[triplehazard955]

Looked like it was well overdue!

Yuk!

 

[alan ST Bentley]

Hi Tripplehazzard,
How did youdo it ?
I was looking at doing mine the other day and it looks messy
cheers

 

[triplehazard955]

Dead easy mate.

I did it without the faff of the engine running.

Jack up front end so wheels are off the ground.

Split the pipe on the bottom wheel side of timing belt cover, plug up the pipe side that goes to the tank, pop the end from the rack into a container (got a yellow insert on it) and turn the steering slowly from lock to lock, keeping an eye that the tank doesn’t empty or it will fill with air.

when juices run clear it’s done. Reconnect, top up tank. I ran engine and lock to locked a few times with cap off just in case any air had got in.

wipe up mess from drive and congratulate yourself and thank the wife for doing the steering bit for you.

This was helpful though.

I’m guessing there’ll be chaps who say without the pump running you won’t get it all out but the fluid is now replaced and still clear in the tank after running engine and lock to lock for a bit so that’ll do for me.

cheers.

 

[AMc]

Guide: How to change Power Steering fluid

If you have a whining steering pump then it could either be a fault with the pump itself or the fluid will have boiled. You can check the fluid by dipping your finger in to the reservoir and checking its colour. Normally it's a kind of cherry red, when it's brown / black then it's probably worth...

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[LloydST]

Guide: How to change Power Steering fluid

If you have a whining steering pump then it could either be a fault with the pump itself or the fluid will have boiled. You can check the fluid by dipping your finger in to the reservoir and checking its colour. Normally it's a kind of cherry red, when it's brown / black then it's probably worth...

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I did this not so long ago, a lot quieter PAS Pump because of it too. Took about 30 mins, easy win.

 

[triplehazard955]

Just to add mines a 1.4 so probably got pipe work and other gubbins in a different place.

 

[_jimmy_]

Imo it's easiest to just take off the return pipe and put it into a container then top up the reservoir as it drains down as you pump it out by turning the steering.

 

[Marv_st]

From past threads, I think I'm the only weirdo who used to do it with the engine running. Usually see posts where people have done it with the engine off.

 

[alan ST Bentley]

Just to add mines a 1.4 so probably got pipe work and other gubbins in a different place.

Hi Tripplehazzard,
Tks, yeah thats why I asked I'm doing the 1.6 zetec S, return pipe on an ST is a dream to get to...
Wheres the 955 gone ??
Al

 

[triplehazard955]

Just figured I’d change to a more apt pic. Still got the Triple just fancied a change now the Festa is on the road.

air con to go this weekend. (Hangover permitting - I’m out with the lads Friday)

went to get it degassed and turns out there was none in it so they didn’t charge me.

which reminds me must get a mortgage for a belt. 😂

 

[alan ST Bentley]

Just figured I’d change to a more apt pic. Still got the Triple just fancied a change now the Festa is on the road.

air con to go this weekend. (Hangover permitting - I’m out with the lads Friday)

went to get it degassed and turns out there was none in it so they didn’t charge me.

which reminds me must get a mortgage for a belt. 😂

HI Tripplehazzard,

I've got a bit of work to do to my zetec, but on STs a common mod is to remove the PAS reseviour and relocate it to a cooler part of the engine bay

So, you can see a big fat hose coming off the PAS and going across to the relacated reseviour, then another hose coming back and connecting to the pas return.
on the ST, you remove the OEM reseviour and where it goes into the pas pump you fit and adapter to accept the hose.

As my ST aint exactly mobile, I'll see if the adapter will fit the zetec abs pump and let you know

 

[triplehazard955]

Cool, thanks fella.