grrrrrrr... so i developed a leak in the valve area... causing my 87 TD to sag about an inch from normal...
upon replacing the fluid... after driving home... i noticed the reservoir was empty... possibly damaging the pump.

I didn't hear any unusual noises from the pump during startup...idle..and the drive home...

anyway here's my dilemma... with fluid added... the rear refuses to rise even when manually operating the valve lever(disconnected of course)...
i checked the fluid level in the reservoir... level didn't change... so the "new" fluid wasn't sucked/pumped in the system... naturally no fluid was flowing from the return into the reservoir.

did i trash my pump?
i drove around 30km to try and self bleed the system... checked the reservoir level...still the same... (haven't tried manually operating the lever yet as it's alrady late)...

any audible signs if a pump is kaput? no steering issues btw... no weird sounds when turning the wheel...

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85 190E 2.3(SOLD)
86 230E (-->300D) sold
87 300D (-->300TD) sold
68 250S w/ a 615 and manual tranny (RIP)
87 300TD (SOLD)
95 S280 "The KRAKEN" (Turbo 2.9 602 transplant) traded
86 190E 2.3... current project