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Power steering leak

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Hi,

My power-steering rack started leaking from the input shaft into the foot-well. Oil dripping on the rubber mat was red, so obviously previous owner had filled regular ATF. :devil: Anyway, drained and flushed the system with VAG fluid, and it started leaking even more :wall: Before replacing the Rack, I thought I'd try one thing first though. In the return line to the fluid reservoir VAG has installed 2 restrictors, taking the diameter down to 3mm instead of hose id which is 10mm. This creates a back pressure in the return line and a higher pressure in the system. I replaced the hose, omitting the restrictors. Now the steering got a fraction heavier, actually better at high speed, but most importantly, no more leaking :rofl: Might be worth trying if anyone else has a leaking PS.

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