hi people
ive got an 88 saph cos with a leak on the power steering. its coming from the banjo conection on the side of the pump. was hoping it just needed nipping up but as is the way with cosworths nothings simple. ive had it of thismorning and i need to replace the metal pipe that goes from the pump to the rack doea any one know wher im likely to got one.

cheers 4 the help
daz.

 

try one of the rs breakers

http://www.cosworthrsspares.co.uk/home.html

http://www.rscosworthbreakers.co.uk/home.html

 

You would probably be better off going to a hydraulic place and getting a hose made up, a flexy one, as this will give less bother as well.
Just take old pipe with you or measure the length etc and tell them what ends you need, a lot of places do it while you wait.
tabetha

 

thort about trying the breakers but want a new one realy so thers les chance of it happening again. but am likeing tabathas idea so think al give that i try.

cheers 4 the help guys

 

Let us know how you get on mate

 

well av gon round my local hydraulics companys and non of them want 2 know because its 4 a car . so i thort id try ford and they had 1 but wanted Ł100 for it so av got 1 from north yorkshire rs spares jst hope it lasts or my girlfriends dad will b scrubbing his drive again lol

cheers

 

The same happened to mine when i took my old air con pump off.I must of bent the pipe a bit and it put a small pin prick in the pipe.I got one of a good friend of mine for 5 quid,bargain.

 

as above http://www.pirtek.co.uk/

 

That's diabolical, not wanting to know!!
I use a pipe place, and they do anything and everything, they even say to me sometimes, they are not sure it will work, but won't invoice me for it if it doesn't, can't say fairer than that.
They may have some weird idea about high pressure, but in hydraulic terms it is not even a dribble worth of pressure, no reason at all they could do it.
If you or anyone else gets stuck again, just get some banjo's(cut old one off) and use some OPA, this is well able to do this job, and very flexible, has a indefinite life as well, well longer than the car anyway, and cheap, 16mm I just used for my tank to pump was Ł4.69 a metre, but they will sell any length you want normally, so wouldn't have cost me Ł2 if I had took old bit, but wanted some spare.
tabetha

 

yea they said it was because the banjo and pipe are not standard sizes. i'l bear that in mind 4 future thoug.

cheers 4 the help guys

 

Ford do have a habit of using non std sizes, bloody annoying isn't it!!
tabetha

 

i got an adaptor to replace the banjo on the pump to convert to -6 from my local pipe supplier no problem as im replacing all of the pipework & connections

 

I had the same problem with mine it was leaking from the join of the metal pipe and banjo.
I took it to Pirtek and the guy there re braised the join, and it's perfect.
No need for any new parts at all.

 

thats exactly how mine went. al try them if it happens again.ther closest depo is about an hour away thou but atleast they will do it

 

I've also encountered problems with the water feed pipes to turbo breaking at the braize join, so I always silver solder these just to be safe.
tabetha