What’s the cause of this?

[IJW84]

What causes the power steering hose to leak from here, is it the hose that goes bad or the clamps or both? What’s a good fix? This is from a 17’ and exact same spot on my 08’. That’s just right under the radiator

 

[RedSRT4Me]

What causes the power steering hose to leak from here, is it the hose that goes bad or the clamps or both? What’s a good fix? This is from a 17’ and exact same spot on my 08’. That’s just right under the radiator

17's are electronic steering

 

[IJW84]

Not this one. Maybe because it’s a 2500. The 08 is a 1500

 

[IJW84]

17's are electronic steering

Not this one. Maybe because it’s a 2500. The 08 is a 1500. But the leak is the same on both

 

[RedSRT4Me]

Not this one. Maybe because it’s a 2500. The 08 is a 1500. But the leak is the same on both

Should be more specific if your looking for help. Start off by saying I have a 17 2500.

 

[WY-Dave]

My '18 2500 CTD has a slow power steering leak too. Haven't investigated it yet. About every 5 months I top it off.

 

[Dean2]

Take the clamp off, take hose off the metal connection. If the hose looks good, (if I have enough slack in the hose I usually cut off the part the old clamp was on) clean everything up good and put a regular hose clamp on it. Do NOT over tighten the screw. You want the clamp tight but not cutting into the hose.

 

[GTyankee]

I would wipe all the hoses off, then drive it around the block or to the store & a minute or so after the engine is shut off, look at the area, i think you have a pin hole leak & it is squirting just a bit.

You may need to use a mirror if your truck sits low, or drive one wheel up on a curb

 

[Marshall]

It is real hard to tell when you have all the crud on it, Clean it off with brake clean or and dry it off , than start it up and look to see where it's coming from.

 

[mdc1990zr1]

Take the clamp off, take hose off the metal connection. If the hose looks good, (if I have enough slack in the hose I usually cut off the part the old clamp was on) clean everything up good and put a regular hose clamp on it. Do NOT over tighten the screw. You want the clamp tight but not cutting into the hose.

I do that with all my OEM one-time clamped hoses. Just replace the hose every few years is cheaper than routing a replacement hose. Just one word of advise, especially with coolant lines that carry the engine oil: double clamp! Use two clamps next to each other.