2004 XC90 High pressure power steering pipe

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Originally Posted by john langrick

Note the pump you have will probably have a screw in barb. It is this that is no longer available. The replacement pump from Volvo uses push in parbs with a retaining nut. If you use later pumps, the Volvo recommendation is to replace the pipe too.

I suggest the 'cut and shut' method to fix.

Hope this helps

It did yes, thanks. I've managed to replace the hose. I'd agree that if you have the skills (or access them) to cut the metal pipe at about the mid point and replace it with a joint, that would make life a lot simpler.

I ended up removing that lump of metal at the front by the front engine mount, jacking the engine up a bit, and bending some of the under tray fixings out of the way.

My job was made more difficult because the Ebay part I ordered wasn't an exact replacement. The "barb" at the column end needed some work to get it to fit. Which of course I didn't spot until after I'd fitted it the hose, so had to remove it again.

I'll add more details to that other article later, but here are a couple of photos. One is the O/S engine mount to give you an idea of how much I jacked the engine up, the other is the misaligned barb/flange hole.

Thanks

Neil