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    Pink Liquid from ball joint! Looks like its part of the steering thing!

    Thank you Steve, its great learning some of these tricks! Its like nothing I have ever owned before! Came back from Bristol in the floods and was rather good fun! Def1383
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    Pink Liquid from ball joint! Looks like its part of the steering thing!

    Thank you! Just topped it up! Not leaking a huge amount so ok and will sleep better! Only half a bottle! Is it costly to fix please or normally a nipple?!??! Thanks again Def
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    Pink Liquid from ball joint! Looks like its part of the steering thing!

    Thank you Both, really appreciated! Yes I am learning fast! Funny really as learnt to drive in an 70's defender years ago and drive modern cars in the week but love the old girl at weekends! Although think I am going to have a few problems with her but I guess thats part of the fun! Just...
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    Pink Liquid from ball joint! Looks like its part of the steering thing!

    Help Please! Ok I think this is the power steering? Is this simply a top of the little black tank with the pink stuff please? What is the pink stuff? I know how stoopid I sound! Just don't want to break down on the way home tomorrow! Is this an urgent fix or a top up fix :-) Thank you...
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    Pink Liquid from ball joint! Looks like its part of the steering thing!

    Hi All Yes driving my old 91 defender again this weekend and i am about 70 miles from home! Stupidly looked under the front of the thing and there is a joint connected to the steering and its covered in pink liquid! Is this serious or ok to drive please? Does not look bad and not...
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    2.5 TDI 91 - Windscreen / bonnet sprayed with coolant!

    Thank you for your help, will try topping up and another run. Last night I did notice some coolant at the bottom of the escape valve so I guess this is where it came from! Really great forum helping idiots like me who know nothing about LRovers but learning. I can compare the Defender to...
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    2.5 TDI 91 - Windscreen / bonnet sprayed with coolant!

    Thank you Chezvegas for your response, not sure if was over filled or not as did not fill it although my concern would be why has this not happened before as have done around 800 miles in Defender. The little black tank which I guess is the expansion tank only has a small amount of coolant in...
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    2.5 TDI 91 - Windscreen / bonnet sprayed with coolant!

    Hi All Don't know much about land rovers although think they are brilliant fun! I purchased a 91 defender for some fun at weekends etc about 2 months ago and no major problems although the defender has had a fair amount of work done prior to I bought it. It has 62k on the clock and been...
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    Hello and help!

    Hi All Great site! Just bought my first Defender and really pleased with it! Learn't to drive in a 70's P reg about 18 years ago not driven one since and forgot how much fun they are! It's a 91 Defender 2.0 TDi So here is my question please, I live in the Hampshire area and I am fairly...