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This doesn't look corroded?

i mean, i personally would say that looks corroded :dunno:

There's a big difference between surface rust and corrosion that could cause the brake servo or any other part to fail. Sixpack577 says the brake servo on his truck was almost eaten through. I'm not going to argue with what he reports - he was there and I was not - but it seems his experience is an outlier. Regardless of that, it's true that replacing the brake servo is not difficult. Brake boosters rarely fail so they are inexpensive used.

I would take a picture of the old booster, but it went in a friend's scrap pile last year.
The paint on the bottom center of the hole behind the MC, and at the bottom of the booster had bubbled, and was full of rust underneath.
The metal was rotted thin, and springy and crunchy if you pressed your finger on it.
Enough to the point that bumps and vibration would've eventually caused a hairline crack or pin hole, and likely in the near future, it didn't look like it had another winter left in it.
Not a gaping hole either, but just enough to cause a vacuum leak.
I changed it for piece of mind.
I'm not saying it's common, but it happens.
According to CarFax, my D2 spent 4 winters in the north east, so that along with a leaking MC to eat the paint off first.

The rust on the master cylinder is just surface rust, far from being significant at this point. If the mastercylinder was going to be rebuilt instead of replaced it could easily be addressed with a little sandpaper or rust remover and paint.

As to the leak, power steering fluid has a fairly high detergent content, it might have done a reasonably good job at that leak rate of essentially washing the area off. I would suggest starting sticking your phone down in the leak area and taking some flash photos so we can see how serious a degreasing it needs. Then it will likely be easiest to start with aerosol brake cleaner to spray off the affected components so we can see the leak source.

Good luck.

Hi sorry for the lack of response. Been filling the power steering fluid up and moving the car from alternate side of the street parking now for 2-weeks. Need to make a decision on what to do. Any NYers, Long Island or NJ forum members here who can recommend an inexpensive shop to figure out how bad the leak is and if it's worth fixing? I need to make a decision whether to donate the car, sell or fix it.

Thanks in advance!

if the weather warms up enough to be able to work on it outside, i could meet you somewhere and take care of replacing the booster and/or master cylinder with spares from my parts truck. i have a brake bleeder system that i will be testing on my own truck within the next few days tat should complete the whole repair.
i'd be able to take a look at the power steering leak at the same time to see if i can work out where the problem lies. after identifying that, the course of action might be clearer.

I am happy to drive to Staten Island. Let me know. I can come next week. That would be amazing!!!!

That is a very generous offer! Good people in here :bow:

it looks like tomorrow should be warm and fine enough for me to do some work on my truck, both to test the bleeder system and to pull the booster and master off the parts truck.
however, after that the timing might get a bit tricky. thursday evenings are usually good for me (>7pm) but the forecast for next week is looking pretty cold. next sunday morning might be a possibility. after i work on my own truck i will have an idea of just how long the job will take.

Took some picture under car.

What is causing my power steering not to work on start. Yes leak, but it isn't emptying as fast as I thought.


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looks like it might be leaking from the box itself. or perhaps one of the lines connecting to it.
if all of the fluid leaks out, it will take a few moments for the fluid to get to the pump and through the lines to the box, so that's why it doesn't work when the truck first starts up.

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Your power steering is either your pump or the high pressure line. Don't mess with a factory line cuz they cost too much and are a pain to install cuz they loop under the radiator. Just take your old hose to a hydraulic shop and get a shorty hose made for $20. If you want a power steering pump I got a couple used ones that are good. You can have one for nothing because I don't need them

Thanks Zuke! I would love the power steering pump if you don't need it. Another forum member @molluschas offered to help me as well with the brake booster. Can I take you up on your offer if it's not too much to ask?

Thanks!

i will see what lines i can pull from my parts truck in case i can effect a repair when i tackle the brakes. i might be able to replace a leaking hose if it's something that simple.

Thank you!
 

Hey Zuke thanks got the pump!!! Mollusc will be in touch and thank you both again!

i could swap the pumps this sunday morning if we can go a little earlier -- maybe around 10 or so? i'll take a look at my parts bin and see if i have a spare throttle body heater kit too.

this has been a great thread to follow.
starts with a rover owner ready to sell because of maintenance/mechanical issues and ends with several other forum members chipping in time, tools and parts to keep the truck on the road.

love it.

Sounds good! I will text you Sunday am when leaving the City, Do all I need to get is the part you sent me the link too?

Thanks so much!

yes, order that pcv from amazon. and bring the replacement steering pump, of course.
i do have a spare throttle body heater kit so i'll bring that, and install it too if there's time.

so just to resolve this thread...
zuke sent a spare power steering pump to the original poster at no charge. she and i met up today and i replaced the worn out one with the new one, along with replacing the low-pressure hose with a spare from my parts truck. while i was in there i also switched out the throttle body heater (i had a spare kit and hers was leaking) and we installed the fram pcv. also changed out the front wipers and got her rear tailgate door working after lubricating it thoroughly.
engine sounded good and smooth after all of these interventions, and the steering appeared to work perfectly. i recommended doing an oil change to conventional rather than synthetic, and also replacing the bosch spark plugs with ngk iridium plugs. the wires (and i presume coils) were done in 2016. it has dexcool in it so long-term recommendation would be to flush that and switch to green coolant.

So rad!

Glad everything got fixed :disco:

Need pics! Of you and her together!

she'll have to be the one to provide those -- and i know she took some

Thank you Landrover Forums!!!
 

I like jeeps. I like guns. I'm new to the Land Rover world, but now I like Land Rovers. I always said I had never had a bad deal with a jeep person or a gun nut, and I can now say that Land Rover nuts fall into the same class. Looking to help each other with advice, experience, and even parts and labor. I'm glad I bought my rover and hope to contribute more as I gain experience with it. You can bet if I see a rover on the side of the road that I'll be pulling over to offer assistance. Glad I found this forum. Thank you to all of you.

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Many thanks to Landrover Forum, and Mollusc and Zuke!
 

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Also here is a pic of me and Mollusc and one of him working on the car (more to come!). Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. If you have any interesting Forum stories message me, thinking I may have a new documentary film idea ;-)
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Pamela

So i didn't read the entire thread, but i think youre right in that the truck is now worthless, and a death trap.
Being the nice guy i am, ill come up and get rid of it for you and relieve you from the liability of this monstrosity of a truck.

Ill even give you a few hundred bucks for it...... LOL

Seriously.. easy fixes. this is a great time to learn how to do some maintenance....

not necessarily all easy fixes. i didn't even mention the o2 sensor errors, misfires, vacuum leak, and 3 amigos!

Well either way. I nominate mollusc for mvp of this forum. I appreciate your enthusiasm for the landy's.

Hell this is the best story I have seen on here. What say we all throw in some used parts and get this problem solved.

Somebody who knows computers set up a GoFundMe and let's gets mollusc a sexy front bumper or something for all his time and travel. I'm in for 50. I got a maf, coil set, and plugs that I will throw in. I can send an icarsoft if needed.

Oh hell yes.

i'm busy for the next few weekends so there's not likely to be much activity for a while. i know that the truck and its owner and heading to vermont this coming weekend so that'll be a major test.
i have an icarsoft and just updated it with new firmware, so the next time we try to get anything done it will be able to do some deeper diagnosis. i also have an entire working abs module from my parts truck, but i suspect it will probably just need option b. i saw one unplugged wheel sensor so i think there's been a replacement done there.

i really don't need anything. the place we have been meeting is not far from my house and i would only be spending the time working on my own truck. or one of my bikes. or the house. or the landscaping...

the three amigos only affect the abs system. your brakes still work, and they now work well! it will just be like driving an old pre-abs car.
with an o2 sensor not functioning, the car should revert to a generic fuel map. it won't be optimal fuel efficiency but shouldn't damage anything unless you start to get serious misfires.
you didn't seem to have any coolant leaks and now that we've (presumably) fixed the power steering leak there shouldn't be any copious amounts of fluid gushing out from under the front of the thing any more. with the new tyres i'd say you're good to go.

Thank you!!! Will touch base in the next couple of weeks. Zuke, haven't heard from you, but thank you as well.

This is such a wonderful end to the story!

It's not the end ...