Motor Oil in Power steering? |
Motor Oil in Power steering? |
Mar 10, 2013 - 10:21 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 2, '12 From Covington, TN Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I have searched the internet on this issue with no luck.
My 94 Celica has an oil leak. I used UV Dye in the engine to pinpoint the leak. With the black light I saw Oil leaking from around the PS pump. I looked in the PS reservoir and it was full of the UV Dye.... Huh? How is this possible? Oil is leaking into PS, from where? It is a pretty good leak and not sure if I need to replace PS pump or use Lucas PS Leak stop. Any help on this will be appreciated. |
Mar 10, 2013 - 1:04 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 2, '12 From Covington, TN Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I have owned it for over 11 years 344k miles on it.
I am with you on separate systems. It is the first time I have ever used dye on this car. The leak looks like oil mixed with PS fluid. More like oil cause it is at least a Qt a week. That is why I though it was an engine leak not a PS leak. Ill look under timing cover, my initial suspect. But no lie, with car running, I did see the dye seeping out of PS |
Mar 10, 2013 - 3:03 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 29, '09 From Gainesville, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 17 (100%) |
I have owned it for over 11 years 344k miles on it. I am with you on separate systems. It is the first time I have ever used dye on this car. The leak looks like oil mixed with PS fluid. More like oil cause it is at least a Qt a week. That is why I though it was an engine leak not a PS leak. Ill look under timing cover, my initial suspect. But no lie, with car running, I did see the dye seeping out of PS maybe the brand of PS fluid used already had UV dye added for quality & warranty control. |
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