Soul TKR

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Hey guys I've noticed lately a small puddle of some sort of red fluid dripping/leaking from my car. What fluids would be red in color?

I'm thinking power steering fluid... but is there any other type that's red?

Nemesis350

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Depends... tranny fluid is red, dexcool (coolant) is red... Blood is red, did you run someone over? lol jk

Greenbird97

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Transmission fluid can be red also...

MeentSS02

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Transmission and power steering are the two that immediately come to mind.

01ssreda4

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front of the car = power steering
middle of the car = trans
rear of the car = dead body in the trunk

homerunhtr21

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^^^ This

MeentSS02

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/thread

livefast1

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front can also be trans too. could be a cooler line.

Ironxcross

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dex cool is not red. it's orange.

uphigh07

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did you find the problem, check the fuild levels and you should find i pretty easy if its leaving puddles it will be low

Soul TKR

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well it's not dexcool because I no longer use it and switched to the Prestone yellow/green stuff a while back.

It's a very good chance it's power steering fluid as it has sprung a leak on me 3 times... First time I changed the pump. And the last two times changing a line.

Hope it's not tranny but I'll check just in case...

Soul TKR

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Do you guys think it's a good idea to use some of that "stop leak" stuff in my power steering? Or does that cause more problems...?

hlaalu

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i pretty much just use that stuff till i can buy a new pump with a res. been doing the job for about 2 years now though lol i just top it off every month or two. i'm seriously just waiting for my pump to blow so i can buy a new one

massls1guy

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I just replaced my pump with a remanufactured one from Pep Boys. My leak was the shaft seal, didn't want it dripping on my alternator.

I was impressed that it came with new O rings for the high pressure line and the reservoir. It also came with a simple nut/bolt/washer kit to press the pulley back on. I had the puller/installer so I didn't use it, nice touch anyway.

Austinma62

I wouldn't use that stuff man, just doesn't sound good. Since you have had problems before with the power steering it could very well be that again. I would just wipe it all down and see if its dripping down in any new spots and go from there. Good luck!