Good video describing the procedure, however a few comments: 1. It is not necessary to remove the coolant reservoir, simply unbolt it and disconnect the top front coolant line. You will be able to move it out of the way of the alternator bolt. 2. If you remove the power steering pump pulley with the pump still attached to the engine you will be able to access the 3 mounting bolts without having to remove the entire mounting bracket. No need to remove the idler pulley (just make sure you have the correct wrenches before starting the process). Install the new pump and then press on the pulley. I just finished this on a 2003 Taurus. I hope this helps some folks.
I'm just watching the video to update my rusty knowledge but I was shocked and confuses as to why disassemble so much...I just moved the coolant resevior and pulled the pulley....much easier and faster.
That would work too but I didn't get the pulley remover until after I took the pump off. I started recording before getting it, so I found a way to get it out with the pulley still on.
@@FlamingSpiderCyclone I'm doing this now with my 06 Taurus, I wasn't going to remove the coolant tank, but it does make it a little easier with the extra room. Thanks for this video!
You do not have to take everything off to take the power steering pump off a taurus or a sable all you gotta do us take a 15 mm wrench with an 18 mm wrench to loosing up the tensioner take belt off take your pulley off with the puller then disconnect your power steering lines then take off the 3 bolts and your old pump will come off then put in the new one just like you took the old one off then put the belt back on and fill with fluid then your good to go its a 15 to 30 minute job its alot easier than doing it like this guy is doing
Superb HD video, great lighting, and closeups so we can see just what we are dealing with. Excellent explanations will save us time as we skip out of the time we would usually spend improvising techniques, finding hidden fasteners, and trying many variations of tools trying to get a fit in some of those places. Tomorrow I plan to team up with my granddaughter and do this job on the very similar 98 3.0 Taurus. Thanks for this video and I plan leave another comment after the job is done.
This video was very helpful! You taking the time and explaining each process in detail is appreciated. Thank you! Only suggestion I would have is to show a list of the sizes of tools needed for the job at the beginning of the video. :)
thank you so much man!! you helped me a lot. you are the only one who did this power steering part clearly and step by step on TH-cam. I have Ford Taurus 96. I liked it and subscribed.
Have been looking for a video for awhile without this I wouldve just had to figure it out myself but keep up the great videos the lighting was amazing and explaining all the tools helps. It takes less time for us as the people to figure out what we need, keep up the good work!
You're a saver got that top stud out but that bottom one have me at an plateau, have to change out my timing chain gasket it's leaking, all I have left to do is the timing chain housing, leaving the water pump still attached I replaced that two years ago, you're a good teacher other YT creator by by pass this procedure.
Overkill, you just take the battery negative off, belt off, Pulley off (with puller), the 2 15's and the top and bottom hoses from the pump. 20 minute job!
I have a 2001 Ford Taurus with the same 3.0 L V 6 engine. My power steering pump is leaking at the 15/16 nut on the front of the power steering pump. I saw you use a 18 mm wrench to loosen the hose from it. Is there a gasket behind the 15/16 nut that can be replaced to keep my power steering pump from leaking or could it be leaking from the inside of the hose.
Rock chalk. Very good video. I was good until the power steering pump which is what I really needed. But informative enough I know I should just replace belt alternator at the same time and have a mechanic to do it. What do you think the labor should cost on that in a shop? 3-400?
get shocked by a 12volt battery? that is a funny one there. they make short torx bits which will be way easier that using a 90 degree "allen" style wrench. Anyway, working on these is no picnic, Good Job.
I watched a video earlier that u didn’t have to take all the brackets and stuff, it took about 1/2 hour to do everything and u just took the 3 bolts off the pump,but u take the pulley off first and the 3 bolts r right there,u had to take ost of the front of the engine off
Flaming Spider Cyclone No thank you...I actually did this the past weekend, following your video step by step...I pump the new pump on, and its still noisy...do you think the system needs to be bled?
+A Upshaw That's might be what you need, I got a refurbished one and it did the same as the one I took out, so I brought it back and traded it for a new one and It worked fine. I did bleed it though, you might try that first.
