Power steering fluid loss

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Todd Felmly - 14 Nov 2004 19:20 GMT

I have a 2002 Rio with 28,000 miles. I've had to fill the power
steering reservoir up two times in the past 5 months. The weird thing
is that there is no visible sign of loss anywhere. The car is garaged
and there is no leakage on the floor. Inspecting the underside of the
car shows no sign of leakage either.

Where in the heck is the fluid going?!

Todd

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Hal - 16 Nov 2004 23:55 GMT

> I have a 2002 Rio with 28,000 miles. I've had to fill the power
> steering reservoir up two times in the past 5 months. The weird thing
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> Where in the heck is the fluid going?!

Couple things to check:

Crawl under the car and squeeze the boots on either end of the
steering rack. Sometimes a slight leak in this area will accumulate in
the boots, thus you may not see it for a while.

The other place to look is inside the car. Look up under the dash on
the drivers side where the steering column goes through the firewall.
Pull the carpet back slightly if necessary. Any oil in this area
indicates the shaft seal into the steering rack has failed.

Chris

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