Power Steering Reservoir labor time

1.0 hrtypical

0.8 to 1.1hours on most vehicles

$150typical labor at $150/hr

Power Steering Reservoir takes about 1.0 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 22,324 vehicle and engine combinations from 55 makes, most fall between 0.8 and 1.1 hours, and the longest take up to 1.4 hours. Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Cadillac vehicles tend to take the longest; Morgan, Daewoo and Opel the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

Shop labor rate

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Enter a rate to see the labor cost of each job. Many US shops charge somewhere between $100 and $200 an hour.

At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $120 to $165, about $150 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

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Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.

Power Steering Reservoir time on popular vehicles

Power Steering Reservoir time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.2	973
BMW	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.2	585
Cadillac	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.2	500
Audi	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.2	279
Lincoln	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.2	190
Lexus	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.2	167
Jaguar	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.4	94
Land Rover	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.2	87
Chevrolet	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	2,640
Ford	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	2,560
Dodge	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	2,174
GMC	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	1,385
Pontiac	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	792
Oldsmobile	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	557
Mercury	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	506
Porsche	1.0 hr	1.0 to 1.2	325
Volvo	1.0 hr	1.0 to 1.2	323
Ram	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	268
Infiniti	1.0 hr	1.0 to 1.2	207
Acura	1.0 hr	1.0 to 1.0	128
Studebaker	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	67
Alfa Romeo	1.0 hr	1.0 to 1.0	48
Hummer	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	17
Buick	0.9 hr	0.8 to 1.0	686
Mini	0.9 hr	0.8 to 0.9	88
Toyota	0.8 hr	0.8 to 1.0	816
Nissan	0.8 hr	0.8 to 1.0	706
Plymouth	0.8 hr	0.8 to 1.0	702
Jeep	0.8 hr	0.8 to 1.0	623
Volkswagen	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	577
Chrysler	0.8 hr	0.8 to 1.0	554
Mazda	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	471
Mitsubishi	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	338
Subaru	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	304
Honda	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	247
Hyundai	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	230
AMC	0.8 hr	0.8 to 1.0	166
Isuzu	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	154
Kia	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	135
Saab	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	116
Fiat	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	93
Saturn	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	84
Suzuki	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	78
MG	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	68
Peugeot	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	48
Eagle	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	41
Geo	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	37
Renault	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	28
Opel	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	20
Daewoo	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	17
Morgan	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	15

Other steering repairs

Steering Column3.5 hr typical
Tie Rod End - Inner1.3 hr typical
Tie Rod End - Outer0.8 hr typical
Tie Rod Assembly1.5 hr typical
Steering Wheel1.2 hr typical
Steering Shaft - Intermediate1.5 hr typical
Steering Angle Sensor1.2 hr typical
Steering Coupler1.7 hr typical
Steering Shaft - Upper1.8 hr typical
Tie Rods - Both Sides1.4 hr typical
Rack and Pinion Boots2.3 hr typical
Steering Damper0.9 hr typical

Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.