I noticed a stain on the driveway under my son's Xterra this morning and checked to see what it was. I am pretty sure it is the power steering hose, but it was still dark and not 100% sure (I used the light on the Iphone). It is on the passenger side. The steering pump was not wet, but the power steering hoses are.
The way it looks is there are 2 lines, but each line has 2 metal hoses with a flexible rubber part that looks to be a "splice connector". I will have to look again when I get home. I looked at Xterra parts online and they show just 1 continuous line from the pump to the rack and pinion for the high pressure and another one for the return. Is this right (just one line each, without a rubber splice)?
What I saw looks like a metal line coming out of the steering pump for about a foot. Then a rubber hose with clamps. Then another line from the rubber hose to the rack and pinion. Same thing for the return.
Still, when I look at Nissan Parts diagrams, I don't see this rubber hose with hose clamps.
The way it looks is there are 2 lines, but each line has 2 metal hoses with a flexible rubber part that looks to be a "splice connector". I will have to look again when I get home. I looked at Xterra parts online and they show just 1 continuous line from the pump to the rack and pinion for the high pressure and another one for the return. Is this right (just one line each, without a rubber splice)?
What I saw looks like a metal line coming out of the steering pump for about a foot. Then a rubber hose with clamps. Then another line from the rubber hose to the rack and pinion. Same thing for the return.
Still, when I look at Nissan Parts diagrams, I don't see this rubber hose with hose clamps.