Power Steering Fluid Leak...Hicas Light came on...I'm not sure if....

[izmyttz]

What's in there is power steering fluid or ATF...I noticed that it's leaking pretty bad. I almost slipped on the damn crap the other day in the garage. I need to top it off but is there any way to tell whether or not it is ATF fluid or power steering fluid in my reserve? Now if someone tells me that I can taste the difference I'm not going to laugh. I can tell you it's reddish in color and I actually thought it was ATF fluid when I first found it. I need to jack the car up and look where it's leaking from. Since the Hicas light came on for a bit I'm pretty sure that it was power steering fluid.

[evildky]

yes, it's dextron type atf, power steering fluid is far too thin and if you have a small leak it'll get worse with ps fluid, most likely it's the high pressure hose, kinda common, and a royal pain to replace, take my advice and unbolt the engine mounts and raise the engine an inch, you'll have a much easier time at it

[izmyttz]

yes, it's dextron type atf, power steering fluid is far too thin and if you have a small leak it'll get worse with ps fluid, most likely it's the high pressure hose, kinda common, and a royal pain to replace, take my advice and unbolt the engine mounts and raise the engine an inch, you'll have a much easier time at it

Where would be a good place to buy this hose? Any auto parts store?