Good afternoon everyone.
I have a 2008 Honda Civic EX 1.8L with 133K miles. To start, my problem begun with a strange whining noise when I turn the steering wheel. I had checked and added more power steering fluid and the noise would go away (please note that I used genuine Honda power steering fluid.). About every few days, the noise would come back and I would have to add a couple ounces of power steering fluid. I looked under the car, and apart from the puddle, I could see that the right side (under the power steering pump and a bit of the oil pan) was pretty much drenched. I did not check to see if the leaking was coming from the pump itself or one of the hoses but I decided to wing it and change that pump out anyways. I purchased a new Duralast (not reman) power steering pump and did the job myself. However, after the job, I was very disheartened to discover that the steering wheel became hard to turn and, to my dismay, the leaking becoming faster. I rode my car back home from my uncle's shop and it drove okay, but the steering would become very tight when turning. Just as a note, I did not change any of the hoses simply due to the fact that I did not know which one leaked. I did not replace the belt because it looked fine. I also had a hard time getting the belt back on because I did not have the actual Honda serpentine belt, so I used the straight serpentine belt tool from Harbor Freight, but to answer your question, the belt is routed correctly and I made sure that it fell into the grooves. I may have answered my own question, but I wanted to know your guys' opinions and/or tips of where to go from here. I'm thinking I would use some UV leak detection stuff, but I'm not sure if it would be right or not. I know this post is long but I'm stumped and I wanted to give as many details as possible. Thank you guys for your time.
Look closely at the hoses that you can see. If they are wet, dry them off, dry everything you can get to off, then have a friend start the car and turn the wheel a tad, you look at the hoses for a leak. You hopefully can spot where it is coming from, and replace the right part.
I have seen a leak like that on a corolla, but I spotted the VERY tiny leak behind the engine on the high pressure hose. Hopefully you can spot yours as easy.
As @hixter said, find the leak first, and go from there.
Power steering fluid is disappearing from the reservoir but the whining noise stops when you top it off. The bottom of the car is soaked and it's pooling on the ground. OK, what you need to do is find the leak.. then worry about fixing it.
Your local auto parts will have UV die which will help you find the leak. No need to be replacing parts, that's a waste of time and money. Focus on finding the source of the leak FIRST. (you need to buy the correct serpentine belt too)
Will do, friend. I guess that was a no brainer to begin with. Thanks for your time, will keep you posted.