұрын

@@AutoAutopsy Yeah, thanks, mine is just chipping away in pieces. 364,000 miles, that maybe original. 05 9-3 Vert. And thanks for the great work on the videos

U just take a 5min to pull the shaft seal out good job i can't take my out am put it back with the old one 😆

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

oof :/ hope its not damaged at all!

@eddiepizarro1296

4 жыл бұрын

@@AutoAutopsy i have to do that again im short of time🙉

Where can i order parts thanks!!!

@AutoAutopsy

3 жыл бұрын

esaabparts

If I buy a new pump, does all those seals come standard with a new pump?

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

Good question. Esaabparts will say if you check

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

I will assume so

im having to absolutely destroy my shaft seal, it's coming out in many many pieces, all cracked into a bunch of bits

@AutoAutopsy

2 жыл бұрын

if you're referring to the metal seal, you most likely will need to be destroy it to get it out

I was told by my German guy to just keep the regular fluid in power steering

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын

what do you mean by "regular fluid"?

@vjamie69

4 жыл бұрын

What you put in everyday cars!

Lol wonder what video he watched to male this one lmaoo

@AutoAutopsy

3 ай бұрын

What?

First

@AutoAutopsy

4 жыл бұрын