1993 Camry

[tos]

Hello everybody I'm new to the forum but i been on Google trying to fix my Camry and this site keeps coming up so i decided to make an account. But long story short I'm having problems with my 1993 Camry 4 Cylinder. I'm having a problem turning my steering wheel it seems really stiff. At first i thought it was my axle but i jack up the car and check it seems fine then i realize it could be my power steering pump which i would be replacing soon but there another problem my car is leaking oil on the passenger side i can't find where its coming from. I left the car running and check i didn't see anything then i turned the car off and checked I still couldn't find where the car is leaking from then i check my power steering oil to make sure it wasnt leaking but that isn't leaking either. But i know for sure my oil is leaking because i keep checking it and its always low. What I'am thinking is there anyway the power steering pump is making my oil leak. Any comments are welcome and please excuse my grammar I stressed out

[tacosteelersman]

Your PS pump uses red transmission fluid, oil is a brownish color. The PS pump will not make the car leak oil. Now the hard to steer the car, have you had an assistant look at the rack to confirm it is not binding up on anything. The usual problem with this symptom is lubrication on the pivot points of the steering wheel shaft under the dash that go through the fire wall.