Why the hell do car makers make this kind of thing so needlessly involved and difficult in certain makes/models? I had looked at similar videos for a Honda pump replacement, and it took less than two minutes on those makes. I was hoping to do this myself, but there's just no way an amateur can even attempt to do this. It's way too intricate....I wanted to do this myself because I really can't afford mechanics ridiculous overpricing, and while I've worked on my car (an '01 Mercury Sable) a fair amount and know a lot more mechanic-wise than the typical car owner, there's just no way I can even attempt to do this myself.🙁 This particular replacement is just so needlessly complicated on this model that I can't even just *check* to see if there IS a leak in the first place, or if the problem is something else entirely, because I can't get to or see most of the hoses connected to my power steering. *sigh* lol okay, sorry, just had to get that annoyance out of my system😧 I'm just disappointed that I can't even at least find the exact problem myself
Flaming Spider Cyclone Yes, thank you, your video was very informative, and I at least know the general location of everything now. But I don't think any of the hoses are actually leaking fluid in my car. When I turn the car on, all the power steering fluid, which was more than half full, gets sucked down into the bottom when the car turns on. Then once I turn the car back off, the power steering fluid rushes back up into the reservoir and overflows, and that's the only place any fluid has come from, after wiping everything down and looking for dripping under the car, but the fluid has lots of air bubbles in it 😕 I just at least want to find the problem myself, since mechanics usually charge just to see what's wrong. The only other thing that's different about my power steering is that when I took the cap off earlier, I noticed there was a really tiny crack on the side so that it couldn't close fully. Do the problems that I just described sound like problems that could possibly come from that? These problems also just started earlier today out of nowhere. Could that possibly be what the problem is, or does that not sound like something that would be the cause of a chipped Reservoir cap? And thank you in advance for any advice you can give to me about this issue, and I've liked and subbed to your channel☺
+Rebecca Taylor Having a loose or cracked cap can cause air to get in the pump and need the air to be bled out. That is usually what causes bubbles and for it to leak from the cap.
Most people would have drain the tank,this is the long way to do it I found a video that u can get power steering pump out in 15 minutes whole job takes 1/2 r Soto complete check check goggle for more videos.
You did way to much work. There is enough room to take the pulley off to get to the bolts that hold the pump on. Takes 20 mins to take the old one off and put the new one on. 5 to 10 mins to bleed the system properly.
You did that shirt the long and unnecessary ass way.I still appreciate you but as you continue to work on cars I'll find faster and easier ways to get things done.😲😪👍
Lmao I feel bad for whoever watched this and did all this extra work. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY PULLEY REMOVAL ON THE POWER STEERING PULLEY WHILE EVERYTHING WAS STILL IN THE CAR LOL. Then I just unbolted the power steering pump. Why you doing all that extra work???😂😂😂😂
Understandable. But this guy needs to make an updated video on how to change the power steering pump the right way without having to do all of that extra work.
Good video describing the procedure, however a few comments: 1. It is not necessary to remove the coolant reservoir, simply unbolt it and disconnect the top front coolant line. You will be able to move it out of the way of the alternator bolt. 2. If you remove the power steering pump pulley with the pump still attached to the engine you will be able to access the 3 mounting bolts without having to remove the entire mounting bracket. No need to remove the idler pulley (just make sure you have the correct wrenches before starting the process). Install the new pump and then press on the pulley. I just finished this on a 2003 Taurus. I hope this helps some folks.
Robert Hodges Glad it helped you.
+Robert Hodges The main reason ii took the coolant reservoir out was so it would be easier to get the long bolt out.
I'm just watching the video to update my rusty knowledge but I was shocked and confuses as to why disassemble so much...I just moved the coolant resevior and pulled the pulley....much easier and faster.
That would work too but I didn't get the pulley remover until after I took the pump off. I started recording before getting it, so I found a way to get it out with the pulley still on.
@@FlamingSpiderCyclone I'm doing this now with my 06 Taurus, I wasn't going to remove the coolant tank, but it does make it a little easier with the extra room. Thanks for this video!
