Hey everyone! ive been quite busy with school and everything to really do much with my car other than wash it and keep it filled with gas, But as of about 20 min ago i realized that a line under my car is leaking what seems to be oil. Have any ideas what it could be? I found the line thats coated in oil but im not sure if its coming from the line itself or if its coming from somewhere else. Do any of you Garage Gurus have an idea of what it might be? If it makes a difference my car is high milage (153,xxx) would other then that it still has good oil pressure and doenst seem to be burning any oil. So any help would be much appreciated.
Please and thank-you in advance!

 

Probably the transmission oil cooler lines, They tend to crack or leak at the fittings as they age. Could also be one of the power steering hoses/lines. Can't really help without you doing more looking. Clean up the mess so you can see where the leak starts. Oil leaks, especially involving pressure lines are not a good thing.

 

What color is the leaking fluid?

ATF is reddish, motor oil is honey-colored when new but turns darker by oil change time, and power steering fluid is very light yellow when new but also turns darker with age. Plus, some people use ATF to top off the power steering.

Also, whereabout (on the ground) does the leak appear relative to the drivetrain?

 

The leak is near the front and i checked out the color and there is none. its as if its almost clearish. could it be brake fliud thats leaking?

 

brake fluid is more of a clear color when its not dirty. have some one pump the brakes while you look under the car.

 

Brake fluid and factory power steering fluid are about the same color, light honey.

I think you'd know if the car was leaking brake fluid. There's not very much in the system and normal driving would empty the reservoir pretty quickly. Also, you'd feel the pedal fall while you were setting at a stop light or sign.

I'm guessing power steering fluid. I just replaced the hgih pressure hose on my 94 V6 because it had a pinhole. Don't know how it got there but it seeped enough to make a real mess of my clean, freshly painted crossmember. I'd look at the hoses from underneath.

 

Good pictures 1.

 

its probably power steering rack line maybe.. Clean the **** out of everything and park the car over a piece of cardboard