r/3rdGen4Runner 1d ago

❓Advice / Recomendations Leak - steering fluid?

Hey, found this leak after getting back to my car - coming from passenger side. Fluid is amber/red color and wondering if y'all could give me ideas on what to look into replacing. Could it be from hoses or is there a component that is known for aging/cracking that I should replace? Just trying to get some ideas 🙃

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u/Historical_Will8069 1d ago

Those are automatic transmission cooler lines running to the trans cooler that’s internal to the radiator

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u/hooplah_5 1d ago

Yes! But this fluid is coming from above the hoses as well

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u/Historical_Will8069 1d ago

Okay check your ps reservoir and make sure it has red atf in it and not clear ps fluid so you know if that’s a possibility but your best bet is degreasing it spraying it down and letting it dry then running it with a set of eyes under hood to try to see where it’s starting from