Jump to content

2017 GMC Sierra 6.2 how to check power steering fluid?

Tanner Smith

By Tanner Smith
in Troubleshooting & Recalls

 Share

Recommended Posts

Tanner Smith Enthusiast

Tanner Smith

Posted
Posted

I have a 2017 GMC sierra 6.2L and I am wondering how to check power steering fluid? I have a clear type of oil that leaks in the front and that is the  last thing I can think of that would be clear is the power steering fluid. 

BO TIE 1 Enthusiast

BO TIE 1

Posted
Posted

These trucks have electric steering. No power steering fluid.

Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

  • Like 1
m3n00b Enthusiast

m3n00b

Posted
Posted
These trucks have electric steering. No power steering fluid.

Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk


This.

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

m3n00b Enthusiast

m3n00b

Posted
Posted
I have a 2017 GMC sierra 6.2L and I am wondering how to check power steering fluid? I have a clear type of oil that leaks in the front and that is the  last thing I can think of that would be clear is the power steering fluid. 
Can you take a pic of the leak? You sure it's oil?

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

PPK Enthusiast

PPK

Posted
Posted

Refrigerant Oil...

m3n00b Enthusiast

m3n00b

Posted
Posted
Refrigerant Oil...
That's what I was thinking. Condenser leak.

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

Tanner Smith Enthusiast

Tanner Smith

Posted
  • Author
Posted
50 minutes ago, PPK said:

Refrigerant Oil...

ahh good thinkin, I wonder if its the lines that are cracked and leaking or the condenser itself?

Lsgun1 Enthusiast

Lsgun1

Posted
Posted

If your AC works you aren't leaking oil from the refrigeration system, the gas would come out first. Have you had the truck serviced at all lately?

Tanner Smith Enthusiast

Tanner Smith

Posted
  • Author
Posted
On 12/7/2020 at 4:52 AM, Lsgun1 said:

If your AC works you aren't leaking oil from the refrigeration system, the gas would come out first. Have you had the truck serviced at all lately?

Yeah my AC still works fine. I am not sure what else it would be since its a clear like oil, kind of like a hydraulic oil but its pretty much clear. 

m3n00b Enthusiast

m3n00b

Posted
Posted
Yeah my AC still works fine. I am not sure what else it would be since its a clear like oil, kind of like a hydraulic oil but its pretty much clear. 
It's completely clear? No red at all?

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

BO TIE 1 Enthusiast

BO TIE 1

Posted
Posted

Ok have you checked the brake fluid? Possibly one of the lines leaking.

Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

Tanner Smith Enthusiast

Tanner Smith

Posted
  • Author
Posted
40 minutes ago, m3n00b said:

It's completely clear? No red at all?

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk
 

Yeah completely clear. And could be brake fluid, ill have to check on that

m3n00b Enthusiast

m3n00b

Posted
Posted
Yeah completely clear. And could be brake fluid, ill have to check on that
Can you post a pic of where it's leaking down from?

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

Tanner Smith Enthusiast

Tanner Smith

Posted
  • Author
Posted
11 minutes ago, m3n00b said:

Can you post a pic of where it's leaking down from?

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk
 

It smells like some kind of oil. Leaking down on part of the frame behind the fog light below the condenser/radiator. 

A8496212-CADF-49B4-B763-0D22E25DF2D4.jpeg

4731A59F-5900-41AB-955C-49254DAE3840.jpeg

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Forum Statistics

    250.4k
    Total Topics
    2.7m
    Total Posts

  • Member Statistics

    342,837
    Total Members
    8,960
    Most Online
    bellssn690
    Newest Member
    bellssn690
    Joined

  • Who's Online   1 Member, 0 Anonymous, 706 Guests (See full list)

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • cautious optimist
      GM Hard Folding Tonneau by REV review

      By cautious optimist · Posted

      This is a really late reply but I just found this thread. They won't sell the hinges. I've gone 7 rounds with them. Their solution is to buy a new cover. I'm about to buy a new cover and it won't be a Bakflip. It also won't be from realtruck.com. 
    • Chuck FB
      2 speed transfer case optional now?

      By Chuck FB · Posted

      Yes, and also pulling heavy trailers or a large camper up steep grades as well as descending grades such as the more rustic off road camping locations and using engine braking with that low gearing as well as soft ground can just suck the power . I realize pickups these days tend to have an over all lower first gear ratio compared to automatic transmission pickups from years back so that has helped a lot in its ability in high range but there comes a point if in four wheel drive the torque runs out at the wheels, certainly with a gas engine. They don't put two speed transfer cases on pickups for a cool factor, they have a function if one needs that massive torque to the wheels that high range can't deliver. 
    • Grumpy Bear
      Grumpy Bears 2015 Silverado 2WD

      By Grumpy Bear · Posted

      Notes 7/18/2026   3,400 miles on this batch of Mobil 1 Euro 5W40 since the GDI pump replacement. Alcohol runs very clean when ring seal is tight and the sump isn't getting hosed with fuel. Checked oil level at fill up today as is my practice and grabbed a white Kleenex to look at the color. What color?  I was going to change it but.....  
    • Another JR
      2 speed transfer case optional now?

      By Another JR · Posted

      4 low is really nice on steep boat ramps. 
    • Chuck FB
      Gas Prices

      By Chuck FB · Posted

      Interesting, I suspect I would have fueled up in Lee Vining as the day prior I would have filled up either in Laughlin or near there and maybe again before I entered Death Valley and once out the other side late that evening as I kept on driving into the night up near Lee Vining. Next morning I most likely fueled up in LV before heading over Tioga Pass into ( as I refer to it as "Yose .... Mite" 😁 ). And again that was 19 years ago but the price then must not have jumped out at me like the 5 bill a gallon theme of nutty cult hippy country Big Sir or head so far up their rear Aspen. I'd be curious to know where the highest prices are in the lower 48, I probably would not be far off to guess somewhere in Cali forn ie. Coldfoot and Prudhoe bay may have those prices beat but that is a whole other world up there and when prices are more normal elsewhere that is about what they can be up there I believe in no mans land. Anyway interesting that the 395 corridor is hosing people and the thing is, its tourist season and its not like there are a lot of competition options when driving up that highway from what I could see. Yup, big ole Boaterhomes and various other RV's ahead and behind me at the Yosemite entrance gate and they have to get their fuel somewhere.  

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...