The power steering fluid in my '91 EX bubbles up to near the surface of the reservoir and then spills out the top of the reservoir once I shut the engine off. This seems to be the case regardless of whether I am driving, warming the car up but not driving anywhere; and regardless of whether I steer hard or don't steer at all.
This is a recent problem. Prior to this, my car was out of commission for about two weeks since I was waiting on a new distributor and ICM. I installed these last Sunday, and after starting my car and warming it to test the new distributor, I noticed a funny smell and followed it to the puddle of power steering fluid that had formed on top of the PS fluid reservoir.
It has been cold lately where I am, if this means anything. I know the PS fluid isn't suppose to freeze. The hoses look fine. I'm going to clean and dry the area. It's hard to tell right now since the fluid that spilled is still on some of the hoses and in the engine compartment. Fluid level is/was also fine - not too high and not too low. Lastly, I DID use Honda specific PS fluid.
Any ideas?
This is a recent problem. Prior to this, my car was out of commission for about two weeks since I was waiting on a new distributor and ICM. I installed these last Sunday, and after starting my car and warming it to test the new distributor, I noticed a funny smell and followed it to the puddle of power steering fluid that had formed on top of the PS fluid reservoir.
It has been cold lately where I am, if this means anything. I know the PS fluid isn't suppose to freeze. The hoses look fine. I'm going to clean and dry the area. It's hard to tell right now since the fluid that spilled is still on some of the hoses and in the engine compartment. Fluid level is/was also fine - not too high and not too low. Lastly, I DID use Honda specific PS fluid.
Any ideas?
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