Krups espresso machine leaking

SOURCE: instructions for Krups Gusto espresso maker

I found the manual on an Amazon.com site for the Krups Gusto espresso maker (January 2009)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/media/i3d/01/A/man-migrate/MANUAL000052280.pdf

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I have found the two parts mentioned in my previous Email on a webpage other than yours, however I have not ordered the parts at this time. If you have the parts in stock, let me know the price.
Once I receive the parts and replace them, I will know for sure if my troubleshooting is correct.

SOURCE: No espresso coming out.

The problem with the XP4050 is the two safety valves that the water goes trough on its way to the coffee head. They are plastic and some of the parts will just become brittle because of the hot water and the contamination they gather. With my XP4050 they just broke and parts of it were in the rubber tubes that go to the waste tank.They are also very cheaply constructed compared to the more robust parts of this machine. The water to the hot water/steam head does not have these valves and has a completely different routing. I am currently trying to fix the machine with just one valve and parts of the two valves that are still good. Fingers crossed....

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I have a xp7240 which I believe has the same housing as yours. I can remove the bean container by pulling off the grind selector knob and removing the only screw.
Then remove the scute for the cleaning tablets. Then remove the two screws that were covered by the scute. Remove the water tank. Under the tank remove the two screws.
Then the trick where everyone seems to look for: The facade of aluminum can be moved off. Set the machine on the floor and pull hard upwards at the facade. This comes off (pull hard!) and four screw are uncovered. Remove them and pull then back housing of the machine (remove first the containers/drawers). Now the inner parts are freely accessible. Take photos and remove the components from top till bottom to get to the bad parts that need replacement. The valve that leaks is on the bottom of the machine (will cost you a lot of time to get to it. Don't know the replacement price.) Good luck!

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As o ftoday, I have one new and one used one listed on Ebay. They are EXTREMELY hard to find. See them here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280588853641&ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT