How To Replace The High Pressure Power Steering Hose On A Nissan Altima With 3.5l Engine

Brian Eslick from How to Automotive www.howtoautomo... takes you step-by-step through the process of replacing the high pressure power steering hose on a 2001-2006 Nissan Altima with a 3.5 L engine.
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[@IBNALYAFAI]

Awesome and is it the same way with the 04 maxima se?

[@alfonsourquidez8871]

You, sir, are a master of auto repair.

[@tammystclair6882]

Great video fixing to do 2005 maxima this will help a lot .Thank you so much

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Thank you for watching!

[@gertis7420]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing

[@djazpremier]

If you remove the wipers and the cowl panel under the wipers it makes it much easier.

[@darmawanwardhana1836]

"Hello, I'm your subscriber from Indonesia, please help, when I have a new car, replace the high pressure hose on my power steer pump because initially there was an oil leak. But after I changed my steering wheel, if I made it turn left or right, there was a buzzing sound that could be felt in the car cabin. Where does this come from? I tried consulting with a repair shop and they said my power pump was damaged. In your opinion, is the mechanical analysis in Indonesia correct? And finally, can my power pump be repaired and what parts do you think need to be replaced? Thank you very much in advance, I am waiting to hear from you. GBU."

[@ElRusoSicairos18]

That works on a murano 2010?

[@draftsleaked]

Where are you from? , how much is the cost of this repair ?? Aprox?? Thanks

[@derikbreon7685]

I need to do this, but I also have been thinking about changing the spark plugs as my car has over 130,000 miles and I don’t believe they have ever been changed. With changing the spark plugs the intake manifold has to be removed. Would removing the manifold make this job easier as well?

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Derik Breon It would definitely make it easier.

[@chrisp2843]

i worked so much on mine that make me pissed at the engineers who designed this car. u swear tiny elves the size of gold balls are need for this kind of work. i did the alternator a couple weeks ago, and half the time was me swearing and hoping the fucker who designed this choke on a 10mm nut. A few days later manage to get it up and running. Though now i notice the the power steering fluid tank slowly dropping it level makes me wonder what hell awaits next. i do love this car and i wished i had alot of money so id just do an engine swap and route things properly.

[@elijahvaz]

How much this cost him/her?

[@91GT347]

The plastic clip thats holding the return line. I have a leak just above that. It looks like where a big black hose connects to the small metal line. It’s dripping off of that clip. It runs straight down. I could barely fit under his car, where he was. Is that the return line ?

[@josephlafayettegaston2449]

He skipped the hard part, which is the sensor itself.

[@mandlnpickr]

Man, thanks so much for the video. I have big arms but was still able to get the rear bracket bolt to break with a flex ratchet and then remove by hand. My neighbor has a lift or else I wouldn’t have attempted this job. I was most frustrated and spent probably an hour getting the banjo bolt threads lined up. (I connected after the middle bracket and r&P line) I ended using spray adhesive to hold the copper washers in place. 😄 I drank a cold old after starting the threads. It was well earned.

[@mandlnpickr]

Definitely reconnect the hose in the order of this pro. It took me a while to connect each section so I wasn’t about to start over.

[@carib909]

What year?

[@MK_Ultra91]

Definitely not one of my more pleasurable experiences, but the video helped a lot, thank you. Get the swivel ball socket for sure, the universals will bind and need more room. Invest in a pair of, some refer to as, tire handling gloves. Move along the firewall edge to remove the plastic trim line along the bottom edge of the windshield [buy a box of nissan nylon pins...trust me...have a box in the garage, they always break] to reveal a long black bracket, the one that chews up your forearms getting at that under hood topside bracket. Maybe 10, 10mm bolts and a 3/8" cordless driver and this is thing is off [loosening the brackets that hold this along the base of the glass, and swing those up out of the way to remove the long black bracket. This clears up tons of room and can trim literally hours off this job, because it aligns the integral angle of the hose as it turns upwards above the banjo bolt. Do not buy the knockoff hoses on Ebay. They are retrofit and require bending and some do not include the brackets. Buy the Import Direct brand that most part stores have as a foreign/Nissan line. 2005 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL was part number : 13401158 and paid about 65 bucks for it.

[@habcor]

0+!

[@metoon3092]

Almost as much fun as replacing the rear Sparkplugs on the V6 ;)

[@HowtoAutomotive]

me toon almost.👍 thank you for watching!