You do not have to take everything off to take the power steering pump off a taurus or a sable all you gotta do us take a 15 mm wrench with an 18 mm wrench to loosing up the tensioner take belt off take your pulley off with the puller then disconnect your power steering lines then take off the 3 bolts and your old pump will come off then put in the new one just like you took the old one off then put the belt back on and fill with fluid then your good to go its a 15 to 30 minute job its alot easier than doing it like this guy is doing
I'M SORRY, BUT your way of doing this job, is nuts!!!!🥴
Superb HD video, great lighting, and closeups so we can see just what we are dealing with. Excellent explanations will save us time as we skip out of the time we would usually spend improvising techniques, finding hidden fasteners, and trying many variations of tools trying to get a fit in some of those places. Tomorrow I plan to team up with my granddaughter and do this job on the very similar 98 3.0 Taurus. Thanks for this video and I plan leave another comment after the job is done.
Glad it could be a help to you.
u saved my life the other videos were all out of order and confusing I've never done it before but with ur video I looked like a pro thank u
I'm glad it could help you out! Thank you for watching!
This video was very helpful! You taking the time and explaining each process in detail is appreciated. Thank you!
Only suggestion I would have is to show a list of the sizes of tools needed for the job at the beginning of the video. :)
thank you so much man!! you helped me a lot. you are the only one who did this power steering part clearly and step by step on TH-cam. I have Ford Taurus 96. I liked it and subscribed.
ighir izm Thank you.
Have been looking for a video for awhile without this I wouldve just had to figure it out myself but keep up the great videos the lighting was amazing and explaining all the tools helps. It takes less time for us as the people to figure out what we need, keep up the good work!
You're a saver got that top stud out but that bottom one have me at an plateau, have to change out my timing chain gasket it's leaking, all I have left to do is the timing chain housing, leaving the water pump still attached I replaced that two years ago, you're a good teacher other YT creator by by pass this procedure.
Overkill, you just take the battery negative off, belt off, Pulley off (with puller), the 2 15's and the top and bottom hoses from the pump. 20 minute job!
20 minutes? Not even close
Taking all that off isn't necessary just take the coolant hose off top of coolant tank
Very good explaining thanks for not skipping ahead any steps
+Rick S You're welcome, thank you for watching. I hope it helped you out.
I was thinking of doing this but now I'll just take it to the shop
Great job I learned a lot now I have to go out and change mine .
I have a 2001 Ford Taurus with the same 3.0 L V 6 engine. My power steering pump is leaking at the 15/16 nut on the front of the power steering pump. I saw you use a 18 mm wrench to loosen the hose from it. Is there a gasket behind the 15/16 nut that can be replaced to keep my power steering pump from leaking or could it be leaking from the inside of the hose.
+FastFriday'sFacts I think that there is just a small washer on the inside, so it might be from the connector or the hose itself
How did you get the studs back in
Good video bud. Noticed your Jayhawk. Are you in Lawrence?
No, but I'm a fan of them!
@@FlamingSpiderCyclone Rock Chalk
Can you help me with my 2000 sable.needs A Around brakes..how can I do it.?.
So did you have to bleed coolant?
Is the short end of the stud inside the engine or outside?
Why not get a pulley puller kit and pull the power steering pulley off to get to the power steering pump bolts
I didn't think of that. But that might be easier.
Is this similar at all to the 2000 Cougar?
Rock chalk. Very good video. I was good until the power steering pump which is what I really needed. But informative enough I know I should just replace belt alternator at the same time and have a mechanic to do it. What do you think the labor should cost on that in a shop? 3-400?
Saved my butt. Thanks alot.
You're welcome! Glad it helped you out.
Why didn't you just use a 12inch extension on your little t50 tool?
All I had at the time was the little wrench, so I had to make do.
Same procedure for 2001 cougar??
I'm not sure, but I don't think so. It's the same as a Ford Taurus though.
The kit you bought were did you purchase it? Thank you !
They have them at Autozone, or you could get it off Amazon. Just search power steering pump bleeding kit.
get shocked by a 12volt battery? that is a funny one there. they make short torx bits which will be way easier that using a 90 degree "allen" style wrench. Anyway, working on these is no picnic, Good Job.
Thanks bud. Good video
+Jake Phelps I hope it helped.
I watched a video earlier that u didn’t have to take all the brackets and stuff, it took about 1/2 hour to do everything and u just took the 3 bolts off the pump,but u take the pulley off first and the 3 bolts r right there,u had to take ost of the front of the engine off
Great video!
Glad it could help you out!
Great videobthanks
very good video!!!!
+A Upshaw Thanks, glad it helped.
