Thread: groaning steering -110

Possibly your pump on it's way out. Have a look for frothy bubbles in the fluid res after it's been driven.

im with that, its most likely the pump,, the cheapest pump i could get hands on was 350ish i think new,, from BMI, thats with every possibull discount

Hmmm... dont want it to be that then do i?

I will check for froth but im pretty sure there isnt any....

What is it that goes in the pump? it actually feels like something rubber rubbing against something... i have similar on the disco td5 occasionally but i know thats a rubber donut type thing that gets dry....

Thanks

Steve

My Defender 300TDI also makes a groaning noise which comes from somewhere in the steering column. It's done so ever since I got it, some 5 years ago. Had it checked out by a very compentent LR mechanic and his diagnosis was "put up with it. It'll be expensive to fix and it's unlikely to be a problem". Well, five years and a lot of miles have gone by and it still grumbles, but it's not caused any other problems.

5teve

Mine does exactly the same thing. Dreading the repair since I have just moved and I am not sure on the local LR dealer yet....

My RRC was doing the same, and it turned out to be a loose belt. Would slip & groan when approaching full lock.

It was a funny noise, not what you'd expect a belt to make.

Worth a look, anyhow.

try a PAS flush,,, cheap,,, and simple,,, and a good chance to put new stuff in,,, and all so get a Winn's PAS flush kit thing,, it has a flush and a PAS treatment,, and put transmax Z oil in it, its by far the best, better then Dex3

make sure if you do the flush your self,, tern the steering each time you put a new res full of fluid in,, dont just suck it out and put new in,

Steve my ol disco did the same and it was caused by the pump but I chucked some stop leak in and it improved (which then points to the box)

See if all the connections are tight just incase its sucking air

Adam