Quote Originally Posted by HeavyDuty View Post
I have noticed this as well, oil these days seems to "eat" rubber...not likely the oil is to blame, a cheaper rubber is. Thats too bad though need to fix it first before you can determine what else was cooked. Sometimes thermostats stay wide open when they are heated...not sure on the Aveo's...I just had that hose off mine yesterday, not hard for you to change, fill it with coolant and determine source of ps leak, might just be a clamp...they do make a PS additive that will swell seals...but not something I would use....and you might want to check the ps oil lid, it's vented and if it's plugged may push oil out the seal...if someone has overfilled it in the past....vent maybe plugged.
Well I bought the car with 14k on the clock, my friends dealership said that the original owner had the extended warranty on it, wish that would carry over. The ps pump always looked dirty, not leaky though. I take good care of my cars, and wouldn't have let something leak on me if I saw any sign of it. Car never felt like it lacked power steering, so I know I wasn't losing fluid fast if at all.... Plus normally the pump will make noise when its low... So this story about the ps pump causing the hose to soften just seems weird. I am deeply concerned with the thought that I will get the car fixed and something else will be hurt.... If thats the case I will be dropping it off for actual powertrain fixes