the union did up a little but leaked more and obviously under pressure.i gave it the rft setting and it was pouring out the union in a torrent.i dismantled half the engine seemingly-intercooler,all pipes the pump and pulley belt,all the clips which held the hydraulic pipe etc etc.after an hour i had the mole grips out to undo the pump end of the pipe.once removed the cause of the leak was obvious.the pipe had fractured where it joins the pump. i managed to remove the broken end from the pump body which was a bonus and it doesnt look too bad a job getting it all back together.the pipe in question goes from the pump body has two locating fixings into the engine and goes into a body with two hydraulic lines in it in front of the rad below the intercooler pipe.probably eighteen inches in total.i think the cause of the fracture was a missing nut off the bolt which hinges and when tightened provides the bottom fixing of the pump body.i think vibration as it flexed on the top[ adjuster for the belt bracket which is only a 10 or 11 mm nut.
dont you just love working outside with a lead light and a torch in your mouth keeping the swearing volume to a whisper! at some point someone appears to have tried to stop the leak with a rubber washer or grommet which came out in slices.
where is it best to buy one of these please? main dealer ready made still an option? i need to source one as soon as really as obviously the car is going nowhere without it.was the first time i have worked on a hydraulic system,not so complicated really is it.
