[Christopher Lunsford]

Okay so I have an 88 honda prelude s that I just replaced the power steering hose on. The aftermarket part seemed a bit longer than the OEM honda part and when reinstalling I had to sort of reroute the line, it does not touch any moving parts and while it is very close to a slightly frayed flexpipe from the exhaust by the rack i bent it ever so slightly away. however on top there is a manufactured bend in the hardline that is resting on the underside of the hood slightly and pressing into the radiator hose slightly. It just barely touches the hood but u can see a spot on the hardline where it touches and a slight indentation in the radiator hose from it resting there. the rest of the hose runs down under the cold air intake “bracket” by the battery and down to the right of the charcoal cannister vs to the left of it when facing the front of the car. I hear a slight whine that seems to not be as noticable when the hood is open and not touching. Is the way I rerouted that line going to cause issues? the power steering is functioning fine and the levels are good on fluid. this is my first time doing a repair of this caliber btw. I was told by a friend who sort of oversaw it that it was fine to sliiightly bend the hardline to reroute it since it was manufactured in such a way that he felt it wouldnt be able to be routed properly. Im worried about heat damage from that flexpipe, the fact that rerouting it made it impossible to reattach the steering rack cover and also the hard line section on top resting where it sits on the radiator rubber hose and the tip of a bend touches the hood slightly when closed. What do you think? Also want to add the hose was routed more to the left of the transmission, resting up against the side of it then the bend takes it over to the rack and it is attached with no cinches or weakened outer hardline bends visibile or anything. The OEM was ran over in the corner maybe 4-6in over towards the passenger side more and under the charcoal cannister that sits in the corner. and the line is also not under the thermostat or distributor cap like the OEM but still out of the way of anything that could move or anything as that side is pretty empty down there

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