Yes to your question. I would start by checking the hoses coming from the power steering pump. You should have a high & low pressure hose. In most cases the high pressure hose has developed a leak. You can spray the hoses and pump down with brake parts cleaner to getting any oil or grease off of these parts. Then you can drive the car for a day or 2 depending on how fast the leak is and after that check the hoses and related parts you have cleaned and locate any fresh fluid and that should help you locate the leak. Not sure of the year of your vehicle but more than likely you have a rack and pinion unit on it and you can spray that down as well because that could be leaking as well. I personally use brake parts cleaner because it is a GREAT cleaner and it drys itself and doesn't leave a residue. Hope this helps.....
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check the lines to the rack and pinion,,,,cpild have a ruptured line
SOURCE: 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee leaking coolant and power steering fluid
Just a heads up, $10 bucks will buy you a seal kit for the P.S. pump. I topped mine off for a couple months, then the oring on the high pressure line (from pump, front center) blew and dumped the reservoir in a matter of miles.
The line can be a stinker to get off, recommend driving the car for a few minutes to heat up the pump a little. Don't forget the 20MM wrench.
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Sounds like a difficult-to-replace hose has ruptured. Sorry, I don't have a diagram. The hoses (only 2- pressure line and return line) run from the pump's reservoir down to the steering unit behind the engine. It's a cramped place and difficult to get your wrench there to loosen and remove the hose. Sometimes you need to lower rear of engine cradle 2 or 3 inches to get to it.
I'm not trying to dissuade you from doing it-it can be done by a DIY-er, but wear protective ear equipment if you are curse-prone like me(lol).
Put a half-pint or so of fluid in reservoir, start car, get underneath (Be safety conscious!), and wiggle the two lines. You will likely spot the break-careful it doesn't get all over you. With that big a leak, anything other than a line break would be easy to spot on the pump or on the rack and pinion unit in back of engine mounted on a cross member. Good luck.
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