Dan B
Member
Hi all, another power steering pump question.
My trac's original PS pump, going on 140K miles, developed a whine when I first start the engine and it is cold. The whine would last for about 5 minutes or so until everything warmed up.
Tired of this, I purchased a Cardone reman pump. Before I went ahead with the install, I removed as much old fluid as I could by running the old pump with the return line disconnected from the reservoir and directed into a bucket while adding new STP "Multi-purpose ATF" to the reservoir, which is what it currently is filled with now.
I installed the new pump, tried to hand prime it and then gave it a go. Same exact symptoms as the old pump, loud as hell until it warms up then it's fine. I know everyone says "Ford pumps are loud" but this was never a problem until recently. I guess my questions are, 1- did I screw up the fluid and need Mercon ATF? 2- regardless of fluid, does this indicate a bad reman pump since the old pump did the exact same thing? 3- Anything else I could do to quiet this down? The reservoir has some junk built up on the screen I can't remove but not enough that would cause blockage.
I'm certain it is the pump making noise, not something else. The pump only cost $30 but still, I'd hate to ruin this new pump and have to replace it yet again.
Thanks for any help,
Dan B.
My trac's original PS pump, going on 140K miles, developed a whine when I first start the engine and it is cold. The whine would last for about 5 minutes or so until everything warmed up.
Tired of this, I purchased a Cardone reman pump. Before I went ahead with the install, I removed as much old fluid as I could by running the old pump with the return line disconnected from the reservoir and directed into a bucket while adding new STP "Multi-purpose ATF" to the reservoir, which is what it currently is filled with now.
I installed the new pump, tried to hand prime it and then gave it a go. Same exact symptoms as the old pump, loud as hell until it warms up then it's fine. I know everyone says "Ford pumps are loud" but this was never a problem until recently. I guess my questions are, 1- did I screw up the fluid and need Mercon ATF? 2- regardless of fluid, does this indicate a bad reman pump since the old pump did the exact same thing? 3- Anything else I could do to quiet this down? The reservoir has some junk built up on the screen I can't remove but not enough that would cause blockage.
I'm certain it is the pump making noise, not something else. The pump only cost $30 but still, I'd hate to ruin this new pump and have to replace it yet again.
Thanks for any help,
Dan B.