Puddle under PS Box

[aeo]

So...In true 110 form. I stop one leak and she starts another.

I have a noticeable puddle of oil under the PS box. It doesn't look like PS fluid. I think it's some oil leaking from the IC pipe that runs to the bottom of the IC, and then is pooling on the frame and now when the truck gets warm hemorrhaging on my floor. The top of the PS box is dry, everything below is soaked. It doesn't seem to get worse if I turn the wheel either direction.

My question is: Is the IC pipe the only thing that would have oil in that area? The puddle is black.

300 Tdi, LHD

 

[javelinadave]

Thats it, nothing else over there.

 

[DefendersNW]

Thats it, nothing else over there.

Correct on LHD -

remove the grill and look on the front cross section of the chassis.

Oil on top of the frame under the radiator means it is not likely power steering, and can be from the oil cooler line from the radiator, or the radiator itself. Oil can pool in the radiator/intercooler frame and exit any corner or through the two lower support posts.

Check the PS fluid level, its a closed system and i you have fluid coming out then you will be missing fluid in the system.

Clean the PS box with a degreaser, run the truck for a few minutes cycling the steering lock to lock several times. Turn off, walk away and see if you have a puddle - follow the drips up until you find the source.

Last suggestion if it proves difficult to trace is to use a UV dye trace and light it up.

 

[aeo]

Correct on LHD -

remove the grill and look on the front cross section of the chassis.

Oil on top of the frame under the radiator means it is not likely power steering, and can be from the oil cooler line from the radiator, or the radiator itself. Oil can pool in the radiator/intercooler frame and exit any corner or through the two lower support posts.

Check the PS fluid level, its a closed system and i you have fluid coming out then you will be missing fluid in the system.

Clean the PS box with a degreaser, run the truck for a few minutes cycling the steering lock to lock several times. Turn off, walk away and see if you have a puddle - follow the drips up until you find the source.

Last suggestion if it proves difficult to trace is to use a UV dye trace and light it up.

There is oil on top of the frame not he LH side but not on the radiator frame on the front of the truck. I have a separate oil cooler set up that is mounted in front below the frame I shouldn't have any oil in the radiator area and I had the IC pressure tested a few months ago and it has no leaks.

PS fluid level looks good, that was my first inkling that it wasn't PS fluid.

I'm planning to clean the area with degreaser and a see if it comes back. I tightened all my hose clamps for coolant and IC hoses last night.

I'm scared to use UV dye, my entire engine will glow

 

[aeo]

Welll...cleaned it up. Dried it out. Turned the wheel a few times and got this flood.

Guess I know the culprit now.

 

[aeo]

It appears that it's one of the hoses leaking, not the actual box.

 

[javelinadave]

That makes for an easier repair.
As for bleeding the system:
http://workshop-manuals.com/landrover/defender300tdi/steering/power_steering_fluid_reservoir/