Quote Originally Posted by Dylanamus View Post
Well the work done immediately before the problem occured was done by a "mechanic", not me. It just caused me to not trust other people with my car, so I fixed it myself and have been attempting to DIY most things since.
Yea,
Mate i do not think you can blame a mechanic for that one though.

If a line bursts, its the nature of the material used. Unless the mechaic bent the piping, or in some way affected the piping then that would be a different story but yeah, DIY for the win.
Funny thing , same thing happened to me, 1 of my p/s pipes split whilst driving, round a round about then "oh shit, my steering is hard". Stopped the car, checked everything and there was no fluid. Poured in fluid turned it on, it all disappeared. The p/s pipe that was split was actually just inside the front bumper, so all the fluid was right under the car. Anyways, wrapped duct tape and a spills kit bandage around it, drove it home.
I replaced the p/s pump-just becoz i didnt like the idea it was on without fluid, was prob still alright.
ended up costing $50 for the pipe and a p/s pump. Installed myself, 10xxxkms later and going well.