Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting power steering/rather lack of!

my 97 v6 has been sitting in the driveway for 3 weeks i sub zero temps. when i parked it all was well. after healing from surgery i went out to get e-test done and all my fluid had leaked out by the time i drove 5 blocks. the mech put a bottle of fluid in and it started to leak right away from the point where hp hoses go into pump. by the time i got home it was drained again. how can i tell if it just needs hoses and or seals or if it is the pump. does anyone have procedures for doing both?

Dont you read your owners manual?


If your car is going into storage or isnt going to be drivena lot your suppoused to start your car for atleast five minutes a day, and move 25 feet every 15 days at least to lubricate all moving parts.

Seems that what happened here, seals didnt get lubriacted at all for an extened period of time they dried up and broke down and failed.

My car has been in the driveway for awhile.... Cant start it though.... I hope I dont have any problems when I get it to start again, (about 3.5 Weeks now) its been in the same position