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Oil Leak ?'s (pic included) #1493113 01/31/06 05:29 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 50 B beedalahi OP CEG\'er
OP beedalahi CEG\'er B Joined: May 2004 Posts: 50	i have a 98 tour and had a gradual oil leak that turned into a pretty major leak. it's coming from the above arrow. it comes down and creates this mess of oil everywhere and on the driveway what pulley is arrow pointing to? oil is coming from behind the above pulley.

Re: Oil Leak ?'s (pic included) #1493114 01/31/06 05:42 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA T Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er
Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA	Power Steering pump pulley. http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1b/d6/8b/0900823d801bd68b.jsp "Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles

Re: Oil Leak ?'s (pic included) #1493115 01/31/06 06:08 PM
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OP beedalahi CEG\'er B Joined: May 2004 Posts: 50	so would i have to replace the pump, pulley???? BTW, didn't know autozone had that great info!!!

Re: Oil Leak ?'s (pic included) #1493116 01/31/06 06:13 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA T Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er
Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA	Pulley? No. I think you are probably looking at a defective hose, clamp or pump. Good luck. "Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles

Re: Oil Leak ?'s (pic included) #1493117 01/31/06 06:23 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 2,454 Des Moines, IA USA B Buckshot77_dup1 Learned patience the hard way
Buckshot77_dup1 Learned patience the hard way B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 2,454 Des Moines, IA USA	Can you determine the color of the fluid- i.e red or brown? Red would indicate power steering pump, brown would be oil. If it is brown, then I'd suggest replacing the valve cover gaskets. Rick Owner of 00 #1611 Silver (Totalled) 98.5 T-Red SVT #6180 Buckshot77@msn.com Misc 3L parts for sale

Re: Oil Leak ?'s (pic included) #1493118 01/31/06 06:50 PM
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OP beedalahi CEG\'er B Joined: May 2004 Posts: 50	the fluid is brown. and i know it's oil.

Re: Oil Leak ?'s (pic included) #1493119 01/31/06 06:59 PM
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OP beedalahi CEG\'er B Joined: May 2004 Posts: 50	here's my question: how would "bad" valve cover gaskets be the culprit in oil leaking from the power steering pulley??

Re: Oil Leak ?'s (pic included) #1493120 01/31/06 08:45 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 21,197 Grand Rapids, MI T todras_dup1 I have no life
todras_dup1 I have no life T Joined: May 2000 Posts: 21,197 Grand Rapids, MI	Unless the PS fluid is so old it's brown. -'96 SE MTX 3L -'98 SVT 1,173 of 6,535 -'05 Mazda 6s, loaded, g/f's ride -Need a 96-00 manual on CD? PM or email me

Re: Oil Leak ?'s (pic included) #1493121 01/31/06 09:08 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 2,454 Des Moines, IA USA B Buckshot77_dup1 Learned patience the hard way
Buckshot77_dup1 Learned patience the hard way B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 2,454 Des Moines, IA USA	The oil isn't leaking from the power steering pulley itself, it's collecting in the valley between the heads and then leaking from behind the power steering pump assembly which will look like it's coming from the pulley. Rick Owner of 00 #1611 Silver (Totalled) 98.5 T-Red SVT #6180 Buckshot77@msn.com Misc 3L parts for sale

Re: Oil Leak ?'s (pic included) #1493122 01/31/06 10:14 PM
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OP beedalahi CEG\'er B Joined: May 2004 Posts: 50	would it be wise to check first if there is oil on the spark plugs/wires first? would this determine that there is a valve cover gasket leak??

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