[@BlueJJ562]

The banjo bolt Is a B*T** to put back on between the bracket supporter

[@FESCAN233]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us, your video was very helpful. I just did mine, at first I changed the high pressure hose and because I didn't take quick action changing the hose I ended up changing the pump and the return hose from reservoir. I noticed that if you dismantle the windshield wipers and the bay underneath, you will not need to touch the axle and you will have a plenty of room and you can work from top especially to reach 1) the 10 mm bolt holding the high pressure hose to the manifold, 2) remove the hidden 14 mm bolt holding the PS pump from the back of the pump and 3) remove the front 12 mm bolt with the tension bolt. All what you need to remove the pump is ratchet wrenches 14 & 12 and if you have a stubby wrenches will be more helpful. Removing the windshield will take 10 minutes work. Putting back the repaired/new pump was little challenging but interesting. Good luck everybody!

[@elitribilin]

Just replace the same hose and it was easier removing the winshield wipers and the housing. allowed me to work from top all the way. I think the hardest part was to put the hose bolt back into the pump with the washer, but it wasn't that bad after all. It's worth to spend about 15 minutes removing that windshield wipers housing. Thanks for the tip!

[@B2sick]

@@elitribilin u were able to remove the banjo bolt and loosen the belt after removing the cowl?

[@elitribilin]

@@B2sick Not sure what belt you are talking about, there is not need to remove the engine belt!

[@B2sick]

@@elitribilin the pump belt. assuming im replacing both pump and hose

[@stevemclean5787]

It's like you were reading the step by step instructions directly from the manual but with tips and caveats thrown in to make the job as easy as possible. You saved me so much time and helped keep the stress level down. Thank you for that. This is how all how to videos should be made. Excellent narration and we'll lot images of every step. Seriously, this is the best how to video I've ever seen. Thanks again from Arizona.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Steve McLean I love that video helped you out. Thank you for sharing and thank you for washing!

[@aricunono6272]

This video is very good; very good explanation. Thank you.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Aricu Nono thank you!

[@1clkvideos]

Absolutely top notch information, lighting and editing. Thank you!

[@miguelcastro9213]

Great video thank you just one quick question If my hose ripped and spilled all over after I changed it would it smoke due to the spill?

[@leticiajohnson7339]

I have a question ihave done u have stated but I keep getting a leak from under.the boots what's the problem please help!!!! Its been almost three weeks of work back and forth I be waiting

[@hectorknoxx2724]

1:33am and i have started sweating just from seeing this :(

[@ah7908]

I'm a little late to the comment party but I wanted to say thank you for this step by step process. I havent put it into practice yet but you actually work through every possibile step from what I can see which is so amazing thank you

[@denz4960]

Very helpful video thanks for making this.

[@carlwheeler3403]

Great camera work!! Thanks for the video.

[@DroneEvil1]

Thanks for this...have to do mine and was looking for the tips that you gave. Nicely done

[@tjtewshews5531]

Holy shit.....so that's how you get enough leverage to loosen up the 24mm by the pump? lol Never would have figured this out. How about to loosen up the back bolt behind the power steering pump? I can't get that one either. I've been trying to replace my pump....for like 4 months lol

[@macho8303n13]

Is it the same as a 2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5

[@SavageThrifter]

Same question! Mine is a 2006 maxima but same generation

[@larrycortes4433]

I have Nissan Murano 2009 sl Its same steps to fixed

[@ki4qfl]

Brian, Thank you very much for this excellent step by step, including the tools needed. Now I know about a swivel socket i never knew about before. Trying to use swivel socket adapters will not work in these vehicles.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Frank Austin glad to share my knowledge. Thank you for watching!

[@vincentbrocato5442]

Great "straight to the point" instruction on Installation/replacement of high pressure line for power steering pump. The order of connection helped me over the "hump" for my 2005 (Gen6) Nissan Maxima. I did not realize they put that monster in the Altima as well...barely fits in the MAima...Thanks again.

[@waynecannon1670]

It was good video., Thank you

[@Mr.Pop0]

6:45 is the hardest part, it wont line up and u just spin endlessly bc it wont thread into it.

[@TonyTone9865]

I did this on my 05 Nissan Atima. Order the parts and had it done. Great video. Thanks.

[@diseld7956]

Very nice and I learned a lot by your video sir . Thanks

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Glad to hear that. Thank you for watching!

[@rickschmidt2061]

Great video Brian. This works for the 2004 quest as well!

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Glad the video was helpful. Thank you for watching!

[@redlineriders2695]

Great video thanks a bunch !

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Thank you for watching!

[@estlhm805]

Great video!! The information I needed. Was having a problem with the bracket.

[@kennethballenger3202]

Thanks man that was a lot of help

[@MegaStamandster]

That steering rack looks like it's leaking oil from the inside tie rod bushing...

