I apologize for the silly question I am about to ask... but instead of spending $ on fixing something that might not be broken..
We checked our power steering fluid after the leak we thought was fixed came back. Well the dipstick is totally covered in fluid instead of being in the middle 2 indicator lines. Would an overfill of fluid leak out? Or cause a new leak? Would you expect to see a drip because of this?

2000 XK8 4.0 168,000 coupe Mandy from Connecticut, US

 

I don't know that answer, but if you can easily remove the excess with a kitchen baster.

 

Where is the new leak ? Same place as the old leak you fixed ?

you do need some air space in the P/S reservoir, but it can be filled somewhat above the two lines without causing any issues. How much below the cap top is the fluid ?

As pointed out already, remove the excess fluid and see if that changes the leaking issue.

Z

 

I had a leak on the rack ....Lucas power steering stop leak cured it straight away ..suck out all you can and re fill.

 

new leak is now on drivers side (usa) before it was on the passenger side. This is right below the reservoir it seems.

 

I had a similar issue where I replaced the high pressure steering hose due to a leak where it had chafed on another component, only to find that another leak on the low pressure line connector had occurred. It seems that making one part good only finds the next weakest point on a 25 year old system.