Archived Power steering pump?

[snowman]

I have fluid leaking from what appears to be the power steering reservoir. It is a light oil and the reservoir alos appears to be full. Anybody have any ideas? Many thanks in advance.

 

[Extreme1]

Clean it good and see if you can see exactly where it is coming from. If under warrantee, let the dealer play. If not, try a new (or tightening the old one) clamp on the return line to the pump.



Also make sure the fitting is tight on the pressure line.



It could also be a cracked joint where the return line goes into the reservoir.



Hope this helps...

 

[snowman]

Thanks for the comments. It definitely was coming from under the cap like it boiled over. I cleaned it up, checked the fluid. The fluid was all the way to the top, so I pulled a little out and drove to work. Checked the reservoir at work and it was empty. Filled it up with some synthetic fluid and no problems for the last day. I have no idea what is going on!

 

[MidwestMotorman]

Is your rig a 99 by chance? Mine did that if it sat parked for a week. The reservoir would overfill and drip down and run across the center link leaving a pool under the passenger side. It never was low in the reservoir though. It took about two years for it to go away. Cause? Who knows, maybe factory overfilling.

 

[dieselboy25]

My 99 did the same thing when it sat out in the cold for a little bit. It dumped a lot of fuild on my garage floor once and never did it since.

 

[SS]

You guys that have had this problem may want to check your brakes with the engine off. It could be that the compressed nitrogen bottle on the brake master cylinder burst causing an overflow of fluid. Brakes and steering will be fine when it's refilled as long as the engine is running. This blue anodized bottle is to provide assist if the engine stops - should be 2 or 3 good stops. Start slowly in a big parking lot, kill then engine, and if the pedal is hard right away then it's probably shot. Could drive the truck for 10 years and not know it, but it's something you don't want to be without.