Hello. As you see I am new to this forum. I registered in order to help
a friend out who owns Ford Taurus. It is a 1999 model but anyway, he has been having some trouble with his power
steering. At first I thought the problem was linked directly to there
being air in the line, but after the proper procedure was performed, it
didn't help any. Okay though, here is the problem. The power steering
pump will remain full with fluid as long as the engine is not running;
however, as soon as the engine is cranked, the power steering fluid is
sucked direct into the system and the power steering reservoir in
emptied completely, but here is were it gets weird. With the engine
running we would add powersteering fluid into the reservoir to fill it
up, but immediately after he turned the engine off again, the
powersteering fluid would begin to overflow out of the top of the
reservoir.


It sound crazy, but I saw this with my own eyes. What could be causing
this issue, first there is fluid in the reservoir, cut the engine on
and then its sucked in, add fluid to fill the reservoir because of
that, and then turn the engine off and watch as fluid begins to
overflow out the reservoir.
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There are two hoses that lead to the rack. One is a high pressure hose and expensive. The other is not high pressure and not close in price, but just as important. Does the car whine when you turn the wheel? Does the power steering work? NO leaks? Let me know.