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Burst power steering hose.
Cracked power steering hard line.
Bad seal in power steering pump.
Lose fittings on power steering lines.
Check power steering components for signs of leaking fluid.
Hi Mr.Downs.
Are you sure is only leaking when the vehicle gets warm? On checking the coolant level when the engine is cold and before starting is in a correct level?
Is it possible to be any drain pipe either if you do have air conditioning and running the air con then water comes out from that pipe and might you do have any dirt by the vaporator and gets the orange color.
Also do check for your power steering fluid,if there is any leakage
from the steering rack if it is close to that pipe and confusing you ?
all power steering fluid is the same actually us can use transmission fluid if u want now being as you had to add fluid i would assume u have a leak some where in the system you may be low on fluid also there probably air in system (when u have a leak it also allows air into system especially when you run low on fluid) also if anyone ever put stop leak in system stop leak is a lot thicker oil and will take longer to heat up and thin out in cold weather to allow easy turning first check for leaks repair if needed if no leaks are found drain system add fresh power steering fluid if that doesn't fix problem you have a bad power steering pump replace pump
the noise may be because your power steering fluid level is low when cold, as the fluid warms up it expands enough to stop the whine, you should have the leak checked by your favorite mechanic shop
What do you mean by stick? It doesn't turn at all or it is just harder to turn?
Also how cold? Posting your question in May, I don't think you mean freezing winter cold unless you live in the southern hemisphere.
For freezing cold temperatures, it is not uncommen to get harder steering especially if you have old contaminated power steering fuild. At freezing cold temperature, power steering fluids gains vescosity and it is harder for the pump to circulate it, but the problem should go away as the engine warms up. I would suggest that you replace you fluid with a fresh approved one.
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