Hey guys, recently ive seen alot on here of people asking about power steering pump. its smoking, its stopped working, its heavy and so on. a majority of the time this is to do with the power steering pump getting old and needing replacing. the only problem with this is that the pumps can be expensive and a garage can charge up to £200 to fit it for you. So i thought id just go over replacing the pump so you can all save yourself abit of cash 
ps.s sorry if this type of thing has already been written.
So:
1) get yourself a new power steering pump. Ive found that you can usually get a decent second hand pump from a scrappy for about £50 rather than forking out £120 for a brand new one.
2) pop the car up on the two back wheels, place some bricks under them to avoid movement the pop the bonnet up. Remove the battery completely.
3) there will be several bolts ontop of the battery rack that you can remove to get the battery rack out the way. this will allow you to move the pressure hoses freely. this will help alot further into the process.
4) Remove the electrics. this is just usually a large grey plug that you can pull out.
5) you will need to remove the rack that holds the pump. this is tricky as shitroen have amnaged to place the bolts and screws in the most awkward of places. there should be two underneith the rack, two on the side and two on top. start with the side ones, they are the hardest to get to.
6) after you have done this your pump should hand down underneith the car with jsut the pipes holding it. Put a large tray and some towels under the pump and remove the resevoir from the pump. some power steering fluid will come up so just drain that.
7) okay, so now you only have two hoses, the high pressure and the low pressure. the high pressure is the one with the metal end connecting it. do this one last as you will need to turn the pump around to remove it. just pull the plow pressure hose out and drain the oils coming out.
8) removing the high pressure hose can be a pain as it will be bolted on very very tightly so just a spanner and a hammer will loosen this after a while and you will be able to twist the pump off the metal pipe.
9) the pump should now be free and you can drain all the fluid out and put it to one side. get your new pump and thread the metal pipe back on and twist the pump to tighten. make sure this is on tight as it is the high pressure hose.
10) now just to put the pump back in the racket, tighten all bolts.
11) refit hoses with jebilee clips as the original fittings are made not to be refitted.
12) now the pummp is on and fitted, you need to bleed the system, get all the air bibbles out so the system is pressurised again. to do this. keep the front of the car jacked up so both front wheels are off the floor. replace the battery rack and refit all electrics and battery. start the car up and poor power steering fluid into the resevoir. keep filling it untill full. start the car up and slowely turn the steering wheel from lock to lock. while you do this more bubbles will come out the system so the steeering fluid will need to be constantly topped up. do this for about 3/4 mins untill bubbles stop and fluid is topped up.
13) clean up the remaining fluid, double check all hoses are fitted tightly and there are no leaks. turn the car off and leave it for about half hour then check the resevoir again to see if any more bubbles have come out.
14) take the car for a very slow easy drive around a small raoundabout and then check the resevoir again and all should be good.
your new pump has now been fitted and the power steering pump should be working again and you jsut saved yourself around £200.
Alot of people are usually hessitant to do this are this is a high pressure system but if you keep your brain in gear and work slowely and confidently, its actually very very easy.
(This was done on my 1999 1.5d saxo and these instructions may change slightly for different year cars. this will not work for everyone and every car and make sure before you carry out this process, it is actually your power steering pump that is broken. ive read many times about people having the pump replaced then finding out it was just a hose that was loose)
good luck guys!!!!
ps.s sorry if this type of thing has already been written. So:
1) get yourself a new power steering pump. Ive found that you can usually get a decent second hand pump from a scrappy for about £50 rather than forking out £120 for a brand new one.
2) pop the car up on the two back wheels, place some bricks under them to avoid movement the pop the bonnet up. Remove the battery completely.
3) there will be several bolts ontop of the battery rack that you can remove to get the battery rack out the way. this will allow you to move the pressure hoses freely. this will help alot further into the process.
4) Remove the electrics. this is just usually a large grey plug that you can pull out.
5) you will need to remove the rack that holds the pump. this is tricky as shitroen have amnaged to place the bolts and screws in the most awkward of places. there should be two underneith the rack, two on the side and two on top. start with the side ones, they are the hardest to get to.
6) after you have done this your pump should hand down underneith the car with jsut the pipes holding it. Put a large tray and some towels under the pump and remove the resevoir from the pump. some power steering fluid will come up so just drain that.
7) okay, so now you only have two hoses, the high pressure and the low pressure. the high pressure is the one with the metal end connecting it. do this one last as you will need to turn the pump around to remove it. just pull the plow pressure hose out and drain the oils coming out.
8) removing the high pressure hose can be a pain as it will be bolted on very very tightly so just a spanner and a hammer will loosen this after a while and you will be able to twist the pump off the metal pipe.
9) the pump should now be free and you can drain all the fluid out and put it to one side. get your new pump and thread the metal pipe back on and twist the pump to tighten. make sure this is on tight as it is the high pressure hose.
10) now just to put the pump back in the racket, tighten all bolts.
11) refit hoses with jebilee clips as the original fittings are made not to be refitted.
12) now the pummp is on and fitted, you need to bleed the system, get all the air bibbles out so the system is pressurised again. to do this. keep the front of the car jacked up so both front wheels are off the floor. replace the battery rack and refit all electrics and battery. start the car up and poor power steering fluid into the resevoir. keep filling it untill full. start the car up and slowely turn the steering wheel from lock to lock. while you do this more bubbles will come out the system so the steeering fluid will need to be constantly topped up. do this for about 3/4 mins untill bubbles stop and fluid is topped up.
13) clean up the remaining fluid, double check all hoses are fitted tightly and there are no leaks. turn the car off and leave it for about half hour then check the resevoir again to see if any more bubbles have come out.
14) take the car for a very slow easy drive around a small raoundabout and then check the resevoir again and all should be good.
your new pump has now been fitted and the power steering pump should be working again and you jsut saved yourself around £200.
Alot of people are usually hessitant to do this are this is a high pressure system but if you keep your brain in gear and work slowely and confidently, its actually very very easy.
(This was done on my 1999 1.5d saxo and these instructions may change slightly for different year cars. this will not work for everyone and every car and make sure before you carry out this process, it is actually your power steering pump that is broken. ive read many times about people having the pump replaced then finding out it was just a hose that was loose)
good luck guys!!!!
