Relocating the Power Steering PAS Reservoir on my Fiesta ST150 *CHEAP* *DIY*
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- In this video I'm relocating the power assisted steering (PAS) reservoir on my Fiesta. A common problem with these cars is that the power steering fluid overheats and basically cooks and begins to break down. Eventually the pump will start to whine and ultimately fail. A common mod is to relocate the reservoir to a cooler part of the engine bay and running the lines behind the grill helps cool the fluid as its pushed round the system. There are kits available to do this but they can be quite expensive so I've gone down the DIY route to show you how you can do this mod a little bit cheaper. It also makes bit more room up front for future mods which are coming very soon!
I picked up my new reservoir second hand but you can easily find them on eBay if you search for a Transit Connect or Focus Mk1 PAS reservoir.
You can find the hose I purchased here:
www.ebay.co.uk... - I ordered 16mm I/D and 10mm I/D, 2 meters of each.
You can find the pump adaptor I purchased here:
www.ebay.co.uk...
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Can’t believe nobodies thought to do this before, or at least share it! Cheers man! 🙌🏻
Loving this series. Have owned my mk6 st150 for nearly a year now, have started modding her myself as well as general maintenance, so far strut brace, new seats, k brace and harness, new brakes. Your vids are a source of instruction and inspiration, cheers bud
Well done you’ve just pissed of some companies with that price and you’ve just got to love that, keep em comin pal
And I saw the notification come through I thought someone was going in! 👀😂 thanks buddy, I’ve got another up my sleeve too 😉😂
I think you explained this really well! When you showed me the other day and I was like mmhmm 👀😂 but now - I COULD DO IT MYSELF. This was a really good video 👏🏼
Guess who’s doing the next mod then 👀
Really good instructional video good to see all hoses run in the correct location 👍
Thanks mate, I’m glad you liked it 👍🏻
Tip for screws and bolts! B&Q have a pick and mix section, can fill a small bag with what ever u want for £2.50
Yes mate! I always forget about that, plus I live like an hour from the nearest B&Q cause I live in the middle of nowhere 😂😂 but that is a great shout 🙏🏻
Really useful video! So good that this is a DIY channel! Keep up the good work
Thank mate, glad you’re enjoying them!
Used your guide today thank you fella. The link to the adpter was handy. Had a right struggle getting the 16mm pipe on the swear jar is overflowing.
Thank you for doing these videos saved a lot of us money and headaches.
Can't wait to see what's coming😉 have it done to mine and its worth every penny
Nice :) I have all the bits to do the same DIY setup as you except there’s a massive steering oil cooler to run through up the front of the car as well, over the Australian summer the fluid never gets a chance to “cool” so boiling it and having it spew all over the engine bay is a fact of life.
Also there’s a foam filter built in the old reservoir that’s supposed to clean the fluid as it flows back in. This also clogs up causing more dramas. It’s moulded in place, would be interesting if you cut it out and have a look. The reservoir you’ve used has a screen type filter on the return and it can be cleaned by filling with degreaser and brushed down gently via the filler neck.
The Ford spec fluid these days can be replaced by a “Mercon LV” auto transmission fluid which is way cheaper to buy as a 4L bottle when the time comes to flush the system completely. Yes 4L is way more than needed but it would be worse to not have enough.
Oh wow I can imagine it’s way worse with he temperatures you get! Ah I yes I saw the filter, someone on Facebook mentioned putting a filter in-line and I completely forgot about the one in the new reservoir! I did give it a clean before I fitted it but thank you for reminding me 🙏🏻 I’m wondering if I could upgrade it again in the future with a cooler, would also be cool if I could find a way to monitor the temperature. Oh okay yeah that sounds much better, I’ll have a look into that stuff, thank you 😁👍🏻
The newer Reservoir was filled with some sludge, I'm thinking the dark red fluid was a problem, lord knows what they were using?? Probably never changed. The filter seems clogged partly, will degrease and brush gently. The in line filter seems a bit over kill, I'm doing this so I can never worry about changing the fluid again not finding another serviceable part to worry about. 😅😅 I got some hose sleeves that expanded with heat to help any chaffing on the body work. Got the kit for £90 that's with some motul multi ATF. The only thing is the pump is normally gravity feed the fluid, now it has to pump a lot harder.
@@CdotPoppy I wondered if the pump would struggle with the reservoir being further away but I guess the off-the-shelf kits are tried and tested so 🤷🏻♂️
Anyone knows where to find this adaptor in Europe? Great video mate, very informative.
Going to do this and will probably do it your way as the kits are a lot of money for some hoses and a bottle. It's only really the adapter that's the 'clever' bit. I have a cooler by the rad as well so will have to add that into the route. Is that hose suitable for ATF fluid long term? I have had a cooler on for a few years and the fluid has worked it's way though a few of them, even the fuel hose.