[@BeastboyRichie]

Yeah, this doesn't look fun at all....

[@jovannyalvaradoify]

Yea I lost interest after the air snorkel 😔😆

[@JLE1177]

My O-ring kit came with two washers and two O-rings a big one and a small one but my original banjo bolt only had two washers on it no ring. So does my 05 Altima not need a oring on the banjo bolt? And also out of the two o rings I got in the kit, which goes on the driver side end? Or do both?

[@scottsuem3384]

i have a question no one seems to know. i have checked the manual to find what the total power steering fluid capacity is, if i decided to flush the system i would hate to buy more fluid then needed to expensive. thanks in advance.. fyi its a 2016 Altima 2.5 electric power steering.

[@ki4qfl]

From what I am seeing here, this will be the exact process to be used on the 2008 Nissan Quest. At least Nissan's vehicles if they have the same 3.5 engine, everything else is pretty much identical.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Frank Austin yes it should be the same process.

[@adameisenberg911]

It is the exact same but those quest engine bays are tiny . Good luck you probably will need to take off the intake manifolds

[@capinolson7024]

Man you make it look easy lol. Took me like 3 days to do mine

[@scribblezz_7207]

Right it took me 7 straight hours but glad it’s over and without this video I would have never gotten it done

[@ahillbey9225]

Hello, do you know if this hose is the same as the 03 G35 infinity hose.

[@williamjones3140]

I agree. Great video! Thanks, this saved me a lot. This is a huge job. While it didn't take me 3 days like Capin Olson , it was the better part of 1 day. Removing the hose from the rack and piñon is like 1/8-1/4 turn at a time thanks to the speedo cable placement. I could only reach the two bolds on the lower bracket from underneath with a wobbly and extensions. Get the car as high up as you can if you don't have a lift. I eventually removed the upper intake manifold (like for changing rear coil packs) to get the top bracket and to remove/insert the hose. Might be worth $600.00 to a shop unless you have a lot of time and patience and $600.00. This should not be this hard.

[@elitribilin]

just replaced mine, and removing the windshield wipers and the housing allowed me to do everything from the top. as far as removing the tubing conection hose from the rack and pinion, just use an open wrench and angle it about 45 degrees. that allows way more play when removing and installing.

[@luisgamez9941]

I have the same issue. Doesn't look fun looks like a pain in the ass. Thanx for the vid though.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

It helps if you have small hands. Not a lot of room back there.

[@jphb7730]

Is a 2005 Infiniti q45 similar to this installation? Or a lot different? I can't find much as far as Infiniti videos

[@andrewa1782]

Amazing

[@mrramirez408]

🙌 thank you soo much sir

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Thank you for watching!

[@debfields1944]

I wish he would show a picture of the high pressure streering hose for this car or if you can bypass it.

[@kennethimpelmance9107]

Amazing.

[@suchaladyf9139]

Brian, Could you please tell me what that yellow plastic cap is and where it go??

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Such ALadyFitz913 I think the You’re talking about goes to the brake master cylinder. If you can give me an exact time staff where are you see it I could probably help you better.

[@suchaladyf9139]

@@HowtoAutomotive I have the picture but CAN'T post it. If you Google Power steering hose on Google for 2007 Maxima v6 3.5 and look at the image...it shows the yellow cap in the package with the washers/rubber o ring.

[@suchaladyf9139]

@@HowtoAutomotive Also how tight should the 24mm banjo bolt be?

[@eddiejohnhurst1]

Thanks man

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Thank you for watching!

[@KP-rn4om]

Hey Brian you did a great job with the video! It was really helpful!

[@jjalas03]

Nice

[@HowtoAutomotive]

juan alas thank you and thank you for watching!

[@Leo_2012]

Do you think this is the same process as the Nissan Quest 2006?

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Alfredo Gomez yes but I think the Quest has more room to work

[@manuelsalgado8510]

What’s the mileage on this car? Also, how did you know it was the hose and not the pump that needed replaced?

[@ericisrael8443]

Great video very helpful you where right with big hands and arms top bolt was a pain in the rear! I have drop a socket and a ratchet wrench I still have to find. Just one thing I wish you added was the electrical plug on how to disconnect. My eyes are bad and couldn't get a look at the way it locked on,i thought you might have to put a small flat tip in it or pray a lever up, finally took a few pics zoomed in and pushed in the button. That took way to long for me, time for glasses. But really not a knock on great video.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Eric Israel Glad the video helped. Thank you for the tip I’ll try to make that step more clear next time. Good luck fishing out your ratchet and socket. Thank you for watching!