Power steering hose w/ cooler problem!

[06 H3]

****. I will start off with that statement. IIRC, the H3 alphas came with the PS hose w/ cooler, the I5s came without the cooler. I noticed some people started to upgrade to the hose with the cooler and today I noticed it rubbing against the bottom of the oil pan. I HATE fluids and having a mess on the underbody. I know I dont care about the paint or the mud but when it comes oil and fluids it must be spotless. Its a pet peeve I guess...Anyways, I had a Power steering pump leak for the longest time and finally changed out the pump last weekend. Now that I changed the pump I pulled the skids tonight and just wiped up the excess fluids and dirt off so tomorrow I can really clean it up nicely so next time I have a leak I know its something new, not remnants from the last leak. Anyways...here is what I found. :gaah:







So....if I have to replace the oil pan out goes the torsion bars the a arms the front diff, crossmembers and steering rack. :no:

dont install a PS cooler line on an I5 until we can confirm if others have this issue or if the lines were installed incorrectly. It sucks to be the first to recognize a new discovery.

 

[am4x4]

This is going to sound hoaky but can you just grab the line and tweak it down and away from the pan. The lines are pretty pliable.

Hard to tell from the pic but it does not look worn too deep. Those aluminum pans are pretty thick and it does not look like it is leaking.

Sorry. I didn't notice that when I was working on it

 

[06 H3]

no worries, I will pull it back. Not many I5 guys have done this yet so I will make sure to mention this if they change their lines to the one with the cooler.