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G_Cam

Member Since: 12 Aug 2010
Location: Fife
Posts: 2061

2013 Discovery 3 3.0 TDV6 Commercial XS Auto Fuji White

PAS Fluid BIG leak... Pump or Hoses? Probability??

I have lost all my Power Steering fluid...(after filling it up again

)

I cant quite see where it is coming from... It is NOT the rack (Thankfully) or the Fluid Master Cylinder.

So has anyone seen this before...
could it be the Pump that has somehow sprung a leak OR is it possibly the pipes (or the one use washers perhaps).

It is a bit of a PITA to get to too

1 TR6 Rusting away quietly
1 FARR UTV SOLD
1 International Harvester SOLD
7 x D3 all SOLD
2 x D4 both SOLD
1 x Mrs D4 'Panther' SOLD
1 x Outlander van SOLD
1 continual stream of car parts and me living in the garage...

4th Dec 2017 8:13 pm

BrettKaz

Member Since: 11 Nov 2013
Location: Canberra
Posts: 209

2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Have you had any significant work done on the LHS or bottom engine bay in the last couple of years?

5th Dec 2017 12:33 am

G_Cam

Member Since: 12 Aug 2010
Location: Fife
Posts: 2061

Nope. Nothing in that area... 1 TR6 Rusting away quietly
1 FARR UTV SOLD
1 International Harvester SOLD
7 x D3 all SOLD
2 x D4 both SOLD
1 x Mrs D4 'Panther' SOLD
1 x Outlander van SOLD
1 continual stream of car parts and me living in the garage...

5th Dec 2017 12:35 am

alfamale

Member Since: 25 Jul 2011
Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire
Posts: 2185

2011 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 XS Auto Zermatt Silver

I had this a few years ago. Turned out to be a couple of tired o rings that cost pence to purchase and many pounds to fit by the $tealer.

Might be worth looking at this before anything potentially more costly.

Edit: Here's a link to my original post: https://www.disco4.com/forum/my11-d4-steering-114255.html

Front Runner Rack, OEM Ladder & RAI, Tuff-Trek Foxwing, B'rakhah Ingonyama Expedition Trailer, RLD's Spare Wheel Protector, Bodsy's Bars, Empty Pockets! Member of Gloucestershire & Worcestershire 4x4 Response.

5th Dec 2017 8:25 am

Disco_Mikey

Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20838

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Cairns Blue

What area is it leaking from? Left or right? My D3 Build Thread

TDV8 Retrofit Build Thread

5th Dec 2017 4:54 pm

G_Cam

Member Since: 12 Aug 2010
Location: Fife
Posts: 2061

The nearside... 1 TR6 Rusting away quietly
1 FARR UTV SOLD
1 International Harvester SOLD
7 x D3 all SOLD
2 x D4 both SOLD
1 x Mrs D4 'Panther' SOLD
1 x Outlander van SOLD
1 continual stream of car parts and me living in the garage...

5th Dec 2017 7:23 pm

G_Cam

Member Since: 12 Aug 2010
Location: Fife
Posts: 2061

I had to say nearside as i can never fugure out if keft and right is as you view it from the drivers seat or from the outside looking at tje front of it

1 TR6 Rusting away quietly
1 FARR UTV SOLD
1 International Harvester SOLD
7 x D3 all SOLD
2 x D4 both SOLD
1 x Mrs D4 'Panther' SOLD
1 x Outlander van SOLD
1 continual stream of car parts and me living in the garage...

5th Dec 2017 7:26 pm

G_Cam

Member Since: 12 Aug 2010
Location: Fife
Posts: 2061

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1 TR6 Rusting away quietly
1 FARR UTV SOLD
1 International Harvester SOLD
7 x D3 all SOLD
2 x D4 both SOLD
1 x Mrs D4 'Panther' SOLD
1 x Outlander van SOLD
1 continual stream of car parts and me living in the garage...

5th Dec 2017 7:34 pm

salmoner

Member Since: 09 May 2014
Location: Blackpool
Posts: 156

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Bonatti Grey

Pas oil leak

pass pump . flack did mine in an hour bit of messing getting to 1 of the bolts but it was soon sorted

5th Dec 2017 7:38 pm

geoff.

Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: West kent
Posts: 8531

you sure an hour

5th Dec 2017 7:43 pm

salmoner

Member Since: 09 May 2014
Location: Blackpool
Posts: 156

Oh yes Geoff , what would you expect with master Yoda on the job

, Actually it might of been 2. I think me watch stopped working that day

5th Dec 2017 8:05 pm

Rmacaul

Member Since: 05 Apr 2017
Location: Angus
Posts: 136

2009 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 XS Auto Indus Silver

Mine was a leak in one of the pipes on the rack, rusted away and developed a pin hole that pi55ed fluid every place.

Hard to spot but easy changed. New pipes came from bay of fleas.

5th Dec 2017 10:11 pm

Marmoset

Member Since: 28 May 2007
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 282

2011 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Buckingham Blue

So what is the trick to getting at that awkward bolt?

I've been meaning to change my PAS pump for ages and now it's getting really noisy and warbling a bit! Not sure if this is a DIY job or not TBH. 2011 D4 SDV6 HSE
2008 D3 TDV6 HSE
2005 D3 V8 SE - left in Oz..

6th Dec 2017 11:54 am

lynalldiscovery

Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Metropolis LE Auto Bonatti Grey

If you look at the pas pump you can see the top of the banjo bolt and mine was weeping from this, quick nip up and 3 years later its still dry.

6th Dec 2017 3:12 pm

G_Cam

Member Since: 12 Aug 2010
Location: Fife
Posts: 2061

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

1 TR6 Rusting away quietly
1 FARR UTV SOLD
1 International Harvester SOLD
7 x D3 all SOLD
2 x D4 both SOLD
1 x Mrs D4 'Panther' SOLD
1 x Outlander van SOLD
1 continual stream of car parts and me living in the garage...

7th Dec 2017 9:52 am