Power Steering Fluid Leak
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Drifting
Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Miami FL
Power Steering Fluid Leak
I started getting a power steering fluid leak on the driver's side. I also noticed that when I turn the wheel I get the whining noise until I put more fluid in the reservoir tank. I want to try to fix the leak myself but I am not sure exactly how to find the leak properly. I've searched here for this issue and everyone is saying to check the high pressure hose/line but I can't find any tutorials/pictures to point me in the right direction to illustrate where the hose is.
Can someone please help?
Can someone please help?
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: South Western Ontario
No picture, but it comes out of the bottom of the pump and connects to the rack fitting on the drivers side. You can see it by looking under the alternator. It has corrugated plastic wrap on it, same stuff as the wiring harnesses. Pull the wrap off and wipe it down and then see if that's where it's leaking. The leak will be coming right through the piece of rubber hose.
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Baltimore suburbs Maryland
Yup there's only a few places the leak could be. Same symptoms as you - loud noise when steering that goes away topped off - except my leak was actually the steering rack itself. But while I'm in there I am replacing the high pressure hose- it's cheap enough. BTW, it's a royal pain to clean the residue up. I must have spent 3 hours under my car yesterday with a brush, engine brite, brake kleen and a steam cleaner trying to clean the mess 
Safety Car
Joined: May 2007
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From: Taylorsville North Carolina
Hopefully it is just a hose. If it is the rack itself, you can buy a kit and rebuild it yourself or send it off to TurnOne and have them do it. If you search in the AX/RR section, you will find plenty of threads on this. Good luck with it.
Team Owner
Joined: May 2001
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From: Western NY
Go nuts with Simple Green and a garden hose first, and pin point the leak. It could be the hose itself, the clamp where it attaches to the pump, the "O-rings" that are the seals between the hoses and the rack, or as stated above, the seals in the rack.
You really want to clean up, and trace the source of the leak, so you don't waste time and $$$ chasing it down.
You really want to clean up, and trace the source of the leak, so you don't waste time and $$$ chasing it down.
