Hey all, hope you're well?
Picked up a rather nice Croma 2.2 with 79k on the clock with FSH, and had it for a month now. Seems to drive really well on my regular jaunts from Derbyshire up to the Lake District where I'm working at the mo.
However, in the last week I've noted a small (but not insignificant) leak of power steering fluid, visible under the rack and on the cardboard I've laid out to check (red and clean fluid). No dash light yet.
Anyway, it's booked in for check on the 3rd, but in the meantime I want to find out a little more about this issue and anything I can potentially do.
This issue is also occurring alongside a bit of a knocking from the front of the car when going over bumps, so could relate to the steering column.
Any help to the following really would be most appreciated:
1 - Is anyone familiar with such a leak and it's probable causes and means of fixing?
2 - Is it possible to locate the power steering reservoir? (manual and elsewhere tells me main dealer!)
3 - Would it be worth speaking with a Fiat Specialist rather than the garage it's always previously been worked on?
Many thanks indeed
Picked up a rather nice Croma 2.2 with 79k on the clock with FSH, and had it for a month now. Seems to drive really well on my regular jaunts from Derbyshire up to the Lake District where I'm working at the mo.
However, in the last week I've noted a small (but not insignificant) leak of power steering fluid, visible under the rack and on the cardboard I've laid out to check (red and clean fluid). No dash light yet.
Anyway, it's booked in for check on the 3rd, but in the meantime I want to find out a little more about this issue and anything I can potentially do.
This issue is also occurring alongside a bit of a knocking from the front of the car when going over bumps, so could relate to the steering column.
Any help to the following really would be most appreciated:
1 - Is anyone familiar with such a leak and it's probable causes and means of fixing?
2 - Is it possible to locate the power steering reservoir? (manual and elsewhere tells me main dealer!)
3 - Would it be worth speaking with a Fiat Specialist rather than the garage it's always previously been worked on?
Many thanks indeed