Power Steering High Pressure Hose Honda Accord V6 CM6 MY2004 J30A4 (2003-2007)

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A Honda dealer advised this part number for a 2004 manufactured Honda Accord V6's Power Steering High Pressure Hose
53713-SDF-U01
and quoted $478.40 inc

Help please:

I searched for alternatives in Accord forums. An aftermarket option has never been addressed when the question has been asked. Has anyone had any joy in this area.

There appears to be an Australian ebay seller with this after market option for about $150 for 2003-2007 Accord V6 but they also advise it fits the Euro as well. Would anyone know if the HPPS hose is interchangeable between the 4 cylinder and the V6?

Other options. Has anyone tried the Alibaba route, china ebay option. I did find a Taiwanese manufacturer and some Hong Kong retailers. The American part number and the US import appears not to be an option due to the left/right steering differences.

In a forum post awhile ago a rebuilt hose was mentioned (Pirtek, Enzed) but gave noise issues after awhile. Has anyone had long term success with a rebuild of the V6 hose by either of these companies? Any special requirements?

Just in case this is of help to someone. I sourced the power steering fluid to do the job from Repco. The Penrite HPSO full synthetic lists suitability for refill and topup for Honda PSF, S, V, II as per the Accord V6 manual. A litre was about $19 on special. Going on the youtube videos about 2 litres is needed.

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[u mad?]

I'm guessing the lads at enzed/pirtek didn't reuse the compensater tube inside the hose, which will give noise/ vibration after a while (or instantly) if not used in the new hose. Also possibly they haven't cleaned the hose thoroughly enough, so your pump gets a little fingered from all the shit going through it.

[Jasemas]

Try typing that part number into amayama.com and see how you go

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Thanks for the the amayama link. Unfortunately, no joy with that part number.
It does look like a useful site.

Later
Season's Greetings. I registered with amayama and lodged a request/quote. Amayama staff responded quickly and the price delivered was $305 - so I ordered. Thanks Jasemas for the link.

Engine Mounts.
Additional problem. Same car a 2004 Accord V6 failed annual inspection at 126K. The three engine mounts needed replacement, which seemed a little bit early for a city driven car. [They were totally broken once removed]
You have two weeks to rectify the issues, before being recharged another inspection fee. The local, non honda, workshop quoted $700 parts and $550 labour. The rear mount was the most expensive.
An internet search showed youtube videos and parts suppliers. So I thought I would attempt the right side and the front engine mount replacement.
For various reasons I paid the mechanic to install the rear mount.

The three mounts I sourced from SterlingParts for the 2003 ~ 2008 HONDA ACCORD CM V6 3.0L (J30). I have no affiliations with sterlingparts. They have a shop front which is a positive.

The part numbers at sterlingparts are:

Front - NGEM-HD3380
Rear - NGEM-HD3402
Right - NGEM-HD3384

Total was $260

The Right mount (as viewed from the drivers seat) is as per the internet advice - the easiest to replace. Do move the PS reservoir out of the way.

The front mount is as per the internet advice harder to replace. You need wobble extensions bars. Additionally I found I needed to:
a. drain the radiator (drain tap at bottom of radiator) and then disconnect the top radiator hose at the radiator and fold back,
b. undo the four 10mm bolts on the radiator fan (nearest the battery) and move and rest the fan on the top radiator inlet. Don't remove the bottom bolts,
c. undo a plastic cover in front of the battery- This piece of plastic covers an air intake. So that you don't lose any items down the air intake cover it with a plastic bag
This gives enough space to remove the mount towards the battery, and
c. undo the cast aluminium flange (three 14mm bolts) connected to the engine.

Thanks to all the people's advice on this matter.

Australia Day 2015 Update.
I changed the Powering Steering High Pressure hose yesterday. The Honda part number on the package from amayama was 53713-SDF-U01.
Before doing this job I recommend viewing
'Power Steering Hose Replacement 2002 Honda Odyssey' at this URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckuxUVF16k8.

The video has a few good pointers on technique. The Accord has a few differences. It has a 19mm flare nut - not 14mm as on the Odyssey.
You will need to buy a 19mm flare nut wrench.
FYI A 19mm flare nut wrench is not part of the flare nut wrench set at Supercheap.
The Right hand drive Accord V6 is slightly easier than the US model as the ps hose doesn't travel across the car.
A few install points.
a. Engine cold.
b. Drain the Ps reservoir by unclipping and pouring it into a shallow glass jar positioned below the reservoir. A salsa jar is wide and shallow enough to allow it to rest near the RH engine mount and not fall down thru the gap. Unclip the Ps reservoir from behind and then manoeuvre it so you can nearly invert without removing any hoses. Drain Ps fluid into the glass jar. Also place cardboard and a wide drain bucket under the car below near the the engine oil filter.
c. I removed the right hand wheel to access the 10mm stud holding the ps line to the steering rack. I also used a universal joint to unscrew this stud. This was the hardest part to undo as its nearly impossible to reach from above or below the car.
d. Beside a bracket guiding the PS hose on top of the engine, you will need to remove two electrical connections near it out of the way. They are on top of the engine at its rear (one is an unclip and the other a 10mm stud bracket) so you can get your arm down to the 19mm flange nut. I removed no other electrical connections or piped for access.
I needed to lay NS over the engine to reach the 19mm nut from above. Using the wrench technique in the video made it easy.
e. Install was easier than removal. I followed another youtube video and did a complete flush. You need a metre of fuel line 3/8" plus finger clips (from bunnings gardening). To join the rejoin line to the drain line I used a piece of clear plastic tube and squeezed both my drain line (i.e. fuel line) and the return line into the a small length of clear plastic line (also from bunnings garden aisle). Joined used the two finger clips.
This didn't leak and the clear pastic window showed when the old oil was being replaced with the new.

I used two 1 litre bottles of Penrite (Honda Spec) PS fluid. Hope this helps.

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regards

[Hitchy]

Anyone had success on Honda Australia paying some of the bill lately?

I did mine a month or so ago and asked Honda Aust to supply hose to my mechanic as it is subject to recall.
They said not so in Australia.
As per US incidents, mine was leaking down the back of the engine and smoking away.
Definite safety hazard.

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Hi
I rang and emailed Honda Australia, before I did mine. They said and emailed no.

Interestingly I installed a gopoint BT1 into the 16 pin OBD port on the weekend. When I launched the app on the iphone it downloaded Recall Notices (none outstanding) and up to a 100 Technical Service Bulletins which have an OBD number. I'm sure they are all american related, but maybe useful when I get time to analyse.

Good luck
regards