Hi there,
just got under of the front of my 88 3.6 and got surprised
to see that the air conditionig compressor was covered with
oil and even was a drop of oil in the stab bar.Just cleaned
the hole thing and i�m waiting to see where is this leak
from. Any ideas?.. My steering pump has also a leak from the
top hose but once is spoted back from the compressor,didn�t
think that it was from here. Notice that wen I turn the
wheels and the steering pump is in pressure, a strange noise
comes up from the front of the engine(not from the
pump),can�t localize it, but it�s near the air
compressor.Could all this be connected in some how?Regards.–
cats
Lisbon, Portugal
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In reply to a message from catsy sent Sun 28 Jan 2007:
You would be suprised at how far oil can travel when it’s leaking!
clean it all up like you have, then keep your eye on it until you
can identify where it is coming from. Don’t assume anything. I
think you’ll find it’s power steering fluid.
You’d be suprised what strange noises can come from the belts
when they are slipping a tad. clean them up, check the tension,and
make sure any vee belts aren’t bottoming in the pulleys. might do
the trick with the power steering noise (the pump is only really
under load when you turn the steering). I once had a customer ask
me to change an xj6 pump because ‘‘the bearings are shot’’. A new
belt was a damn sight cheaper (less profit for me though )
Dave–
Dave Collishaw Peterborough UK '79 S2 Daimler Sov '92 xj40
Peterborough, United Kingdom
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In reply to a message from sparx sent Mon 29 Jan 2007:
Thank you so much! I�ll do that check and see what happens.
It really sounded as the noise came from the belts zone but
couldn�t realize from where.
Very Best Regards.–
cats
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In reply to a message from sparx sent Mon 29 Jan 2007:
Power steering on an XJ40 is positive drive off the timing chain,
not by Vee belt. I would bet all that oil and dirt up front came
from a slow leak from the mineral oil pump that supplies pressure
to the brake booster. That’s where mine leaked from in that area.–
The original message included these comments:
You’d be suprised what strange noises can come from the belts
when they are slipping a tad. clean them up, check the tension,and
make sure any vee belts aren’t bottoming in the pulleys. might do
the trick with the power steering noise (the pump is only really
under load when you turn the steering). I once had a customer ask
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In reply to a message from Jaguarpete sent Mon 29 Jan 2007:
Hi there. This slow leak from the mineral oil pump that
supplies pressure
to the brake booster, it results from any sealing that the
pump has or it could leak down from the oil reservoir?
Regards.–
cats
Lisbon, Portugal
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In reply to a message from catsy sent Sun 28 Jan 2007:
I tried to find out where the leak is from and from NS I could see
that the pump is really leaking from somewhere. Is it possible to
remove the pump without taking the hood out? And what usually makes
this leak? The pump gasket, or one of the two hoses connected to it?
Regards.–
cats
Lisbon, Portugal
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