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Our 240 has been showing signs of a dying steering rack for
two years. Since we only use it as a spare car, we haven't been
proactive about replacing it - especially because it has had to
have brakes and an exhaust as well. Last month the rack died
while my housemate was getting ready to drive the car. It dumped
fluid in the driveway, and the pump was groaning. I refilled the
reservoir (having not yet seen the massive leak), but even with
fluid in it the pump makes *lots* of noise. Is this likely to be
just air in the system, or do the pumps fail that quickly (maybe
5 minutes run time, at most) when deprived of fluid? It wasn't
noisy before the rack went.
And what is a decent price to have an indie shop replace both
units with rebuilt parts?
two years. Since we only use it as a spare car, we haven't been
proactive about replacing it - especially because it has had to
have brakes and an exhaust as well. Last month the rack died
while my housemate was getting ready to drive the car. It dumped
fluid in the driveway, and the pump was groaning. I refilled the
reservoir (having not yet seen the massive leak), but even with
fluid in it the pump makes *lots* of noise. Is this likely to be
just air in the system, or do the pumps fail that quickly (maybe
5 minutes run time, at most) when deprived of fluid? It wasn't
noisy before the rack went.
And what is a decent price to have an indie shop replace both
units with rebuilt parts?