right..... under the exhaust manifold and to the left a lil bit theres like a rod with a plastic joint at the bottom and then another joint at the top and its like exploded theres horrible thick fluid everywhere

are you, like, someone like, who says "like" every, like second? kill ALL the likes!! do not use them!

to answer your question, yes, pics would help a lot. we ll be able to determine what is wrong then.

this looks to be where all the mess has come from but i dont know what its called

What car is it? Looks like the steering column, AFAIK there is just a rubber damper insider. Is it power steering fluid or something. Nothing I'm aware of.

Looks like a custom exhaust, and you have some posts about an FP7. Need more information.

its not the exhaust its the black bit there with the plastic bits on the end its like a gritty fluid and its as if its exploded coz its everywhere

could you circle it on that image please? i still can't see where you are on about.

Like ride_on says its looks like its the steering column, I think he was also asking about your exhaust.

Its probably gritty becuase it now has road dirt mixed in

yh i think your right about the steering colum why has all this liquid come out?

is it PAS?

looks like PAS to me as the non-pas has no UJ there and a different heat sheld. check your power steering fluid resevoir, does the steering feel hard?

im pretty sure i dont have power steering though

is there a lot of fluid then? if its gritty its probably just old oil thats pooled, or an oil leak somewhere.
have you stuck your finger in it? if its black its most likely oil. PAS fluis is normally red or purple. if you dont know you have powered steering, chances are you dont have powered steering. it was AFAIK quite rare on these cars, and if yours is engine swapped, it probably no longer has it if it did.

or could be brake fluid. the master cylinder is above the steering shaft.

That looks like a manual steering damper in a steering damper housing to me