[V8] Hydraulic Leak

[Z1 Performance]

Mine developed a sever leak last night (car has been sitting for awhile and I drove around 450 miles this past weekend).  Letting the car warm up in the parking lot yesterday before running errands from work, I come out to see the green ectoplasm colored stuff in a big puddle - have not looked for the source yet, but it seems like it is dead center in the car, towards the fire wall.  Also found a spring and brass fitting of some sort directly underneath, though I don't know if they are from my car or not

Adam
Z-1 Performance, Inc.
www.z1auto.com
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tony and Lillie 
  To: daves745t at optonline.net 
  Cc: v8 at audifans.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 12:25 AM
  Subject: Re: [V8] Hydraulic Leak


  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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