i seem to have broke my power steering pump and subaru want £590+vat for a new 1.
anyone know if they can be repaired with a seal kit or where i can get source a cheaper or secondhand unit.
2001 wrx bugeye cheers for your help

 

ebay is your friend or maybe someone on here is breaking a car with the parts you need

 

Ant
What fault do you have with the power steering?, i find it strange that a few of us all of a sudden are having power steering problems, i'm wondering if you have the same fault that i have at the moment.
Cheers Dave.

 

Dealer has said mine (bugeye) has a small leak in power steering - but suggested that "we keep an eye on it" as it only weeps - so I have some fluid to top up and check level of reservoir every week. No doubt he suggested this as he knew the cost was high, and it was some way down the priority list of the things that needed attention so to speak. Of course, if and when matters become of a more obvious or catastrophic nature, you simply must do something. Sourcing the part from a breakers is a good idea as long as you know it's in working order, but then there's still the labour and time etc.

 

Try AUTOWORX, they have a subaru stripping.

01384 424 293

 

if you look on the bath bristol scoobes web site some one is breaking all types of subarus and its only in bristol not to far they have one cheers mike

 

cheers guys for your comments i will try you suggestions
it all started a couple of weeks back with the steering being heavy until it had warmed up but not it is quite noisy and steering is heavy until revved

 

cheers for the info

 

As Mazmike has said, try on www.bbscoobys.com (you could also register and join in!)

 

The bugeye pump is notorious for a leaking O-ring on the feed (low pressure) port coming from the reservoir.

There is a big topic over on nasioc.com where they describe the problem more clearly, but it is usually fixed with a new o-ring, as the old one goes flat/brittle, or new clamps, as the old ones seem to not cope with the hardening of the stock lines.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...eding+steering

This leads to air in the fluid, and sometimes even a little weeping of oil.