At 09:03 PM 5/26/99 -0500, Larry Vanden Berg wrote:
>I have intermittent assist on the power brakes so am assuming it is a
>vacuum problem. I took off one of the vacuum hoses and I still have
>vacuum...don't know how much until I put a gauge on it. A very quick
>check does not show any broken or disconnected hoses. I thought I heard
>(or maybe it was my imagination) a new noise from the vacuum pump
>recently. Owners manual says vacuum pump requires no particular
>maintenance (read expensive throwaway ?). I have 4 Peugeot manuals and
>none cover the vac pump that I can see. I see vacuum supplied to at
>least EGR, brake master cylinder, HVAC controls. If there is a vac
>supply tank I have not found it yet? I'll swap Peugeots with the wife
>until I can correct.
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>Is there any way to service a vacuum pump like drain the oil and add
>fresh? I don't see any obvious drain/fill ports. Do they fail slowly
>or all at once? Thanks for any hints on troubleshooting.
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>Larry
>86 505S TD SW 89k
>91 405 DL 61k
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