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Old 05-26-2016, 02:28 PM
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Power steering fluid? Thanks for any help.
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Originally Posted by 8VETTE7
Could be or maybe not.....

If your car is an automatic it could be trans fluid. There are lines that go from the trans to a trans cooler inside the radiator right side tank to cool the trans fluid. The rubber connection to the metal lines are known to leak.

Only way you are going to know what is actually leaking is to get the nose of the car in the air and get under it and LOOK for the cause........
It's a manual transmission. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by STRMLNE
It's a manual transmission. Thanks.
Could be coolant, PS fluid... who knows. As noted, drive it up on ramps and look around for the same color leaking out at connections.

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