Flaming Spider Cyclone No thank you...I actually did this the past weekend, following your video step by step...I pump the new pump on, and its still noisy...do you think the system needs to be bled?
+A Upshaw That's might be what you need, I got a refurbished one and it did the same as the one I took out, so I brought it back and traded it for a new one and It worked fine. I did bleed it though, you might try that first.
Flaming Spider Cyclone preciate it
@@FlamingSpiderCyclone How do you bleed it?
Thank you bud!!!
Glad that it could help you out! Thanks for checking it out!
Why the hell do car makers make this kind of thing so needlessly involved and difficult in certain makes/models? I had looked at similar videos for a Honda pump replacement, and it took less than two minutes on those makes. I was hoping to do this myself, but there's just no way an amateur can even attempt to do this. It's way too intricate....I wanted to do this myself because I really can't afford mechanics ridiculous overpricing, and while I've worked on my car (an '01 Mercury Sable) a fair amount and know a lot more mechanic-wise than the typical car owner, there's just no way I can even attempt to do this myself.🙁 This particular replacement is just so needlessly complicated on this model that I can't even just *check* to see if there IS a leak in the first place, or if the problem is something else entirely, because I can't get to or see most of the hoses connected to my power steering.
*sigh* lol okay, sorry, just had to get that annoyance out of my system😧 I'm just disappointed that I can't even at least find the exact problem myself
+Rebecca Taylor It hope you can get your problem resolved, I hope this at least showed you what you needed to do it you wanted to do it yourself.
This car model is very difficult to find problems for sometimes.
Flaming Spider Cyclone Yes, thank you, your video was very informative, and I at least know the general location of everything now. But I don't think any of the hoses are actually leaking fluid in my car. When I turn the car on, all the power steering fluid, which was more than half full, gets sucked down into the bottom when the car turns on. Then once I turn the car back off, the power steering fluid rushes back up into the reservoir and overflows, and that's the only place any fluid has come from, after wiping everything down and looking for dripping under the car, but the fluid has lots of air bubbles in it 😕 I just at least want to find the problem myself, since mechanics usually charge just to see what's wrong. The only other thing that's different about my power steering is that when I took the cap off earlier, I noticed there was a really tiny crack on the side so that it couldn't close fully. Do the problems that I just described sound like problems that could possibly come from that? These problems also just started earlier today out of nowhere. Could that possibly be what the problem is, or does that not sound like something that would be the cause of a chipped Reservoir cap? And thank you in advance for any advice you can give to me about this issue, and I've liked and subbed to your channel☺
+Rebecca Taylor Having a loose or cracked cap can cause air to get in the pump and need the air to be bled out. That is usually what causes bubbles and for it to leak from the cap.
Most people would have drain the tank,this is the long way to do it I found a video that u can get power steering pump out in 15 minutes whole job takes 1/2 r Soto complete check check goggle for more videos.
Disconnect both and zip tie together
Thanks
Glad that I could help you out! Thanks for watching!
Great video but I think I'd go crazy. No patience.
Calling the junk yard!
Good shit
This one keeps pouring fluid at the top
You did way to much work. There is enough room to take the pulley off to get to the bolts that hold the pump on. Takes 20 mins to take the old one off and put the new one on. 5 to 10 mins to bleed the system properly.
why take the alternator, that is like going to china in a boat down from argentina,instead of using the panama canal.
You did that shirt the long and unnecessary ass way.I still appreciate you but as you continue to work on cars I'll find faster and easier ways to get things done.😲😪👍
Lmao I feel bad for whoever watched this and did all this extra work. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY PULLEY REMOVAL ON THE POWER STEERING PULLEY WHILE EVERYTHING WAS STILL IN THE CAR LOL. Then I just unbolted the power steering pump. Why you doing all that extra work???😂😂😂😂
Not if you have to change a leaky timing chain gasket.
Understandable. But this guy needs to make an updated video on how to change the power steering pump the right way without having to do all of that extra work.
dude show the step and correct bolts to pull out don’t pull it out and point when the cameras in a different position
Wow that's f@ckin ridiculous don't waist time with that just take the pulley and pump out no need to remove the whole bracket Jesus
U look like remplace engine
You did a whole lot of unnecessary work. watch the Crippled Critter Shop video. Turn an all day job into just 15-20 minutes
So annoying 😒😒