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    Hi everyone. On a recent short outing, about 8 miles, I arrived at my destination with smoke billowing from the hood and underside of the car. The engine was cool so I checked all fluid levels. In no time at all I realized the smoke was caused by Power Steering fluid.

    Since the hose connections at the steering box were dry and the hose connections at the pump were also dry I concluded the problem was from one of the two hoses connecting the steering box to the pump. A trip to my local auto repair shop confirmed my diagnosis - busted hose some where in the line.

    They gave me an estimate of $300 for replacement hoses and another $300 plus in labor. I decided NOT to go ahead with the repair and brought the car home. Maybe $600 plus to fix this is what it takes but I thought I'd check with you guys first. Has anyone else had this problem? Sure the hoses look tricky to access and maybe I could do the labor myself but $300 for hoses? Any ideas or experience would be welcome. Thanks.
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    Hoses are like $40 brand new
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    For the return line use 3/8" fuel line and clamps
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    Yup what they said, overpriced, if you have some mechanical ability and time do it yourself it's not that bad.
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    Thanks guys, I guess I should have called O'Reillys first. Just wanted to make sure I was not missing something.
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