Power steering fluid leak
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2003 Jaguar S-TYPE 4.2 liter V8. Today I jacked up the car removed the front wheels assuming that the power steering hoses were leaking. Well I was wrong. After cleaning power steering fluid from underneath the car I started the car and moved the steering wheel back and forth. Found that the right hand side of the rack was leaking from the boot. Ordered refurbished one and untill it gets here the car is grounded. Could see that fluid was leaking and getting on the right catalytic converter. looks pretty forward to replace well thats my story and i'm sticking to it. If anyone has any suggestions to help me when i change it thursday it will be appreciated. Car has 133,000 mi on it.
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Where are the leaking seals in these S-Type power steering racks? The rubber boots on both sides of my rack are clean and dry, but there was some gelled reddish-brown fluid collected in my belly pan when I removed it this afternoon to take a good look at my compressor (I'm also having A/C issues). I suspect a power steering fluid leak although my reservoir remains full all the way to the top line where I've always kept it. I poked around with my flashlight underneath the car as well as in the engine bay but I can find no obvious leak sources. Any advice from those of you who've already done this repair would be much appreciated....
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I was just thinking about the motor mounts as an outside possibility, Rick. Hopefully someone will chime in about how much fluid they tend to leak, where it usually dribbles down and collects, and what color the fluid is. Where's Brutal when we need him....
It's raining here now so I left the car up on my ramps in the driveway. If the rain clears up overnight, I'll crawl under the car again tomorrow with my flashlight and explore a bit more....
Thanks for your suggestion....
It's raining here now so I left the car up on my ramps in the driveway. If the rain clears up overnight, I'll crawl under the car again tomorrow with my flashlight and explore a bit more....
Thanks for your suggestion....
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