Bad luck keep on coming FML
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Bad luck keep on coming FML
So I was driving on the highway and out of sudden I saw something run underneath my car and I heard this big bang,
so I turned around and head home as I was driving my steering wheel was so stiff that i could barely turn left or right. so when I parked the car went inside took the flash light and this is what I saw the power steering fluid gone and empty. the cover under the car half of it is gone.
how much stuff Am i missing and what would be the cost?
so I turned around and head home as I was driving my steering wheel was so stiff that i could barely turn left or right. so when I parked the car went inside took the flash light and this is what I saw the power steering fluid gone and empty. the cover under the car half of it is gone.
how much stuff Am i missing and what would be the cost?
Last edited by flipmode007; 06-13-2018 at 11:29 PM. Reason: add pic
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No way to tell, but if it is a power steering rack leak, it won't be a cheap fix. I suspect since you drove on it without any fluid, you might have damaged the pump too.
Do you have comprehensive coverage in your insurance? I would just use insurance if I were you. Comprehensive claims do not increase your rates and they cover collision with an animal. You will not be at fault in this case.
EDIT: Sorry, I'm not sure what the insurance coverages are in Canada. What I said is for US insurance.
Do you have comprehensive coverage in your insurance? I would just use insurance if I were you. Comprehensive claims do not increase your rates and they cover collision with an animal. You will not be at fault in this case.
EDIT: Sorry, I'm not sure what the insurance coverages are in Canada. What I said is for US insurance.
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took some more pics of the passenger side and seems like the plastic cover is gone too
Last edited by flipmode007; 06-14-2018 at 12:56 AM.
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No way to tell, but if it is a power steering rack leak, it won't be a cheap fix. I suspect since you drove on it without any fluid, you might have damaged the pump too.
Do you have comprehensive coverage in your insurance? I would just use insurance if I were you. Comprehensive claims do not increase your rates and they cover collision with an animal. You will not be at fault in this case.
EDIT: Sorry, I'm not sure what the insurance coverage are in Canada. What I said is for US insurance.
Do you have comprehensive coverage in your insurance? I would just use insurance if I were you. Comprehensive claims do not increase your rates and they cover collision with an animal. You will not be at fault in this case.
EDIT: Sorry, I'm not sure what the insurance coverage are in Canada. What I said is for US insurance.
I already made a claim last year during the winter time because some guy hit me on the passenger side, I was going to make another claim because the kid in the neighborhood threw a knife at it and scratch the paint and they said I would have to pay a 500 deductible. so I may have to pay that 500 to get all fix now
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I already made a claim last year during the winter time because some guy hit me on the passenger side, I was going to make another claim because the kid in the neighborhood threw a knife at it and scratch the paint and they said I would have to pay a 500 deductible. so I may have to pay that 500 to get all fix now
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So I was driving on the highway and out of sudden I saw something run underneath my car and I heard this big bang,
so I turned around and head home as I was driving my steering wheel was so stiff that i could barely turn left or right. so when I parked the car went inside took the flash light and this is what I saw the power steering fluid gone and empty. the cover under the car half of it is gone.
how much stuff Am i missing and what would be the cost?
so I turned around and head home as I was driving my steering wheel was so stiff that i could barely turn left or right. so when I parked the car went inside took the flash light and this is what I saw the power steering fluid gone and empty. the cover under the car half of it is gone.
how much stuff Am i missing and what would be the cost?
I had a similar incident a while back. The difference was a cinder block fell from a pick up truck in front of me and it went right under my car. I had no room to move out of the way due to vehicles to my left and right. The cinder block dented my entire Z-speed aluminum shroud, but protected my engine, oil pan and everything else. Once past the engine, the cinder block proceeded to hit my exhaust and bent it a little. I would suggest that you get an aluminum engine undershroud once everything is fixed and resolved.
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Seems like ZSpeedperformance on here still sell them, I will contact them after everything is done with the car. I took more pics under the car and voila windshield reservoir is leaking front bumper is cracked.
Last edited by flipmode007; 06-14-2018 at 01:51 PM.
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Those pictures dont show anything, u r gonna have to get under the car. The thing you ran over prob ripped the wheel well splash shield and power steering lines off. Jack up the car and take better pictures from underneath
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the one picture of the sway bar kinda looks like it shows the hardlines in the back with some PS fluid ..its too hard to tell if it punctured or jsut obscured cause the picutre is focused on the saybar...the rest though are really random pictures of the car and don't show the PS lines...
also not enough pictures/perspective of the rack but what does show doesn't show any impact to the rack or even tearing of the boots (the seeping on the rack could be old or jsut from the burst line)...if I were to wild guess, I'd still say its jsut broken lines and maybe an inner tie rod...
what did you hit anyways?
also not enough pictures/perspective of the rack but what does show doesn't show any impact to the rack or even tearing of the boots (the seeping on the rack could be old or jsut from the burst line)...if I were to wild guess, I'd still say its jsut broken lines and maybe an inner tie rod...
what did you hit anyways?
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yes it did happen I was so mad cuz i saw t happen in front of me lol and I have it on video, I made a post regarding this issue and last year the repair would of costed me 1200 but some of the member here reasoned with me to cool down cuz I was so going to sue them.
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I have to admit, Yes you were riight
the one picture of the sway bar kinda looks like it shows the hardlines in the back with some PS fluid ..its too hard to tell if it punctured or jsut obscured cause the picutre is focused on the saybar...the rest though are really random pictures of the car and don't show the PS lines...
also not enough pictures/perspective of the rack but what does show doesn't show any impact to the rack or even tearing of the boots (the seeping on the rack could be old or jsut from the burst line)...if I were to wild guess, I'd still say its jsut broken lines and maybe an inner tie rod...
what did you hit anyways?
also not enough pictures/perspective of the rack but what does show doesn't show any impact to the rack or even tearing of the boots (the seeping on the rack could be old or jsut from the burst line)...if I were to wild guess, I'd still say its jsut broken lines and maybe an inner tie rod...
what did you hit anyways?
It was dark on the highway but I think it may have been a raccoon by the look at the dent. There's a lot of raccoon in this city that roam at night.
Last edited by flipmode007; 06-14-2018 at 02:13 PM.