Hi, I have a 99 dodge diesel, I have an oil leak somewere by the power steering pump. It's leaking engine oil. Does anybody know what normally leaks on this. Is it the oil seal on the shaft the drives the steering pump or just a gasket bad. I just would like to know before i go rippen it apart so i have everything i need.

thanks
dan

 

Are you sure its not your blow-by bottle thats full??

 

I also have a bad leak at the pump. From what I understand from threads, the seal on the vacumme pump shaft and the power steering pump goes bad. Do a search there are several threads on this site about it.

 

were is this blow bye bottle? I see the tub,, some oil is coming out of it. Can't see the bottle.

thanks

 

Yours might not have a bottle, on my 02 it's on the left front end of the engine. Black plastic bottle with four holes in it near the top. So when it gets to full of rain water and blow by oil and comes out of the holes, the fan will blow it all over the left side of your engine. Very bad design I think. The engineers must have been drinking the day they thought of putting the bottle where it is. Their sure is room for improvement in that area. I taped my bottom two side holes shut so the fan would not pick up the blow by film so much.
Waam Holland, Mich

 

my blow-by bottle pukes all over the front axle and bottom of engine. been told that how bad it is can depend on the type of oil used.

 

thanks, looks like i don't have one. i see the blow bye tube, but no bottle.

dan

 

Dan
Check out the other posts on this p/s vacuum pump leak,seal and o ring are available through Napa,part # are given in the threads,June 27,2003 ps leak,has all the info you will need,just had mine done on my 2000 CTD

 

thanks guys for you help.

dan

 

I put a new seal in today. took about a hour and half. Hope it works out. Thanks for your help everybody.

Dan

 

[quote author=DRESSER DAVE link=board=4;threadid=22300;start=0#msg209652 date=1068832426]
Dan
Check out the other posts on this p/s vacuum pump leak,seal and o ring are available through Napa,part # are given in the threads,June 27,2003 ps leak,has all the info you will need,just had mine done on my 2000 CTD
[/quote]

How do you get the search engine to go back past September? Tried every key word I can think of and it always ends around September.

 

[quote author=dansdodgediesel link=board=4;threadid=22300;start=0#msg210249 date=1069015869]
I put a new seal in today. took about a hour and half. Hope it works out. Thanks for your help everybody.

Dan

[/quote]

I hope just the seal takes care of your oil leak. On mine, I had to replace the O-ring also to cure the leak. Sorry I didn't get to reply sooner to tell you about the O-ring. It's definately a "do it as long as you are in there item". Good Luck.