leak - front right 2000 jeep cherokee

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mr rapidan

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• Sep 23, 2003

• #1

The liquid is leaking slower than a visible slow drip. It's about 8"
towards the middle of the vehicle from the front right tire. It's
odorless, feels like it could be water. It's the first "modern"
vehicle I've ever owned, so I don't know what fluids to compare it to
besides oil, coolant, and gas. I haven't run the a/c in over a
week.

Could it be power steering?

 

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superman21503

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• Sep 24, 2003

• #2

[email protected] (mr rapidan) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> The liquid is leaking slower than a visible slow drip. It's about 8"
> towards the middle of the vehicle from the front right tire. It's
> odorless, feels like it could be water. It's the first "modern"
> vehicle I've ever owned, so I don't know what fluids to compare it to
> besides oil, coolant, and gas. I haven't run the a/c in over a
> week.
>
> Could it be power steering?

Could be power steering. Try to get the color of the fluid. yellow
or red would be power steerting, green would be anti-freeze from the
radiator. If you live in a cold climate and run the defroster it
could be condensation from the a/c. You might also check the coolant
overflow canister for cracks. Hope this helps.

 

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mr rapidan

Guest

• Sep 25, 2003

• #3

> > The liquid is leaking slower than a visible slow drip. It's about 8"
> > towards the middle of the vehicle from the front right tire. It's
> > odorless, feels like it could be water. It's the first "modern"
> > vehicle I've ever owned, so I don't know what fluids to compare it to
> > besides oil, coolant, and gas. I haven't run the a/c in over a
> > week.
> >
> > Could it be power steering?
>
> Could be power steering. Try to get the color of the fluid. yellow
> or red would be power steerting, green would be anti-freeze from the
> radiator. If you live in a cold climate and run the defroster it
> could be condensation from the a/c. You might also check the coolant
> overflow canister for cracks. Hope this helps.


This does help. It really appears to be water - color, smell,
consistency. I haven't quite brought myself to taste it, yet. It
sure isn't gas or oil or coolant. I've never actually seen / touched
power steering fluid, but it's not colored at all, and there is no
discernible consistency difference from water. Thanks for taking the
time to reply.

 

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superman21503

Guest

• Sep 26, 2003

• #4

[email protected] (mr rapidan) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > > The liquid is leaking slower than a visible slow drip. It's about 8"
> > > towards the middle of the vehicle from the front right tire. It's
> > > odorless, feels like it could be water. It's the first "modern"
> > > vehicle I've ever owned, so I don't know what fluids to compare it to
> > > besides oil, coolant, and gas. I haven't run the a/c in over a
> > > week.
> > >
> > > Could it be power steering?
> >
> > Could be power steering. Try to get the color of the fluid. yellow
> > or red would be power steerting, green would be anti-freeze from the
> > radiator. If you live in a cold climate and run the defroster it
> > could be condensation from the a/c. You might also check the coolant
> > overflow canister for cracks. Hope this helps.
>
>
> This does help. It really appears to be water - color, smell,
> consistency. I haven't quite brought myself to taste it, yet. It
> sure isn't gas or oil or coolant. I've never actually seen / touched
> power steering fluid, but it's not colored at all, and there is no
> discernible consistency difference from water. Thanks for taking the
> time to reply.

One other thing i forgot to mention is the windshield canister if it
is located on that side. it may be cracked or the rubber hose might
have leaks.