Power steering leak detection

[kendrick]

I have an intermitant leak from my power stearing system. It has coated the firewall and hoses in the back of my engine compartment. I cant figure out which line broke and needs replacing. any suggestions on how to isolate them so the leaky one can be replaced?

[mvftw]

Most likey your high pressure hose...$40 part. You can use Lucas Power Steering fluid first, it can't hurt...

[Bitter]

clean it all dry, have a friend start the car and turn the wheel lock to lock while you look. It's not rocket science.

[bajaclam]

My car (94 Prizm) is slowly being driven into the ground (I live down 20 miles of BAD road), so when I had a power steering leak, I looked at what a pain it is to replace the hose, and just cut the belt.
No power steering for the last 20,000 miles, and I'm really used to it now.

[badcompany87]

I agree with mvftw, I had a power steering leake and it was the pressure hose. In my case it wasn't a tear in the actual hose, there's a brass fitting on the end of the pipe near the pump, and it was leaking from there. It's not an expensive part though, hope this helps.

[speedy25]

My hose seeps at the rubber/metal joint. Not enough to do anything about until it makes a real mess.

-SP