I came out in the garage to continue work on the 230sl the other night and found a good deal of power steering fluid on the ground.
After cleaning things up, it appears the leak is from a cracked one foot long low pressure hose. The high pressure side seems to be OK, however, I probably need to replace all three hoses due to their age being unknown.
I see the high pressure hose is available from most of the vendors, can anyone tell me the type and size of hose for the low pressure returns? Will 1/2 inch ID Hydraulic hose fit the bill?
Also, any particular power steering fluid needs for these vehicles?
Not knowing cars that are all metric I am wondering if these hoses are made to metric sizes, like maybe 12 or 12.5mm?
Thanks in advance for your input.
Tom L.