Pretty much every four weeks (like clockwork) I have to top off the power steering reservoir yet no puddles/drops noted on the garage floor and no leaks noted during last two mechanic visits.

If someone has/is experiencing this and knows the fix, please share it with me.

Thanks in advance.

Jim

 

Celticblood,
I have had this exact scenario over the past few days. I noticed a couple of weeks ago in checking power steering fluid reservoir that it was very low. I had never seen any drops on the driveway, so I filled it up and didn't think much of it. I didn't drive the car for about a week, and when I pulled it out of the driveway this past Tuesday, I could hear the power steering "groan" that you get with very low fluid, so I checked the level again, and it was very low again. I refilled it, then drove approximately a mile and a half and decided to check it again. In two minutes of driving it was low again, but no wetness, no drips, nothing. I called my mechanic and told him what was going on, and he told me to bring it in, and he'd find the leak. Before I got it to him, though, I thought about where it could possibly go without hitting the ground, and it dawned on me that it be must leaking into the rubber boot. I dropped it off, yesterday and asked him to see if the boot was filled with fluid, and sure enough, it was. I ordered a steering rack this morning. I used most of a quart of fluid, of which, none actually got to the ground. I will bet if you get under the car and squeeze one or the other of the boots, you'll feel liquid inside of them.

 

Thanks tberg!!! I will check that this weekend.