I just bought an '04 Discovery with right at 80,000 miles. First two weeks, no spots on the driveway. After first oil change, 8-10 spots on driveway the next morning. I washed the engine compartment out and no more "spots" until another 2 weeks afterwards. This morning, a few more spots on the driveway that actually look like they are coming from power steering fluid reservoir. Should I just expect this from my Rover or be concerned?

 

a spot here and there is nothing to worry about. a swimming pool is another thing entirely.

 

Come on Joe, lets give him some help.
What color is the fluid, red or brown? Yes, you should be concerned and it needs to be taken care of.

 

Thanks for the offer. It's brown and where I notice it on the ground is on the left front side. A local shop put dye in a couple of the reservoirs several days ago and I took it back to them today. They said I need to replace the valve gasket? Weird thing is they said the same thing about the Z71 I just sold.

 

If valve cover leak...try tightening the valve cover bolts first; 8mm 12pt...gaskets second