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lucydog
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power steering fluid leaking
« on: Sep 17th, 2007, 7:43pm » |
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hi, my scorpio has lost all its power steering fluid all over the driveway, i have filled the resevoir back up and it lasted a week until it suddenly lost its fluid over the driveway again ...? any ideas.. 
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Re: power steering fluid leaking
« Reply #1 on: Sep 17th, 2007, 8:19pm » |
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worn out steering rack seals the boots fill with oil then drops it all over your driveway,you need new rack
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Re: power steering fluid leaking
« Reply #2 on: Sep 17th, 2007, 8:25pm » |
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really you need to have a look underneath to make sure, although Solarpanels theory would seem the most probable given that the fluid just empties in one go rather than a steady drip.
Check the fluid cooler below the radiator and the pipework, especially the bit just below the fluid reservoir where the jubilee clip is fixed.
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lucydog
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Re: power steering fluid leaking
« Reply #3 on: Sep 17th, 2007, 8:27pm » |
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hi, would any of that power steering stop leak stuff be of any use?.. thanks.
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Highlander
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Re: power steering fluid leaking
« Reply #4 on: Sep 17th, 2007, 8:32pm » |
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We cant say until you know where its leaking from, if its the rack seals then no, they will have a fair bit of pressure on them.
Really the best solution is to find it and fix it, even if its a new rack its not going to be a huge expense (unless you get one from FMD) 
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