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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 11:31 AM
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power steering errrrr

i just drained some power steering fluid and added some synthetic power steering fluid and now the pump is quiet. no more errrr when ya turn the steering wheel. FYI
 
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 11:34 AM
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What Brand????? Tell Us More!!!!!
 
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 12:35 PM
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What Brand????? Tell Us More!!!!!
Per Ford manual, recomended PS fluid, Ford ATF or Ford synthetic ATF. They know these things run like crud on regular PS fluid.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 03:21 PM
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I use Valvoline Synthetic blend and it seems to work just fine.

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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 08:27 PM
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i dont think it maters what brand but i used Valvoline
 
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 01:18 PM
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drained some? no full drain? if not, I may try this as well. just no time right now to do the full flush.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 03:24 PM
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I like the sound, mine was leaking for ages sill I put some leakfix type stuff in, worked a treat but the errrrr is louder than ever and the noise turns more heads than my V8 porsche :-)
 
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 03:25 PM
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lol sorta like a turbo whine?
 
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by x.l.r.8
.... worked a treat but the errrrr is louder than ever and the noise turns more heads than my V8 porsche :-)
Verifiable "chick magnet."
 
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 12:26 PM
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My wife's Aerostar PS whines (1992). It also had slight seeps, but no drips. I put synthetic in and now it drips on floor. Still whines.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 01:15 PM
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I have given up on the P/S "Errrrrrrrrrrrrr." I don't think there is any thing any one can do. I read a TSB from Ford, and they said to use a "tuned high pressure hose," whatever that is I think that's Ford's way of saying they can't do jack about it either
 
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 06:07 PM
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sounds like from you guys that maybe i am lucky that mine whent quiet with the synthetic, oh well thats whats good about this forum.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 06:16 PM
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a full flush with Mobil 1 Mercon and 2 oz of LubeGuard "Red" made mine as quiet as a kitten.
was the dirtiest power steering fluid I had ever seen, didn't know pwr rack and pinion was so hard on pwr steering fluid atf.
tried the turkey baster suck and fill but never got it clean until i did the return line off drain and fill several times.
Ford has high pressure pwr steering hydralic system so when the driver takes it hard against the lock parking and holds it, pump fries the hyd. pwr steering fluid ATF.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 08:01 PM
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I when to the junk yard and got a power steering pump from a Explorer and now my Aerostar is quiet as a new vehicle
 
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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I wish my p/s sounded as good as some of you guyses. Mine sounds like a cat going down a garbage disposal tail first.

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