How to Check for a Power Steering Fluid Leak

Part of the Video Series How to Check Car Fluids

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A power steering leak may cause your steering wheel to lock up. Learn how to check and fill the fluids on the engine of your vehicle in this free video.

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Posted by PhoebusApollo on Saturday, 08 September, 2007 at 9:48 AM

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Hey John, just wanted to say that as a fairly inexperienced car driver (even though I'm too old to be inexperienced at it, it's always just been something I've avoided until recently), I have to say that your series is informative and useful. I recently experienced a problem with my car, when I parked it after driving I noticed that white smoke was coming out from under my hood. After examination I noticed the smoke was caused by a fluid that was leaking, but it was dark and difficult to tell. Thanks to your series I was able to confidently identify the leak, which was power steering fluid, so I can save myself troublesome diagnosis problems with my mechanic and get straight to fixing the problem. I watched the rest of the series so I'm now more familiar with the mysterious region underneath my hood. Thank you very much for your work in producing this series. (I registered just to comment to these videos)

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How to Check for a Power Steering Fluid Leak
Hi! This is John on behalf of expertvillage.com. In this video clip, I will show you how to check for power steering fluid leaks. When you take a look at your power steering reservoir, you will notice that there may be some hoses here, the hoses on the very backside of it. When you are checking it for leaks, you want to make sure that those connection points on that hose to the reservoir are good. You want to check that hose to make sure that there are no brakes or that the hoses are not broken. If you are driving and you notice that your steering wheel feels really loose, you might want to check to make sure that your power steering fluid is full. If you top off your power steering fluid and the next day it is low again and you have to put more in and the next day you have to put more in again, that could be a good indication that there is a leak somewhere in the system.

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