1990 Turbo R Hydraulic leak Question

[jimmyjazz]

I am looking at a 1990 Bentley Turbo R in Toronto. 72,000 mile car grey marketed into Canada from the US. I don't know too much about it - and nobody knows any real details on the car as in where it came from / has it been abused (it is a friend of a friend of a friend kind of a thing).

It has later model 18" wheels, and needs new rubber as 1 of the tires is chewed up.

Here is the real question. The hydraulic pump is leaking fluid from the top. When the car sits it looses fluid and pressure, and when re-started the Low hydraulic / brake light comes on for about 3 minutes (obviously until it builds up pressure again). When the car sits for a while the back end sits low presumably due to the same issue.

The car is cheap if these things can easily be remedied.

Is there some relatively easy way to tell what is causing the leak and if it can be repaired?


I would appreciate your responses.

Jim

[jimmyjazz]

Thanks folks. I decided to run far away from that car.

I ended up with a 1997 Brooklands Trophy Edition - with 43K mi. on the clock - and it has made me happy thus far.

Jim