Anyone know why my power steering fluid is green?

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Old 01-19-2007, 01:25 PM
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Default Anyone know why my power steering fluid is green?

It looks like there's coolant leaking into my power steering reservoir. The steering fluid is green, which still doesn't make sense because dexcool is orange. I'm confused at this point, I know where is supposed to be a power steering cooler, could this have broken? I also have a squeeky pulley, I think they might be related, any insight would be appreciated.

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Old 01-19-2007, 01:56 PM
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FWIW I would find what fluid is green, or what mixes with orange to make green, in your car and go from there.
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I am very interested in this also. I have never heard of PS fluid turing GREEN.
Old 01-19-2007, 02:17 PM
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actually guys it is more than likely your ac compressor oil it is green like green anitfreeze i had the exact thing happen to me and it ended up being the ac hose rubbed a small hole on the swaybar check that out first
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Is there an ac line running into the power steering reservoir?
Old 01-19-2007, 04:23 PM
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Your car may have the PS fluid cooler which is in one of the radiator hoses. Smell it, if there is coolant in there, regardless of color, it should smell much different than PS fluid
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My PS cooler got a pinhole leak in it, but it was letting the higher pressure PS fluid into my coolant.
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I dont understand how the PS and coolant, could ever be mixed by a leak
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I think we need to see some pics of this green fluid.
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Originally Posted by Josh McGrath
I dont understand how the PS and coolant, could ever be mixed by a leak
Because some f-bodies are equipped with a factory PS cooler that splices in the upper radiator hose and has PS fluid flowing in an outer layer and the coolant flowing in the middle.
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I dont beleive PS fluid and engine coolant even come close to crossing pathes, must be green PS fluid
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maybe it's gatorade
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have you had it in the shop for PS leak? if so they sometime put a UV dye that looks green in your system to fing leaks. If not I have no idea.



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