So on my way to work this morning the steering wheel demanded more and more muscle. Turns out it was leaking fluid.

Took the car to a shop and they conrfirmed that the power steering gear is faulty and needs to be replaced. 

 

VW 1J1422075L is the part number.

 

The Skoda dealer here in Iceland doesn´t have the part in stock and gave me a price of $1.503 (thats with tax calculated from ISK)

 

What are my chances of finding the part cheaper somewhere else?

 

Skoda Octavia 1.6l (75Kw) 2002

As in the whole rack?

As in the whole rack?

 

Honestly, english is my second language and i´m not used to car mechanic conversations in english. The partnumber I posted should be the part I need. Somewhere I read that it should not be serviced, just replaced (am I wrong)

After I posted here I have sourced an used part from 2004 octavia (154.000KM).  The cost of that part plus work is less than half of the asking price for the original part alone.

 

Forgive me, I love to do things my self and I would have serviced my car on my own if I had a garage. But I don´t so think of me like a "newb that can understand what you are talking about if you say it in plain english"  

Steering racks are routinely refurbished i.e. rebuilt with new bushes and bearings.

Find a company in your country who offer this service. Usually this is an exchange service where they supply a rebuilt rack  and after fitting it you send them your faulty rack. If it was an unusual car or there is any doubt to the part number being correct then you could even have your exact same rack sent off for refurbishment but would mean your car was unusable for that period. 

Perhaps some one here can suggest why the garage says only use a new part (expensive) rather than refurbished. just checked on ebay uk using the part number  and there is a new rack in Germany. I will as best I can see what is available here and check the part number. If you need anything sent maybe could also help though postage would be expensive and I assume yours is a left hand drive vehicles  you would be better  sourcing parts from mainland Europe. Major parts suppliers Mapco and TRW have on line catalogs for steering gear. Also seen WAT and Lizarte associated with racks.

Mark

Edited 3 October, 201510 yr by MarkyD