I've got a 2007 Camry, my beater car, that had a power steering fluid leak. Yesterday, I decided it needed to be fix. Now I've possible got a new problem.
There was section of the return line that had rusted and created a pin hole leak. I cut it out, and replaced it with some 3/8" ID fuel hose. Everything was fine... No more leak and ps was fine... that was till this morning.
I start the car and go to turn my wheel. The PS is dead.. no whining, nothing... I check the fluid level and it's exactly where it was yesterday when I was done and parked it.
Driving to work... It's almost a 70 mile commute... I feel like it's not just a loss of PS, but it's working against me to a degree... There was resistance in making any kind of turn, even lane changes. That was till I was about 2 miles from my office. All the sudden the PS is back.. I park and just turn my wheel, and it's all working fine. Now I've got my fingers crossed that it stays this way..
Anyone have any idea what might have caused such an issue?
There was section of the return line that had rusted and created a pin hole leak. I cut it out, and replaced it with some 3/8" ID fuel hose. Everything was fine... No more leak and ps was fine... that was till this morning.
I start the car and go to turn my wheel. The PS is dead.. no whining, nothing... I check the fluid level and it's exactly where it was yesterday when I was done and parked it.
Driving to work... It's almost a 70 mile commute... I feel like it's not just a loss of PS, but it's working against me to a degree... There was resistance in making any kind of turn, even lane changes. That was till I was about 2 miles from my office. All the sudden the PS is back.. I park and just turn my wheel, and it's all working fine. Now I've got my fingers crossed that it stays this way..
Anyone have any idea what might have caused such an issue?