2:03 consider that these kits are only available from the UK so if you own an st150 in Australia, you're up for postage + import tariffs on top..
Happy days then if you can get all the bits, they should be fairly universal, unlike the kits apparently 😨 The ST150 has a different name in Australia right?
Correct, here they're called XR4
Nice man! been thinking about doing mine at some point. My fluid needs changing either way. Assuming you've got a cheeky inlet mod on the way 😈. I've done my ram air and res delete now so she's sounding good. Just wondering what to do next.
Thank you! I mean I wouldn’t want to give anything away 😉 nice! Got the ram air and an exhaust is on the list! Got plenty coming up so hopefully something inspires you for your next mod! 👍🏻👍🏻
If you get chance to change the fluid for new fluid, give us an update on how the steering feels with the new stuff in
Will do, I’ll pin it in the comments. I still need to order the fluid 😳
Great video, not just for DIY but also it can be a tutorial for the kit as well. What was the clearance from the top of the new reservoir bottle to the bonnet?
Thank you buddy 👍🏻 there’s a lot more room than you’d think. After I mounted it I thought it was a bit high but I checked and the bonnet didn’t touch. It was a bit of trial and error cause originally I had it too low and although the reservoir fit there was a bracket stopping me getting the hoses on. I raised it enough to sort that out and that’s how it sits now and clearance is fine. Trying to mark the holes with the tray in and holding the reservoir in is a bit of a pain but I got there 😂
I made a bracket for mine yesterday and set the height so the collar of the reservoir was above the natural path of the windscreen washer lines. It would have about 6-10mm clearance at that point. I’ve seen some people put the mounting tab right against the lip of the battery box, on mine that’d work, just, but knowing my luck it’d rattle on the bonnet.
Thanks buddy. I just ordered parts and will do the same. Will safe me over 75€. Greetings from germany 😁
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed the video and saved some money. Greetings back from the UK 👍🏻
Had to purchase a new billet fitting how much of a pain was the return hose to fit to it has it’s a 10mm internal but tight fit did u have trouble with urs ?
Well done bud, great vid once again. Great upgrade in my opinion
Thank you mate, glad you’re enjoying it. Makes way for bigger mods to come 😉
@@MendItModIt love em mate, doing a great job. good to hear mate, you filming service with your rounded drain plug? Looking forward to that if you do it👍
@@joelinden1579 all filmed, started editing it this morning. Put up a fight! Video should drop Friday 🙌🏻
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Isn’t the return line running over the same hot area?
Great video can I ask where you got the hoses from? Seen this done but no one tells you the sizes and what you need so thanks
Thank you mate, I put this links to the hoses in the video description buddy 👍🏻👍🏻
That’s brilliant. I was just looking on the page on eBay aswell. Thanks again keep up the great vids 👍
@@duncanford77 thank you mate, glad you’re enjoying them 😁
Hi mate I’m in the process of changing the power steering pump aux belt and tensioners and I was thinking of getting a kit like this , would you recommend and how’s it held up over the years ?
Yeah it’s not let me down yet, no leaks, no fluid lost, PAS works perfectly 👍🏻
Top job great content thanks for sharing
Thank you mate, glad you’re enjoying it 👍🏻
Top video mate.
Thank you mate! Hopefully got another “cheaper than off-the-shelf” kinda video coming soon
Anyone know if the left hand drive st150 air-conditioning pipes are the same as a right hand drive?
Hows the car running with pas relocation Any issues upto now
All running smoothly so far 👍🏻
I live in the Netherlands and that pump adaptor is nowhere to be found lmao. Costs even more than all the other parts combined xD
New inlet 👍🏻👍🏻 cosworth replica ?
Ah now that would be telling wouldn’t it 🤷🏻♂️
@@MendItModIt lol cool apart from moving power steering bottle to prevent fluid from cooking I’d say power by cosworth inlet or throttle bodies 🤔got my st so officially apart of the st150 crew woop woop 👍🏻👍🏻 great video keep up the great work on channel
@@shaungowler8909 hopefully you’ll find out soon 😉 oh yeah, nice one mate! Enjoy it 👍🏻
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Keep it Up!
Thanks man and thanks for checking out the channel 👍🏻
To get rid of the writing and have ot bending that way cant u turn it 180 degrees then flip it lol 😂
Yeah but once it was on that adaptor for the pump it was stuck on there 😂 I couldn’t remove it at all 😂
Make sure you don't use brake fluid! Lmao
😂😂😂 your dad did tell me, lucky it didn’t mix!