my power steering boot from da drivers side is leaking....do i have to replace da boot or da whole rack & pinion. if anyone knows i would dearly appreciate it

 

mine was leaking too, in matters of seconds the entire tank would be empty, brought it into the dealer and they had to replace my steering rack, it was cracked or something

 

Oh thanks evilgabbie, how much charge dealer for this?

 

it was under warranty

 

Hi
My rack is also leaking.
I had it to the mechanic for another reason and he noticed the leak.

He said it is the rack and a new one would cost 500 - 800 dollars.

I am wondering how he knew it was the rack, and not a hose or something else?
He showed me the leak while the car was up on the hoist and it was dripping from just under the drivers side .

He said it would only leak while the car was running, as that is when the fluid is pressurized and circulating.

any thoughts on how I can troubleshoot this?
What about the price?
Maybe It is just a hose and would be much cheaper to fix?

Thanks

 

what year is your car so i can move it into the new sub-category?

 

This thread is almost 3 years old, and OP has only 16 posts.... You think he'll respond?

 

lol, was hoping so. i may just put in B6 for now

 

Same thing happened to me and it=bad rack. It was around $1000 parts and labour at a independent audi/vw shop.

I had an extended warrenty though, lucky me.

 

Same thing happened to me last month. I was getting quotes for $1600 - $2000 but I finally got it done for $1100. Shop around.