. But did other vettes come with PS coolers besides the Z's?
Power steering leak
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I cleaned them off and refilled and drove around and nothing.
Then a week later it dumped it all out again.
I don't know where it is coming from. I figured I would deal with it when I took the nose off the car again.
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I just noticed the other day my 99 frc power steering is leaking as well. Same rubber hose that runs from the cooler to the reservoir. Car is in hibernation but I plan on taking a look soon. Please let me know what you find out on the hose.
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DO NOT get the standard fuel/heater/vacuum hose from the parts store, power steering fluid will eat up the inside of the hose and end up causing it to swell and leak... make sure to get power steering fluid hose, they have it and you can buy it by the foot but a lot of the parts guys at the chain stores aren't aware there is a difference so just double check to make sure
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I believe they all have coolers of some sort, the z's had the one that looks like a small radiator and the other cars just have a long hard line that wraps around in the same area on the passenger side
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The frc has the same ps cooler as the z. Anyone know what size the hose is that goes from the top of the cooler to bottom of reservoir?
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I was gonna take pics of mine. But it doesn't make sense as you cant really see anything. I think Im going to put it back together then see what for sure is leaking and go from there.
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Sorry Johnny I forgot to snap a pic of my line before putting the car down. My bad.
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Its all good. PM them to me if you want. The lines Im talking about you can still see with just the hood open. At this point im just worried about getting this motor apart and back together as quickly as possible and the car back running. Ill deal with the leak later. I want my garage parking spot back lol.