Leak! Help Please.
Well from your pics i can see dried up hydraulic fluid from the mounts, so you should change those anyway.
If you're not sure if the oil leak is actually oil, go down to pep boys or any auto parts store and get some oil dye. Pour a couple of these in and let it go for about a week. Check the leak again and if it looks like the dye then you know its an oil leak or a PS fluid leak.
If you wanna do the quick test, taste it......but thats for old school mechanics.
If you're not sure if the oil leak is actually oil, go down to pep boys or any auto parts store and get some oil dye. Pour a couple of these in and let it go for about a week. Check the leak again and if it looks like the dye then you know its an oil leak or a PS fluid leak.
If you wanna do the quick test, taste it......but thats for old school mechanics.
ORIGINAL: chaos92287
the fluid on the pipe looks green, i woulda said you were leaking power steering fluid. pentosin is green. but i would trust auditech over me
the fluid on the pipe looks green, i woulda said you were leaking power steering fluid. pentosin is green. but i would trust auditech over me
There is no way i can guess, i would say use the dye likei told you earlier. If its oil, then its the valve cover gasket and cam seal thats leaking. If PS, then its either the suction or return line that leaking.
ORIGINAL: auditech79
Well from your pics i can see dried up hydraulic fluid from the mounts, so you should change those anyway.
Well from your pics i can see dried up hydraulic fluid from the mounts, so you should change those anyway.
Well, I just switched to Royal Purple, so I'm guessing I'll know before too long what the fluid is. Except for the fact that it doesn't look at all like the fluid in the PS reservoir, it seems like that's what it could be...the two hoses leaving the reservoir are wet along their entire lengths and especially at the connections.
You just need a jack and a piece of wood to hold the motor up by the pan while you change out the mounts. Its not too horrible, but its definately worth DIY.
You have to take down the sway bar, and un-bolt that mount assembly (aluminum part) and let it drop off, then there is a small 13mm nut on top of the mount, take that out and swing it out of the car. Then do the other side, just make sure to bolt the assembly back in before going to the other side.
You have to take down the sway bar, and un-bolt that mount assembly (aluminum part) and let it drop off, then there is a small 13mm nut on top of the mount, take that out and swing it out of the car. Then do the other side, just make sure to bolt the assembly back in before going to the other side.
ORIGINAL: chaos92287
im actually doing my mounts as soon as they come in the mail and will be writing up a DIY
im actually doing my mounts as soon as they come in the mail and will be writing up a DIY




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