Fuel spray i am spraying fuel from under my power steering reservior. what causes this

Sounds like someone has had your washer fluid reservior out and placed the wrong line on the wrong pump. You should have 2 seperate pumps. Pull the reservior up and swap the lines from one to the other, then you should be good.

Defective steering gear is most likely cause of this

That was answered already

no power steering fluid would cause the pump to overheat, damaging seals.
the foam might have been pump cavitation causing injestion of air in the fluid, (makes the hydro fluid "frothy")
spraying ANY lubricant on the belts will cause them to slip and make a squeaking/squealing noise.

check the location of the leak, wipe down the hoses (cheap causes for leaks) fill the power steering. put some newspapers under the car, start the car, turn the wheels lock to lock, shut off car, check for leaks, should tell you if it is a hose or connection, or rack unit

This usually is related to the vacuum reservior tank/cannister or the hose leading to that chamber. Any other vacuum hose leak could cause a similar problem depending upon it's location.

The hose leading to the cannister is usually just a thin single hose/tube leading to the cannister. The system allows vacuum to build up in the vehicle and maintains vacuum on the A/C system under heavy acceleration where a loss of vacuum would cause the A/C to change operation (switching from defrost to other venting and vice-versa) due to the loss.

You could have a cracked vacuum hose, or a cracked cannister.

You can use regular carburetor cleaner in a spray can with a nozzle, and carefully spray the vacuum lines on your vehicle when idling, and should notice a change in RPMs if you spray near a leak. Only spray a small amount at a time and let the engine compartment air out between spraying/testing since this is a flammable product.

This should lead you to identify any leaks.

Good luck!

check the high pressure line/hose from the pump to the steering rack, thats the most common leak area. any auto parts store should have one.

If you mean it is very hard to turn steering wheel & it wont or barely returns after steering to left or right. Look at bottom of steering column shaft under the hood. It is very common for steering shaft u-joints to become dried & seized up. Spray up both u-joints & rubber rag joint with a good penetrating oil like " PB Blaster" it is magnetic & will lubricate seized u-joints. Be sure to turn all the way left & spray & all the way right & spray. Let sit for a bit then turn wheel all the way left & all the way right. If it gets better then be sure to lubricate every so often. If it doesn't get better you will need to change the steering shaft.

lines from the reservior feed the pump or return from power steering rack.

hi, the first thing i would have said the fault was was going to be a fan belt/ alternater belt if this is to loose or to tight then this can give you the noise you are hearing, one way of finding out if its a belt making the noise is to go out and get a spray like wd40 and then spray this on the belt then if the noise goes away you then know that its that belt causing you the problem.

If the belts have not been replaced recently then this could be the cause of your problem, spray the belt with a spray or even soapy water then give you car a try if your using soapy water make sure you get the whole belt wet then try the car if the noise is then gone you know the belt is at fault.

If you have power steering then low power steering fluid can cause the power steering pump to squeek so check the level and fill it up to the highest mark then start the car and turn the wheel fully left then fully right then back to the middle then check the level again.
Low steering fluid can cause the noise you hear.

If after doing this its not the belt making the noise and neither the power steering pump then the only thing left that could cause the noise you are having is a dry bearing on one of the pulleys now this could be the alternater pulley or power steering pulley basically any pulley that the belt is running on could be causing you the noise you hear.
To stop the noise you need to buy a spray oil or spray lube then give these pulleys a good spray all around where the bearing is in the middle if the bearing gets to dry it can sieze and cause you loads of problems so go and buy a spray lube and give all of the pulleys a good spray at the front and the back try and get it in towards where the bearing is in the middle this should then stop the noise that you are hearing.

you can spray wd40 on the pulleys but remember this isnt a oil or lube it will just stop the noise for a couple of minutes so you could tell witch pulley is causing you the problem your better of buying a proper spray lube and give all the pulleys a spray where the bearing is in the middle this should then solve any noises you hear.

Make sure you check the engine oil level to rule out the noise coming from the inner workings of the engine ok


Let me know how you get on or if you need further assistance ok.

To try to find the leak, purchase a spray can of engine cleaner and spray the entire area of the pump and hoses. Then wash off with a garden hose. Fill pump reservoir with fluid. Have someone turn the steering wheel while you look in that area of the pump and hoses with a flashlight for the leak. Be careful of rotating fan and belts!