The power steering went on my van. Looks to be the pump (no fluid seems to have leaked/drained and the aux belt is fine). I was thinking of trying to swap it myself for the angry-lols. However, someone on the Berlingo forum posted "If any metal got ground off when the pump failed, you may end up losing the rack also, soon. I would probably disconnect the feed hose from the steering rack and flush it somehow. " He also said he wasn't sure. So now I'm worried and not sure I have to be. Should I be?
If you are worried a big syringe, vacuum cyclinder and draw the fluid out. Filter the fluid to check for bits.
The fluid is still circulating, and the pump still turning and no play in the pully as pumps usually fail by leaking so can't build pressure to operate.
^ looks like mine.
The power steering went on my van. Looks to be the pump (no fluid seems to have leaked/drained and the aux belt is fine). I was thinking of trying to swap it myself for the angry-lols. However, someone on the Berlingo forum posted "If any metal got ground off when the pump failed, you may end up losing the rack also, soon. I would probably disconnect the feed hose from the steering rack and flush it somehow. " He also said he wasn't sure. So now I'm worried and not sure I have to be. Should I be?