Discovery II Talk about the Land Rover Discovery II within.
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Please help power steering blow out:(

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 04-06-2016, 07:40 PM
sorbet35's Avatar
Mudding
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Longisland NY
Posts: 109
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default Please help power steering blow out:(

Happened while driving home today lost all power steering fluid,leaking from lower left side,From what i see the connection lines that go into the power steering cooler look very corroded.Anybody had this happen to them.I have an 04 disco.
Thankyou
 
  #2  
Old 04-06-2016, 08:56 PM
Joemamma1954's Avatar
Recovery Vehicle
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 1,150
Received 178 Likes on 165 Posts
Default

Mine did the same thing and I got a rebuilt power steering pump and that was the cure. Got mine from O'Reileys or Advance Auto. I thought it was the hose but it was the pump.
Has your steering pump been moaning?
 
  #3  
Old 04-06-2016, 09:06 PM
sorbet35's Avatar
Mudding
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Longisland NY
Posts: 109
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Originally Posted by Joemamma1954
Mine did the same thing and I got a rebuilt power steering pump and that was the cure. Got mine from O'Reileys or Advance Auto. I thought it was the hose but it was the pump.
Has your steering pump been moaning?
It only started moaning when all the fluid was gone
 
  #4  
Old 04-06-2016, 10:54 PM
LR03NJ's Avatar
TReK
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Linden, NJ
Posts: 2,186
Received 199 Likes on 176 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by sorbet35
Happened while driving home today lost all power steering fluid,leaking from lower left side,From what i see the connection lines that go into the power steering cooler look very corroded.Anybody had this happen to them.I have an 04 disco.
Thankyou
Got same problem, seems like the metal tube that goes around under the radiator was leaking somewhere. Im just wondering if that can be cut shorter or it has to loop all the way to the other end of the radiator and back. Is that something to cool the fluid as well? Mine just have too long tubing. 04 disco too.
 
  #5  
Old 04-06-2016, 11:42 PM
Charlie_V's Avatar
Camel Trophy
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Longview, Texas
Posts: 3,717
Received 245 Likes on 230 Posts
Default

Can the lines not be cut and replaced with brass and a couple of compression fittings?

I've seen those lines before but only with the radiator out.
 
  #6  
Old 04-07-2016, 08:39 AM
Joemamma1954's Avatar
Recovery Vehicle
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 1,150
Received 178 Likes on 165 Posts
Default

That loop serves as a cooler, cut the loop out and get a cheap cooler and plumb it in.
 
  #7  
Old 04-07-2016, 08:53 AM
sorbet35's Avatar
Mudding
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Longisland NY
Posts: 109
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Im just gonna bypass it with some copper tubing,not into taking off rad.
 
  #8  
Old 04-07-2016, 09:39 AM
coors's Avatar
Pro Wrench
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Philly
Posts: 1,869
Received 44 Likes on 42 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Charlie_V
Can the lines not be cut and replaced with brass and a couple of compression fittings?

I've seen those lines before but only with the radiator out.
It's not advisable to use compression fittings on the high pressure line. Cut out the bad section of tube and braze in new tube.
 
  #9  
Old 04-07-2016, 09:41 AM
coors's Avatar
Pro Wrench
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Philly
Posts: 1,869
Received 44 Likes on 42 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by sorbet35
Im just gonna bypass it with some copper tubing,not into taking off rad.
The "extra" length of line running under the radiator acts as the power steering cooler. I would advise against cutting it short.

Like Joemomma mentioned. You could always cut it, and add an external cooler.
 
  #10  
Old 04-07-2016, 09:54 AM
LR03NJ's Avatar
TReK
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Linden, NJ
Posts: 2,186
Received 199 Likes on 176 Posts


Quick Reply: Please help power steering blow out:(



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:29 PM.