I sent our Accord to the dealer yesterday to have the noisy power
steering looked at. This is the same problem RRozsa referenced in his
2/23/08 message. The service rep called this morning to tell me that
the pump and the reservoir are both leaking and it would cost around
$650 to replace both. I think this is a result of the ill-informed
employees at the Valvoline Oil Change topping off the ps fluid with
non-honda fluid.
I'm skilled enough that I can replace the pump myself but after reading
the responses to RRozsa's message, I'm thinking that maybe the pump
just needs the seals replaced and not a complete replacement. I see you
can order o-rings and seals on the parts sites. Would it be easier in
the long run to just replace the pump or go for the rebuild?
