Leaking steering
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:31 pm
Here is a power steering contest for the enthusiasts who know enough about the subject.
The pictures below explain the issue. First 3 ones and 2 others were taken 2 weeks apart. The circled nut shown on the pictures was loose and was tighten 2 weeks ago. Since that I took part in the long weekend camping trip and I was driving back and forth between North Van and Langley for 2 weeks thinking that everithing was OK. Another day I took a look at the undercarriage and found the familiar leak; not as bad as the first time but the steering fluid level was under the minimum: I put about 150 ml in to fill it up.
So far I have 2 questions:
1. WTH is going on, what could be the cause of the issue?
2. Is it true that using ATF (Dexron II) for power steering is not causing any problems?
Thanks everybody in advance.
Sergiy.
The pictures below explain the issue. First 3 ones and 2 others were taken 2 weeks apart. The circled nut shown on the pictures was loose and was tighten 2 weeks ago. Since that I took part in the long weekend camping trip and I was driving back and forth between North Van and Langley for 2 weeks thinking that everithing was OK. Another day I took a look at the undercarriage and found the familiar leak; not as bad as the first time but the steering fluid level was under the minimum: I put about 150 ml in to fill it up.
So far I have 2 questions:
1. WTH is going on, what could be the cause of the issue?
2. Is it true that using ATF (Dexron II) for power steering is not causing any problems?
Thanks everybody in advance.
Sergiy.