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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: bombx3 on August 17, 2007, 21:09:45

Title: Leaking power steering fluid
Post by: bombx3 on August 17, 2007, 21:09:45

i have fluid leaking out off the cap lid but it is nice and tight and there is a o ring in .It it possible it is presurizing and blowing out.If so why
Regards
Ray

Title: Leaking power steering fluid
Post by: William on August 17, 2007, 21:21:37

is it the new plastic type? or the series/NA typre cus the old ones leak like mad and will always leak.

Title: Leaking power steering fluid
Post by: bombx3 on August 17, 2007, 21:24:55

Its plastic 200 tdi

Title: Leaking power steering fluid
Post by: William on August 17, 2007, 21:28:08

Must be pressurising then, ive never known one leak, is it cross threaded on the cap? is the thread in good condition? what about the level of fluid, not too much in there? The only other thing is that its sucking air in somewhere

Title: Leaking power steering fluid
Post by: bombx3 on August 17, 2007, 21:45:38

Quote from: "William"

Must be pressurising then, ive never known one leak, is it cross threaded on the cap? is the thread in good condition? what about the level of fluid, not too much in there? The only other thing is that its sucking air in somewhere

Thead all good ,fluid levels ok,where can it suck in air to

Title: Leaking power steering fluid
Post by: extreme90 on August 17, 2007, 22:01:50

ive never known one to leak  :?
have you over filled it
has the o ring been pinched  ?
dan

Title: Leaking power steering fluid
Post by: bombx3 on August 17, 2007, 22:23:30

just tried new cap of mates 90 and still blowing when run for a while

Title: Leaking power steering fluid
Post by: extreme90 on August 17, 2007, 23:06:09

is it all bubbly inside when running without the cap on ?

Title: Leaking power steering fluid
Post by: bombx3 on August 17, 2007, 23:16:02

yes