Steering reservoir cap leak / seeping through reservoir? (1 Viewer)

[crolison]

I noticed the other week I could smell some oil/fluid on the passenger side of my engine only right when you cut off the engine. I noticed the power steering lines were slowly leaking. So I replaced the 5/8 and 3/8 return feed lines and cleaned the reservoir out.

I cleaned up the fender well and mount also when doing the hose swap.

Yesterday I noticed I needed to top off the fluid from my initial burping of the steering lines and I noticed a lite film again of oil on the reservoir and the fender liner. So i cleaned it off again. Today I drove 500 miles for work and noticed the slight film on the reservoir and some on the air box and fender.

I am thinking it’s the cap just misting out oil?

 

[hoser]

Check your high pressure P/S hose. The cooling fan will blow a film of fluid everywhere. In this case, OE is quite pricey... but others have had good experiences with aftermarket.

 

[crolison]

OEM Lan

Check your high pressure P/S hose. The cooling fan will blow a film of fluid everywhere. In this case, OE is quite pricey... but others have had good experiences with aftermarket.

I'll check, but i think more would be oily compared if the fan was blowing it, the side of the airbox in the way doesn't have a film on it. And the idle air valve doesnt have oil on it.

 

[hoser]

If you think it is the cap, then clean up the reservoir and cap and wrap it with Saran Wrap... then watch for oil residue on inside or outside.

 

[crolison]

If you think it is the cap, then clean up the reservoir and cap and wrap it with Saran Wrap... then watch for oil residue on inside or outside.

Good idea, i cleaned up and wrapped the reservoir in press and seal wrap.

I also pulled the air box and cleaned under that as i know i got atf under there when swapping out the hoses and it was dirty dirty. So maybe it was excess atf under the air box being pushed around by the fan.

 

[hoser]

@crolison Did you figure it out?

 

[crolison]

@crolison Did you figure it out?

Not yet, but after thanksgiving week I plan to pick up a junkyard Camry steering reservoir to try that vs mine.

 

[SL404]

any luck? Did you rule out that it was the cap? I am having a similar issue, cleaned everything and tightened clamps, then noticed a fine layer of oil on the hoses after a 300 mi drive