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Power steering problem

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My 3.8 vr has been sitting for just about a year now and I'm finnaly getting her back on the road, I start her and let her run for 10 mins or so most weeks. My powerstearing reservoir is empty and every time I fill it it drains back out, I took the reservoir off and the seals and hose are fine so it's coming out somewhere else. Any one have any ideas where or how I can chek it out? Thanks
 

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um steering arm boots probably full of oil then, if that's the case prob easiest fix is replace the power steering rack.
 

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All you can do is degrease the area and then inspect. As The1 says, it could be leaking into the boots - try squeezing them and if they are full of fluid you will feel it.
Also, you say "My powerstearing reservoir is empty and every time I fill it it drains back out,".....can you explain a bit more please.
 
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What are the boots? I mean I started my car one day and it had no powerstearing fluid, so bought a 600ml bottle or what ever size it was and poured most of it in, then next time I checked my car the powerstearing fluid was empty again.
 

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keep pouring it in till u c where its coming from.

fix and replace by then
 
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