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What is this? In power rack-and-pinion steering, fluid pressurized by the pump pushes on either side of a piston mounted to the rack, helping you turn the wheels. Simply put, power-steering fluid is the hydraulic fluid that transmits the power in power steering. Servicing it involves draining or flushing out your car's old power-steering fluid and then adding fresh power steering fluid. Absolutely. The fluid is the cheapest component of your power-steering system.
Best Answer: That looks like power steering fluid leaking from the rack all right. Those are the rack boots and tie rods we see, I'm sure. The most likely reason for a power steering leak from the rack of a relatively new Honda would be the wrong type of fluid. Honda power steering fluid is not the same as most power steering fluid and if it was topped up by somebody who did not know it attacks the seals in the rack and pump.