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Originally Posted by Mike Noc
If the belts are wet with the fluid then likely the shaft seal on the pump has gone. This happened on mine, but it had done fair few more miles than your one.
The reason Haynes tells you to loosen the 3 pulley bolts is that once the belt is off the pulley is free to move, making undoing the bolts more tricky.
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I did suspect the shaft seal, but expected more evidence, however, taking the pump off for a check and service is the easiest thing to do first, so that what I'll do. Probably just fit the spare which has no leaks just a slight misting at the gasket.
I also need to check the pipes for chafing as suggested in related posts.
I did wonder about the need to slacken the pulley nuts only to aid later removal of it, though the wording in Haynes could have been clearer. Certainly not necessary for pump removal, I see three round hole in the pulley line up with the bolt heads!