james_ix 0 Posted June 30, 2011 Hi Guys Just a quick question. I am playing around with the power steering on the 205 road rally car and had some new hoses made up. However when i connected everything together and ran the system it blew the oil seal at the top of the rack. I had not used this rack before and didn't know the state of it before i fitted, but i have two thoughts; 1) either the seal was shot and needed changing (will do as a matter of course) 2) I have made a cock up on the hoses and fitting them the wrong way around. These are new hoses modified from the peugeot units. So i have two questions i) Can someone confirm which is the high pressure inlet port and which is the outlet. (I do have them labelled outlet "top" inlet "bottom" as when fitted in the vehicle) ii) is the oil seal the normal failure or something further is usual to go? To be honest from what i can the rest of the internals look ok. Thanks in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smithy 1 Posted June 30, 2011 on mine the high pressure inlet from pump is the lower port,the upper port is the low pressure return that goes via cooler loop if still fitted or direct back to resavoir if you dont have cooler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james_ix 0 Posted June 30, 2011 Thanks That is the same as mine then. New oil seal will be fitted tomorrow as the existing one is very worn. Sounds like that should fix it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stevo309 0 Posted July 21, 2011 I believe the metal collar in the middle of the rubber section of the oem high pressure pipe is a pressure reducer, if your made up hose doesn't have this it could be a contributing factor as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
