Saturday, November 20, 2010

How difficult is it to change the power steering pump on a '99 Intrepid with a 2.7L engine?

Pump is leaking badly. Wife was told a line is rusted out. Quoted $500-600 to fix.How difficult is it to change the power steering pump on a %26039;99 Intrepid with a 2.7L engine?
Well if just the line is leaking change it not the pump.

If it is the pump, getting it out is not easy, but you can do it.

Get the pump and you willn notice that it comes without the pully. Depending one if it is held on with just a nut just remove the nut. If you look at it and there is no nut, you will have to get a puller. You can rent one from AUTO-ZONE and have him tell you how to use it . The kit with the puller comes with the puller and thr installer. So it can be don.



AS to that much money for the line I doute it. That person doesent know what he is talking about or it is way over priced.

Hope this helpsHow difficult is it to change the power steering pump on a %26039;99 Intrepid with a 2.7L engine?
A %26quot;rusted line%26quot; may be just that - a rusted steel power steering line (and not the pump at all). Check it out. If it is the pump...

Working on these cars with cramped engine bays always sucks pretty bad, but if you have a modest set of tools and are determined, you can do the job yourself. Some advice: Buy a new ps pump, dont try to save a few bucks buying a used one from a junkyard. Be very careful when you are removing the fittings from the old pump and re-installing them on the new pump - dont cross thread anything etc etc.

The job itself is straightforward, remove all fittings and hoses from the old pump. Unbolt the old pump from its mounting brackets. Mount the new pump. Re-attach all the hoses and fittings. Fill with new power steering fluid and then bleed the system. Bleeding the system usually just consists of turning the steering wheel from lock to lock several times while making sure the fluid level in the pump remains where its supposed to be (look at the power steering fluid dipstick for reference). This gets any air out of the system.

Have fun, do your work carefully, and enjoy doing this project for less than a hundred bucks. Should take even a beginner less than 90 minutes including prep time.