Member Since: 10 Jan 2010
Location: NW Highlands
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When you say it's not the rack do you mean the bellows aren't filled with fluid?
I had a hairline crack in the main body of the rack that was, at first, impossible to see, despite having enough fluid loss to cover the whole area, on my first D3.
There did seem to be a problem with this crack on quite a few early D3s.Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
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7th Dec 2017 10:21 am
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20853
G_Cam wrote:
Thanks all.. I have NO update as I still cannot find the persistent leak.
I intend to clean all the spill up.. and get an assistant to put the wheel on full lock while I poke and prod the general area
Is it only on full lock? If so, it's quite likely to be the pumpMy D3 Build Thread
Member Since: 30 Aug 2021
Location: Ammanford
Posts: 5
Holy thread revival batman
I don't mean to be that guy, but having trawled the depths of the forum, this is the only post I can find that suits my symptoms.
I have a leak from the pump location, it's definitely from the area of the PAS pump on the left hand side of the engine (RHD TCV6)
I have a pump on the way, but if its just the banjo bolt I will be most upset if it turns out I didn't have to worry about the difficult to reach bolt and I just needed a couple of washers.
I can't see where it's coming from on account of the fluid immediately soaking the pulley and spraying everywhere.
31st Oct 2024 5:00 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4537
I had a massive PAS leak, turned out to be the flexi pipe from the pump, the viscous fan had chewed a hole in it!
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31st Oct 2024 6:10 pm
G-surfer126
Member Since: 30 Aug 2021
Location: Ammanford
Posts: 5
Thanks for the reply Richard.. mine seemed to be the pump after all...
It seemed there must have been massive Internal leakage at the pump and when the rack reached the end of its lock, the pump would dump fluid. I see nothing wrong with the old one, but have fitted a second hand one today and it has sorted it 👍
You know, just in the interest of coming back and updating the threads with solutions for future generations.
Now to reasrmbe the rest of the car around the PAS pump 😅
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