2016-10-25

so i just bought a 2005 tsx with 129k miles, runs and drives great and did some maintenance like spark plugs, oil change, air filter change, drained and added new 3 quarts of trans fluid, also i removed the power steering fluid from reservoir and added new fluid, it was dark! i didn't get a chance to flush it. Before i bought this car I've seen power steering fluid near my axle i know it is from rack seals leak. I've read bunch of tsx's having that problem. My power steering fluid was always at full, but since 2 weeks its been going down and i been adding it. I know that the rack is not leaking lot of fluid but i did clean my engine bay with engine degreaser and after it was cleaned, after couple of days i saw the power steering pump covered in fluid and all the hoses connected to it has some spray spots, the pump was also making noise whenever the car is running. At this point i don't know what to do, i am going to contact dealer soon but i do not want to drop 1300+ on this car for new rack. But is there any cheaper solutions like o ring or new pump, If you guys know or have ran into similar problems please let me know

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