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Author Message  Common Known Faults Dougie Mac 3rd Feb 2014 12:32 am Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 20 · Views: 13033 · Subject: Common Known Faults Trouble is..... I had a volvo 850 2.5 TDI Est prior to the Freelander 2 and it managed 243K before anything major cropped up (started to leak PW oil and the shockers had all gone). I guess I might ...  Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Dougie Mac 3rd Feb 2014 12:21 am Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 17 · Views: 7677 · Subject: Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** *****UPDATE***** so the PS oil was changed twice then flushed and then changed again and there was no change to the symptoms. The PS pump was then changed as the original oil was black and smelt b ...  Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Dougie Mac 28th Jan 2014 2:40 pm Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 17 · Views: 7677 · Subject: Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Thanks all. A small update - checked the pump pulley when the power steering was not working but the engine was running - it was turning freely and the belt was not slipping so I dont think its a b ...  Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Dougie Mac 27th Jan 2014 6:47 pm Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 17 · Views: 7677 · Subject: Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Thanks. I'll phone around a bit more then and see what other Independant garages quote and for fun a LR dealership!  Common Known Faults Dougie Mac 27th Jan 2014 1:02 pm Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 20 · Views: 13033 · Subject: Common Known Faults Hi All, My car has done 188,888 miles (07 plate HSE) and I'm about to embark on another expensive repair bill so I thought I'd put together the larger expense items I've came across thus far. I wou ...  Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Dougie Mac 27th Jan 2014 12:28 pm Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 17 · Views: 7677 · Subject: Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** To check what the cost would be I've phoned a known good independant LR garage... New rack and fitting £830 vat inc Pump and fitting £430 vat inc Anyone know if these prices are the n ...  Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Dougie Mac 27th Jan 2014 12:16 pm Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 17 · Views: 7677 · Subject: Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Just phoned a garage and they said could be a number of things but there is an electronic valve in the rack which might be the cause and if it was that would mean a new rack...  Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Dougie Mac 27th Jan 2014 11:59 am Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 17 · Views: 7677 · Subject: Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Ouch pump and rack. How much am I looking at for either including fitting etc..?  Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Dougie Mac 27th Jan 2014 10:59 am Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 17 · Views: 7677 · Subject: Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Thanks EYorkshire! Ah right so its one belt for everything and if the belt wasn't tensioned/moving I would be likely to see the alternator light coming on... Maybe its the pump then if its purely m ...  Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Dougie Mac 27th Jan 2014 10:22 am Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 17 · Views: 7677 · Subject: Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Thanks Andy! I'll have a look this evening when my wife brings the car back and see if i can find the belt and see if its moving when the fault is live. I've had the fluid changed recently on a majo ...  Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Dougie Mac 26th Jan 2014 10:11 pm Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 17 · Views: 7677 · Subject: Power steering - now ya have it now ya don't! *****UPDATE*** Hi, I've got a 2007 HSE and it has just started doing something very strange... when I start the car (put the key fob in and press start button) engine fires up with no warnings. Sometimes I don't ...  Highest mileage? Dougie Mac 26th Jan 2014 7:03 pm Forum: General · Replies: 140 · Views: 86448 · Subject: Highest mileage? Mines done 188,888miles  Fuel Consumption Dougie Mac 30th Apr 2011 8:58 pm Forum: Technical · Replies: 16 · Views: 9852 · Subject: Fuel Consumption Hi, Yes the next service is a biggy!!!! Touch wood... not too much so far other than consumables ie disks, pads, tyres However my rear wiper has has become intermittant and the front wipers m ...  Fuel Consumption Dougie Mac 28th Apr 2011 6:28 pm Forum: Technical · Replies: 16 · Views: 9852 · Subject: Fuel Consumption DTUK  Fuel Consumption Dougie Mac 28th Apr 2011 6:05 pm Forum: Technical · Replies: 16 · Views: 9852 · Subject: Fuel Consumption I've got a 2007 HSE with 143K on the clock. It regularly only achevied between 29-32 mpg combined then I got a tuning box for it and now I get 34-37mpg combined and when I travelled down to bristol la ...

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