power steering

[WVcamry3sfe]

my car looses power steering fluid rather quickly i have noticed these past few days. i am sure it is a leak. going to check out where today. but does anyone know where the leak is most likely to be found?

[Mike Gerber]

The power steering hoses themselves or the steering rack are the most common culprits. Sometimes the pump itself can also leak. You just have to look and observe where the leak is originating from. Sometimes it helps to clean everything off with something like brake clean and then look for fresh fluid leaks.

Mike

[Kingdom934]

When I had the PS pressure hose leaking on me, when I turned the wheel, the car's idle drop significantly, one time it actually stalled out on me.

Try see if there's any sprayed fluid on the inner part of the engine bay along with any fluid on the ground when you vigorously turn the wheel left and right a few times. That would indicate a leak.

[HomeGrown]

On these cars, the most common culprit is the high-pressure hose. My wagon was losing fluid bad, and there was far too much gunk to determine exactly where it was leaking, although there did seem to be a lot of fluid on this hose. I replaced it and the leak is gone. The replacement hose was like $35 at AutoZone. It's REALLY difficult to get to the end of it on the pump, but I removed the hood which made things a lot easier.

AUTOZONE LINK

[WVcamry3sfe]

what tool did you use to get the side of the hose off that is on the pump? I cannot get it very easily.

[WVcamry3sfe]

finally got it done... man that was a PIA.