![]() ![]() If you're doing this at your house, you can use a jack and jack stands. Now I'm going to raise and support the vehicle. That gives us a good idea of where to look. If it was further back, then we'd want to check something further back, but it seems pretty close to the front of the vehicle. It looks to be power steering fluid, so we're going to check this general area. Before we even raise the vehicle, we notice underneath the vehicle, there's actually a puddle of some type of fluid. So, now we're going to want to raise the vehicle up and check for leaks. So, at that point, that just tells us our pump is working, and the rack is doing its job, which is good. And actually, the power steering actually came back. And I'm going to take and try turning the wheel. I'm just going to let it idle for a minute or two. Now I'm going to start the vehicle again. And there's a good amount of power steering fluid, so now we can at least start the vehicle and see if we have any power steering assist back. Pour a little of it in there-actually, I can see down in there. You can generally check it in your owner's manual-see what kind of fluid it takes. So, I'm going to take a funnel and I'm going to take the appropriate power steering fluid for the vehicle. Before we get into finding the leak, I'm actually going to top off the fluid and make sure the pump is actually working. And you can see, there's actually no fluid on the dipstick at all, which is not good. Reinsert the dipstick and pull it out again. It's actually attached to the pump on this vehicle. The power steering reservoir is right here. Pull that lever to release the hood and just push the lever towards the driver's side. We'll pop the hood, right here, near the footrest. It sounds like it's low on fluid, so we're going to shut it off and check the fluid. There's no power steering assist and you can hear a lot of moaning noise, right there. First we're going to start the vehicle and see what our power steering's doing. If you need any parts for your vehicle, click the link in the description and head over to. Today, I'm going to be diagnosing a power steering problem with this 2008 Chevy Silverado two-wheel drive. We've been selling auto parts for over 30 years. ![]()
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