finding clear fluid puddling on garage floor. front of engine and under power steering res. area. - traced it to power steering fluid, not break fluid. issue: I cannot find anything in 900 FAQ about power steering line repair. any ideas where I can get some information or am I missing it in the FAQ? this is a 96 960 with 185k miles.
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1996 965 185K

If you have a slow leak, it is in the return line as the other poster mentioned, leaking from one of the metal line fittings that POSSIBLY could be tightened as they have o-ring seals, or from the seals at the ends of the rack and comes out through the boots.

If the leak is in the metal lines, the pressure is so high, it will blow out all the fluid in seconds - I know!
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'96 855R,'64 PV544 driver, '67 P1800 basket case, '72 Yamaha Rd400, '68 Honda 350-4, '12 XC70, the first 5 are mine, heh, heh, 525,000 miles put on 10 bricks James A Sousa

Does your 960 have a rubber return hose attached at the bottom of the resevoir? Check that location as I once saw a 2003 V70 leaking from that rubber hose at the junction with the resevoir. I've also seen 240's leak at that location. Hopefully it is simply the rubber hose (if you have one) and not the metal line.

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95 855 GLT Sportwagon 214k, sold - 90 244 DL 300k

Clean off the undercarriage including the rack using citrus cleaner and a hose and start looking for the leak. Talcum powder can help locate it: spray it on the suspected leak area and look for the tracks. Often the metal pressure lines rust through.
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See the 700/900 "FAQ" at the menu bar top screen left side.

I have never heard of clear power steering fluid...you sure it is not something else?

There an have been a fe posts about repairing the return line at the reservoir and few posts about the non-repairability of the of the metal line on the rack itself...never heard of other leaks.

Probably most of those crossover line posts have been inconclusive or 240 related so they didn't make the 7/9 FAQ list. But that is also what I suspect, factoring in the age. I use clear PS fluid.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore

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