2003 Land Rover discovery 2 v8. Oil spot under front driver side. See pictures. Please help me identify what may be leaking. It’s seems to be part of the steering system? I’m a noob sorry. Any help would be great. Thanks

 

No some times it hard to find the leak, I was chasing a leak lept wiping off the oil, finaly found it iwas coming out of my battery box?????, turn out it was oil from my hydrualic jack, so I refiled it and put id bacl rubber gromit side up no more leak

 

It appears to be leaking from the gear box. I know my pictures aren’t great but does that sound about right. It’s dry above the oily area and the gear box has the hydraulic power steering fluid in it… can I connect the dots here?

 

A leaking steering box is pretty common. If you are sure it’s dry above and around the power steering pump you are probably correct.

 

By any coincidence, did you turn the steering wheel with engine off? I get the same leak when I do that. Otherwise the area is just wet, loss is negligible (takes years to go from max to min mark).

 

I don’t think I did that since it’s not easy to do. The PS reservoir was at min level. And I refilled with what I had on the shelf. I’ll keep watching it to see but there’s a brown splatter stain under that spot.

 

Take a look from above, where the lines connect, very common for lines to rust out in this area.

 

I have pretty serious power steering leak, I have tried the cleaning and watching method, could not really discren the leak this way. Would the flourescent leak detection kit work in power steering fluid?

I am hoping it is only the high pressure hose, replaced the pump not too long ago, and not the rack. Which would be a much bigger PITA.

 

I have seen seal kits available for the top and steering input shaft. Seems like a simple task, but it's still on my to-do list.