Hi guy's,
Just thought I would add my two cents on this issue. I changed my PS Pump and Alternator
on my wifes 91 LS400 a few days ago. As stated by almost everyone, I too had a leak as well
as Air Control Valve problems. I elected not to change the ACV but to plug it.
This is where my experience gets . I pluged the two ports on the ACV with caps
and Hose clamps but they kept being blown off after a day or so. I then reinstalled the original
lines and plugged the lines where they attached on the top of the engine. This also did not work
as the lines continued to be blown off at the ACV.
Finally today I removed the ACV completely and plugged the attach point with a 14mm x 1.5 Oil
Pan plug with plenty of High Temp Oil Resistant RTV. This finally appears to have stopped my
leak.
My question is, does anyone know what kind of pressures are produced by the Power Steering Pump?
This pump would just blow these lines right off the nipples even with spring clamps installed.
Note: Yes the ACV can be removed and reinstalled from the top side without removing the PS Pump
pully. It does help to removed the Air Filter housing and loosen the return line support and move
the return line out of the way to improve access. I removed the Pressure line from the bottom of
the PS Pump and this made it a snap to remove the ACV as you can work from the front of the
pump area.
Good Luck, Bryan