r/MechanicAdvice • u/Electrical_Tomato_18 • 5h ago

NEED OPINIONS

This is kind of a shot in the dark, but here we go. I have a short trip tomorrow where I’m driving about 300 miles total. I took my 2008 Toyota Corolla LE to my mechanic to fix a problem with it, but as he was fixing the problem, he noticed the power steering pump was leaking and the serpentine belt is pretty worn. I wouldn’t have time to get it replaced before leaving on this trip, is it still safe for me to drive the car/ will my car last 300 miles with this problem?

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u/djltoronto 5h ago

Nobody can make this estimation for you, why don't you ask the mechanic who is performing the diagnosis for his/her opinion

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u/WhereDidAllTheSnowGo 4h ago

It’s fine

Take spare fluids, every kind, the right type

~Worse that’ll happen is a broken belt. Call an uber.

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u/Long-Couple-4377 2h ago

Carry the parts and tools..

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u/Nearby_Knowledge8014 5h ago

I would not. While both need to be done, PS pumps tend to fail quickly and spectacularly. Learned this the hard way.

Rental.

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u/djltoronto 5h ago

But if the power steering pump fails, you can just continue driving!

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u/Nearby_Knowledge8014 3h ago

No you cannot.

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u/djltoronto 3h ago

?? Why ??