general-confusion Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Not sure if this is the best place to ask but i think it relates to most land rover power steering systems. I was in the middle of a winch challenge (Santas 2008) when for no reason my power steering just stopped working, I opened the bonnet expecting to see a thrown belt or lack of fluid but found no visible problems , being in a competition I just decided to carry on with heavy steering and after about 20 mins I took off and landed with quite a thump and hey presto the power assist was back . Later I properly ended my day by standing the truck on its nose in about 10 foot of water. When the car was back in the garage I found that the pas fluid had taken on water and gone pink so I flushed and refilled it and on bleeding the system (turning lock to lock with engine running) it has gone pink every time for 6 flushes and refills and again I have no power assist. Getting bored and fed up and wondered if anyone had any ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 When you say gone pink, was that because of lots of tiny air bubbles in the fluid? Maybe you have an air leak? No other ideas I'm affraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 either still got water in the system or it's pulling in air & aerating the fluid. sounds like the pump has given up as you have no assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general-confusion Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks Guys I think the 2 problems are not connected as the pas packed up before the water issues. I have even tried bleeding the top of the steering box and only get a small trickle of fluid out. Do you think its more likely the pump than the steering box as I dont see much fluid movement in the reservoir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothy Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 If it's the round black plastic screw on lid type of bottle remove the bottle and thoroughly clean the bootom checking for small passageways or partial blockages, apparantly it's quite common. No Howlin Wolf,come on man whats goin in ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general-confusion Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Hey Boothy Lee and Zolly suggested doing the Challenger Series this year we will see how both series's go and maybe come back to play with the big boys at a later date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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