Welp I hit 230,000 miles today! Yay Jeep! I noticed a few oil spots in the driveway (have changed just about every seal/gasket for the oil except rms) so I wanted to see what the culprit was...

Last week I changed my transfer case fluid and I noticed some red fluid today seeping out of where the transfer case and driveshaft connect (see picture below). I've never noticed this leaking before so I'm wondering if I just added too much fluid or if there is a seal that needs to be replaced.



Next up...Gearbox/PS Pump/PS Lines...
The other spot I noticed was fairly clear-ish, towards the front of the Jeep. I just replaced the timing seal and front seal so again I was curious and investigated. The gearbox itself has a few beads of fluid getting ready to drip off of it. (This does not look normal to me)



The power steering pump has some fluid/gunk build up on it (this looks normal to me)




And now I bring you to the lines coming from the PS pump to the gearbox... These appear to have lots of fluid/greasy build up on them. I traced the lines to the the PS pump and the gearbox and it doesn't look like the fluid/greasyness is trickling from where they enter the pump/gearbox but it looks like it could be from where the rubber hose meets the metal hose.





About a month ago or so my PS fluid was pretty low and very brown, like chocolate brown. So I pumped it all out, filled it up with fluid again (squirting it in/around with a syringe) then pumped it out again, squirted more in/around, pumped it out, then filled it up. I checked my fluid level just now and it doesn't appear that any has leaked out since I topped it off.

Should I be worried about these leaks? Any advice/tips?

Thanks in advance!

 

Personally I would park it over cardboard for 1 night. Check the oil spots. If they are over like a silver dollar in size I would say probably take care of them. Or atleast deal with the largest ones first. If the leak is not very bad I would just keep adding when low. Esp like PS fluid. I'd be more worried about t case.

 

Transfer case output seal for sure.

Clean the power steering area and then monitor it.

 

What helps a lot is to pressure wash the engine/trans areas very well, steam is even better then you can see exactly where any new leaks are and take care of them.

 

Just watched a video on replacing the seal, seems pretty easy, but do you think the leaking could be caused due to the tcase being overfilled?

Gonna snag somecardboard from work mon/tues and do this. It'll be much easier now that I have my garage clean!

I've always been nervous to do this... I fear that I'll damage some componets... but now I'm curious if there is a somewhere local who will do a steam cleaning. I wouldn't mind paying the money to have it nice and clean for once haha

 

Don't get the dizzy, TPS wet.

 

The idea of pressure washing or steam cleaning just sounds like more bad can come of it then good. Have you ever done this before cruiser?

 

It did me also, about 50 pressure washings ago.

 

Found a guy who will steam clean it for $75,but I might just pressure wash it myself. Engine off or on? I have a pressure washer but I live in an hoa and I'm not sure if I want all that great and gunk to get on the driveway. Will a carwash pressure washer be too strong?

 

Off. Baggy over the dizzy and cover the throttle body electricals.

 

Is the dizzy the distributor?

 

Yes.

 

In Australian.