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Digging in to my L31 I pulled, 198k miles and by the looks of the bolts coming out, never been out of the truck before and the power steering pump appears to be original. Fluid was brown and overdue, no particular noises when running.
Something was leaking in the power steering area, originally I thought it was the pump for sure, but there isn't a lot of sling behind the pulley or the hanger assembly:
PS return line crimp appears to be factory and probably leaky. Are the oil cooler lines known to get leaky? Was it just the valve cover gasket because the driver's side is miserable to replace on the truck? Is it definitely timing cover / oil pan and I need to go further in than I intended? What all would you recommend replacing?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Something was leaking in the power steering area, originally I thought it was the pump for sure, but there isn't a lot of sling behind the pulley or the hanger assembly:
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PS return line crimp appears to be factory and probably leaky. Are the oil cooler lines known to get leaky? Was it just the valve cover gasket because the driver's side is miserable to replace on the truck? Is it definitely timing cover / oil pan and I need to go further in than I intended? What all would you recommend replacing?
Thanks in advance for any advice.