On my GTP the fluid was going out the end seal on the steering rack and
filling up the "bellows" that cover the steering tie rods.
It wouldn't leak out until you turned "full-lock" and compressed the
bellows on that side... then it would dump fluid all over the road.
"Ron Seiden" <subronseiden@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:4MaYi.5294$b%1.1844@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> My son's "new" 2000 Grand Am SE has a weird problem. When his power
> steering got noisy and then crapped out, we checked the fluid level and
it
> was way low. We filled it, and a day later it was low again. We filled
it
> again (to avoid running it dry, and so he could drive it okay) and took
it
> into our mechanic. The mechanic said they checked it all over and could
> find no signs of any leak anywhere (and it didn't seem to have lost
fluid
> between last fill-up and arrival at the shop).
> Now, a few days later, the same thing's happened again. The car's back
in
> the shop, but meanwhile I figured I'd ask if anyone knew of any way it
> could be losing power steering fluid without leaving any puddle in the
> driveway or being visible to the mechanics...
> Thanks.
>
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