Utterly f*cked off with power steering hose

[Papalaz]

Right I had a leak on the high pressure power steering line on my Ph1 172, not an uncommon fault after searching for a bit

After too many hours to count I managed to get the high pressure line off the car (in 2 parts as it snapped where the leak was as I took it out)

I have a 2nd hand line that ive been trying to fit all day and ive reached the stage now where im ready to torch the car and walk away

It is such a b**ch of a job to do, I have very little mechanical knowledge and only basic tools and am just wondering now what my options are, Im not sure what other parts of the engine I can remove to make access easier without getting myself deeper into sh1te if i cant put them back together afterwards

Was told not to drive the car with no power steering fluid in it in case it killed the pump and took out the aux belt so:

Is this a job a mobile mechanic could do on my drive?
Cheaper to just have car towed to a garage to sort? (Nearest specialist is 40 minutes away)

The part causing me the biggest grief is getting the pipe in between part of the engine painted white and one of the mounts (on the right hand side of the engine bay as you look at it)

Does the pipe have to follow such a stupidly complicated route around the engine bay, can I just buy a high pressure flexible hose and come straight off the pump and take a more direct route to the steering rack?

Help!!

 

[Matt Cup]

Take it/get it recovered to a specialist fella, it's a pig of a job to take on yourself.

Also buy renault parts only, don't bother with aftermarkets like pirtec for instance.

 

[Owen92]

In my opinion if you don't know how to do a job and don't have the correct tools to do the job then you shouldnt do it. Not meaning to sound harsh but it's gonna cost you more money because you've got to get it recovered

 

[Fred@BTM]

its a 3hour job, even i hate doing them, utter t**t to do

 

[Papalaz]

In my opinion if you don't know how to do a job and don't have the correct tools to do the job then you shouldnt do it. Not meaning to sound harsh but it's gonna cost you more money because you've got to get it recovered

Not really mate as I couldn't drive it anywhere to begin with, I had to have it towed to my house after a track day when the power steering leaked and ran dry

As the car was already undriveable I thought I would have a go at the power steering line myself as I didnt really have anything to lose

 

[Papalaz]

its a 3hour job, even i hate doing them, utter tw*t to do

Reckon I should just bite the bullet then and get it picked up and towed to the nearest half decent garage that can fit it for me then

 

[MicKPM]

Yes as it's one of those jobs that most regret taking on... Horrible job.

 

[devfuse]

lol unlucky ! Mine went at the end of last year when i was going along the motorway in spain all the fuild went over the exhuast and started smoking.... pulled over cos i thought i was on fire didnt know what is was until i looked under the car
had to wait over a month for the part to come becasue its differnt on LHD cars