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I am having a hard time finding the right parts for this. Appears to be part of the return line leaking but not the section of rubber hose that connects to the tank. It goes under the exhaust and has some heat protection foil on it. Connects to another line with just a hose clamp on the passenger side.

I was also reading that maybe I should replace the tank to get a clean filter but I can't find that part either. The PS Does whine a little bit on the far ends, was reading a new tank might help.

Been looking for hours. Not really interested in paying dealer prices for parts, they wanted over $100 just for a TPMS which I got for $25 elsewhere. I also don't even know what to call the part...

You can see the fluid dripping off the line in the attached pic

2009 Dodge Journey SXT v6 3.5L

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Yeah I had found a site that sells all the parts after my first post. A friend of mine works at a dealer as a tech (different brand though). We agree it is #9 in this picture but the site has two #9 parts for sale which no indication of what they are exactly? Anyone know what this means or how I determine which one I should order? Or are they the same thing??? My friend seems to think either would work.

http://www.moparpartsoverstock.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=1023765&ukey_make=1095&ukey_model=15947&modelYear=2009&ukey_category=23713&ukey_driveLine=9831&ukey_trimLevel=20342

Its going to warm up later this week (not negative is always good), so I was hoping to get something on order today.

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Just FYI for anyone finding this later.

I found an even newer part rev #: 5085546AG

I also found better results searching without the leading 0, some places list it with the 0 and some without.

I found eBay was the best deals (auto parts dealers selling on there), similar prices but often free shipping which saves around $8 or more.

Hopefully once I get it fixed I can get the air out of the lines and make it work good again. Makes horrible noises right now and PS stutters. As soon as it started acting up we topped off the fluid, then realized it was leaking pretty good. Drive it the very short distance home and parked it.

I also had come across another post on this forum with "cold weather" part numbers but they were harder to find and much more expensive. The OE one has worked for many years here, very rare to be below -10F

http://www.dodgejourneyforum.com/topic/6183-power-steering-fluid/

68143978AA LHD Return Hose Assembly (Replaces 05085546AB)

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