Crazy leak...what do you think could've caused this?

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JaySC

Member

• Jun 21, 2014

• #1

Red fluid all over the front of the Jeep and the underside. I have a trans cooler in the front but all the hoses and fittings seem intact. Any idea on what could have caused this pretty bad leak?



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Canvas JK

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• Jun 21, 2014

• #2

Check you paper steering lines and your grans cooler lines. From the position of the puddle it looks like a power steering line.

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Irish JK

Caught the Bug

• Jun 21, 2014

• #3

JaySC said:

Red fluid all over the front of the Jeep and the underside. I have a trans cooler in the front but all the hoses and fittings seem intact. Any idea on what could have caused this pretty bad leak?

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On the top of the steering gear there are two lines. They are secured with nuts. One or both are likely loose. I have to remove the coolant resevoir to get to them with an 18mm wrench. Clean everything up and check it again after a while. If it is still leaking but the nuts are tight, it is probably leaking through the O-ring seal on the inside.

Let us know how it turns out.

 

Serg5000

New member

• Jun 21, 2014

• #4

Why not just fire the jeep back up and make quick work of finding the leak. It's already a mess. That's what I would do. With all that fluid all over the engine compartment it's going to be hard to find unless it's totally obvious.

 

ridg3runner

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• Jun 21, 2014

• #5

Is that hydro-assist I see in the pic? You overfilled the res and blew fluid out the blowhole in the cap.

 

David1tontj

New member

• Jun 21, 2014

• #6

ridg3runner said:

Is that hydro-assist I see in the pic? You overfilled the res and blew fluid out the blowhole in the cap.

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X2. This last weekend on the rubicon this same thing happened to several of the guys when the fluid started to boil, it spewed right out the top of the cap because it was overfilled.


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ridg3runner

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• Jun 21, 2014

• #7

And since he doesn't have an overflow hose, it'll be a mess. I usually keep mine somewhere between 1/2 and 3/4 full.

 

Moochie

Active Member

• Jun 21, 2014

• #8

Power steering fluid is not red in color. PSC ram assist doesn't use ATF fluid.

 

ridg3runner

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• Jun 21, 2014

• #9

Moochie said:

Power steering fluid is not red in color. PSC ram assist doesn't use ATF fluid.

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There are a few cheap brands that are red, yes. But, Moochie is right.

 

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JaySC

Member

• Jun 21, 2014

• #10

Thanks for the response guys. Preliminarily, the mechanic thinks the leak was caused by a bad trans cooler line...but he is gonna take a closer look.

Lots of fun driving with that leak spewing all over the windshield lol.

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JaySC

Member

• Jun 21, 2014

• #11

Moochie said:

Power steering fluid is not red in color. PSC ram assist doesn't use ATF fluid.

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Moochie is right, my power steering fluid is not red. And the steering is still fine.

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Irish JK

Caught the Bug

• Jun 21, 2014

• #12

Moochie said:

Power steering fluid is not red in color. PSC ram assist doesn't use ATF fluid.

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Mine is red from ORE.