So, not sure if this is just an issue for us owners in the snow belt ..but I've just had ANOTHER hard line go south on this truck (2004 TB 4.2).
This time it was power steering return line. Sprung a pinhole leak right where it goes over the shock tower on the drivers side...inside that ridiculous rubber thing that holds them. I'll attach a picture of it below.
That being said....I've now had the following lines leak:
A/C (rear line)
Heater line (rear)
Trans cooler (up near air filter)
And now power steering return
I've literally never had a hard line rust through on any vehicle I own, so what's with these trucks???
I guess I should ask the next question....anyone have a fuel line rust through? It's about the only one that hasn't, and I'd rather not find out the hard way it has. I've inspected it, and clear coated them...but still.
On a final note of karma, when I recently updated all the front end parts on my truck (what, two weeks ago?), I thought about changing out the power steering lines as I had it all apart. Even had them in my shopping cart on Rock Auto....but bailed since there was no way a power steering line goes bad...and between them and a cooler, that's another $150. Should have done it.....fml