[V8] Hydraulic Leak

[Tony and Lillie]

Sounds like the caps that screw into the pump. Ours did exactly that on a 
trip. Pulled the pump and rebuilt it. no problema since.

Tony Hoffman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <daves745t at optonline.net>
To: "Audifans V8" <V8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 11:12 AM
Subject: [V8] Hydraulic Leak


>I haven't posted in a little while - had a little trouble 
>titling/registering the V8Q in NJ b/c RI doesn't require titles for cars 
>older than 10yrs.  Needless to say, the blank stares I received from the 
>good folks at the NJ's Motor Vehicle Dept. was not encouraging. But as my 
>youngest brother used to say, "it's all good" - now.
>
> BTW - thanks to all for the dashlight advice - I lucked out, fuse 14 was 
> all it needed!  Tach is intermittent - but I don't feel like pulling apart 
> the dash for that at the moment.
>
> I was definitely losing hydraulic fluid from the hoses where they clamped 
> at the reservoir and have addressed that.  But I still was leaking some 
> fluid. At first I thought it was oil, but have since confirmed it is not.
>
> I am going to try and post a pic of where it is leaking tonight, but 
> figured I'd throw this post up in the meantime.  Please forgive my 
> ignorance in advance in trying to describe where it appears to be coming 
> from, but here it goes:
>
> First of all, it leaks only when the car is running.  I got under there 
> last night. It does not appear to be coming from the power steering pump 
> or the hose itself.  There is a 13mm bolt above the pump's pulley and it 
> looks like th leaks originates starts right below the bolt - where the two 
> pieces of metal are joined by the bolt. I'm assuming that this is one of 
> the bolts holding on the pump. Does that make any sense? I don't see it 
> originating anywhere else - just all of a sudden after running for a 
> minute or two I see the spot below the bolt (NOT the bolt itself), begin 
> to get moist and then start to drip, running down and then eventually off 
> the corner of the oil-pan (which is why I thought it was the gasket 
> originally).  The upper oil pan gasket is bone dry.
>
> Any thoughts or educated guesses before I post a pic?  I remember hearing 
> something about banjo fittings and hollow bolt - anyone care to enlighten 
> me?
> Thanks!
> DaveM
>
>
>
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