Power steering leak

Hi Gloria80,

Where is the fluid coming from when it leaks? Have you been able to see where it comes out? More than likely what is happening is there is a small leak and when the pump shuts off and the pressure that is created when it is on, pulls in air through this leak and pushes the fluid out the reservoir cap. Obviously this is just a guess until we get more info but this sounds like what is happening.

The whining noise is most likely the pump is worn out. They could both be related but the whining is a pump noise.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/power-steering-problems

On the top line it has a crack . I drive 2014 vw beetle 2.5 l.

Okay. I would fix the line first and then fill the system to see if the pump still whines. When the pump is low on fluid and it pumps air it can make the noise. It can also whine when the pump is failing so repairing the line and then retesting the pump is what I would do.

I attached an overview of the lines so you can see where they go if you want to replace them. You literally just unattach from both ends and fish it out and reverse.

Please let me know if you need anything else.

Thank you, I sure will.