Hello all, i have a 60 series power steering box on my 66 land rover with a 2.0l vw tdi. It was leaking when i installed it, as i wasn't sure of its previous life and wanted to try it before getting it rebuilt. It definitely leaked so i brought it to a reputable shop and it was rebuilt. I got it back in may and it's been great until this week, its puking fluid out the bottom by the Pitman arm. Its on warranty so they're going to fix it but i want to see if you guys think my setup caused the failure or if it was just a fluke.
Im not running atf, im running the fancy vw ps fluid because the pumps apparently do not survive long on atf, do you think the fluid may have caused a premature gasket failure? Also these pumps on the tdis run at approximately 1390-1500 psi, could that pose a problem? It has been working flawlessly until now so i assume if the pressure was too high it would've blasted the seals out within a few mins of operation. Looking forward to seeing what you all think. I live up north in the bush and it's a 6hr drive to the shop to have it rebuilt again so hoping to not do this again haha. Thanks!
Im not running atf, im running the fancy vw ps fluid because the pumps apparently do not survive long on atf, do you think the fluid may have caused a premature gasket failure? Also these pumps on the tdis run at approximately 1390-1500 psi, could that pose a problem? It has been working flawlessly until now so i assume if the pressure was too high it would've blasted the seals out within a few mins of operation. Looking forward to seeing what you all think. I live up north in the bush and it's a 6hr drive to the shop to have it rebuilt again so hoping to not do this again haha. Thanks!