Why is my truck leaking fluid

Asked by Jeremy Oct 18, 2022 at 07:22 PM about the 1996 Ford Explorer 4 Dr XLT SUV

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 1996 Ford explore 4.0 is leaking fluid from
underneath the battery area

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Ed92626 answered about a year ago

Best advice is to put your head in the puddle and look up. Might be the battery leaking, or maybe the power steering, or a leaking shock. Maybe it's a transmission cooler line or a crack in the radiator (From what I remember about my "96 Explorer, I believe the reservoir is on the other side).

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beatupchevy answered about a year ago

Right , find out what it is first , red-tranny , dark-oil , dark red-power steering , gas-gas .

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