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The power steering reservoir on 3800 V6-equipped vehicles is located behind and below the rear cylinder head.
With the engine off unscrew the resevior cap and remove the cap wipe the dip stick with a clean cloth(paper towel) and re-install. remove once more and check the level on the dipstick. and then reinstall turn till it stops

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