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Where do i begin to look and what issues do i face with a bad power steering leak?

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Old 07-08-2016, 07:50 AM
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Default Where do i begin to look and what issues do i face with a bad power steering leak?

I am filling fluid once per week to push off this issue.

When I look under the car, the leak appears to be coming from a boot on the driver side.
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Old 07-08-2016, 01:48 PM
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I've tried lucas power steering leak sealer/fix, it helped for 2 yrs. it's high viscosity oil you add to seal the leaks temporarily.




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I've done this for about a year. I could go a couple months before having to add. Now it's gotten so bad I can barely last a week. I'm a do-it-yourself guy, but just don't know where to start my diagnosis.


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I've tried lucas power steering leak sealer/fix, it helped for 2 yrs. it's high viscosity oil you add to seal the leaks temporarily.


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if it's leaking from the boot then the seals are bad, no sealers will be able to fix it further. just replace or rebuild the steering rack.


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