Power Steering pump is leaking?

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Originally Posted by Deskjet990

I have just collected the car from the garage and have been charged £300 pus VAT for a reconditioned steering pump! labour charge of £150 plus vat.


I feel like calling it a day on my Rover. What a rotten Xmas present.

That does not sound excessively excessive!

Terry Shaw replaced mine and from memory it took about 2 hours but he is a real expert on our cars. It requires the bumper to be removed, fluid drained, refilled with Dexron 3 etc. If the garage charges an hourly rate of £50 + VAT, that is also not excessive.

A reconditioned pump at say £130 plus fluid + VAT is also not excessive.

In future you may wish to drive 20 miles to Stowmarket and use my trusted garage for any work on the 75 - Old Forge Garage on the A140. I suspect their labour charge would have been around £100+VAT.