=Van: 2008 Mk7 2.4L RWD
Hi everyone, in a bit of tight spot at the moment and need a bit of hand.
I had a slight weep from where the power steering pipe enter the rack. Fluid loss was negligible, but with the MOT coming up I thought I'd change over the o-rings to stop the weep.
I went to Ford and got a pack of 2 o-rings (part number 1212679). One large and one small.
Following this thread - viewtopic.php?t=190115 it appears large ring = return and small ring = high-pressure
I fitted the large o-ring to the return pipe (seemed quite loose) and I fitted the small one to the high-pressure pipe (was really tight and hard to get on).
Went to refill and bleed the system and it was leaking badly just from turning the wheel with the engine off. I tried turning the engine on to assess how bad the leak was and it was pouring out.
What is likely to have gone wrong here? Did I put the o-ring on the wrong pipe? Possible damage to the high-pressure o-ring when fitting it to the hose? Currently the leak is bad enough that I don't want to drive it, so van is stuck in a car-park (thought it would be a quick job). I can order more o-rings if required, but at the moment it seems like I've made the situation way worse....