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Dear Motor Medics, So what’s a guy to do?
I have a 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP Turbo. Over the past year I have been adding power steering fluid. This started with filling the tank because it was at the low mark, then it was every time it would make noise which turned into a weekly event. Now, I can fill it in the morning, and it is empty by the time I get 10 miles to work.
I tried two different shops, and both said the parts were discontinued for it, a cooler, all hoses and a pump. I found only one hose online and they say they won’t install them because they are cheap aftermarket hoses.
Chris in Watertown, New York Dear Chris, What a fun car to drive. Even more when it doesn’t leak. We have an employee with one of those and they had the same issue.
The shops are correct, they discontinued the parts you need. Just a couple of hoses are available aftermarket, which is better than none. We had to remove the hoses and have a hydraulic shop crimp on new rubber. One steel line was rusted through and that had to come from a recycling yard car. The pump was also available used.
All together it was pricey, but they did get their car going again. You may have to shop around a bit as a lot of shops don’t work on those cars any longer.
Take care, The Motor Medics
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