Anyone done one before? How much of a PITA am I in for on this? The car is a complete pile of shit (so I’m assuming something will be rusted and break) and my brother-in-law is dragging me in on helping him repair it for his girlfriend who can’t afford to take it anywhere. FML
It’s leaking, but not enough to think it’s the high pressure line. I’m expecting to find a crack either in the reservoir, the pump or the low pressure line (or probably all of the above since it’s a huge pile of shit) once we get it apart. She’s been driving it with the leak for so long I’m surprised it hasn’t stopped leaking just from the buildup of dirt encrusted oil on everything.
Buy the pump with a fucking resivoir, “but if I swap it over it’s $x cheaper…” trust me… Get it. Lines will fight you, don’t twist the line if it’s frozen in the tube nut.
Very common for it to be the low pressure line on these cars. Super hard to get to the nut on the rack. Best bet, and this is what legit shops do, is to cut the line and run a hose if that’s what it is.