I know it's a ford thing but has anyone found anything that will quiet the pump down on theese cars. I remember someone saying there is some additive or something they tried that seemed to work well.
power steering whine...
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BigHairyMonkey
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lol i was waiting for this thread, my pump whines so much i laugh while parking. I can hear it over the exhaust
Shakerhood
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onefstsnake
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I have heard that running a larger P/S pulley will also keep it from whining.
I read somewhere that Ford P/S pumps run almost twice the pressure of other mfgs. So the larger pulley keeps the pressure down and helps keep the pump alive.
I read somewhere that Ford P/S pumps run almost twice the pressure of other mfgs. So the larger pulley keeps the pressure down and helps keep the pump alive.
I have posted that on here before about 2X the pressure....I might try a larger pully and maby rebuild mine at the same time.
What i did was a powerstearing flush, then added a BG additive that made it realy quit and it never realy wined again. worked pretty good, the only thing i notice is it will make a slight wine during start-up in the winter time and go away after a few minutes.
Try Lucas Powersteering Fluid additive.
My 1990 GT made noise, my 1999 Expedition made noise and my 2003 Windstar made noise. I took out an ounce or two and added the Lucas, now they are all quiet. I regularily change the fluid in the Mustang, when it comes out of storage and add two ounces of Lucas every time.
My 1990 GT made noise, my 1999 Expedition made noise and my 2003 Windstar made noise. I took out an ounce or two and added the Lucas, now they are all quiet. I regularily change the fluid in the Mustang, when it comes out of storage and add two ounces of Lucas every time.
LordMustangGT
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lol mine has the normal whine, and theres about 3 or 4 different kinds of fluid in it, lol never had a problem though, even has some Royal purple ATF in it..., gave me 5hp!!! lol thats what someone with a honda would of said though.
marine_2003
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what all did you need beside the rebuild kit? I am needing to do mine, and want to attempt it, but i want to make sure i have what i need to do it.
Lucas didn't do jack for my P/S pump. I put some in when I drained and refilled the nasty ancient fluid from my pump reservoir a year ago; ever since then, it's STILL whined the same, AND it started steadily losing fluid.
The only 100% sure cure for P/S pump whine on a Ford is to just delete it.
The only 100% sure cure for P/S pump whine on a Ford is to just delete it.
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