Dear All,
I thought it easier to start a new thread on this enduring topic! To cut an extremely long story a bit shorter I will go through as quick as possible.
Trouble started a few months ago when power steering fluid started dribbling onto the garage floor. The car is regularly looked after by Alan Claridge at ACE (Witney).(As most know the original seal has gone out of production and no stock left). He tried some special gunk in the oil but still no joy but Simon (SiFab) had a spare pump and between the two of them came up with a design where the pump was machined out and a seal which is quite "common" was fitted. The good news is that it works a treat and no leaks!!! So, Alan currently has my old pump but I am sure this fix will be gladly taken up by people currently accepting a damp patch on their garage floors!!!!
T