trial by fire(ps fluid)

[Adumb]

well i did the front 60k and suspension and went on a 1500 mile roadtrip. all went well for the most part except now my power steering fluid is leaking on the cat after the y pipe, and i cant tell where it is coming from. i am thinking maybe return line because it seems to only drain the resivior to the return line. does this sound like pump or line i guess im wonderin

 

[NJSHO]

Whatever it is I would find it fast. PS fluid is flamible and my friends ps line busted on the track and there was a fire. Check lines first.

 

[Adumb]

i did not know that, thanks

 

[1993MTXSHO]

ps fluid is flammable??? Maybe is shouldnt let my ps rack leak then. course its not leaking on the cat, I dont think...

 

[NJSHO]

It exploded right on top the cat and there was a fireball that melted some stuff and lots of smoke.

 

[Shoaz]

Hydraulic fluid is especially flammable when atomized, i.e., sprayed into a mist. Since most failures start out as small hole in a line or at least involve a lot of fine splatter during a catastrophic failure, hydraulic fires are not uncommon.

 

[AREA 91]

Many SHO's have fallen victim to this very problem. It's hard to say where the leak is, but get under the car with everything clean and start it.
A few possible places for a leak to occur are:
1: 2 connections at the resivor
2: 2 connections at the pump
3: 2 connections at the rack itself
4: 2 lines with connections at the cooler