# 1997 Ford Thunderbird - Oil where it does not belong

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-thunderbird-oil-where-it-does-not-belong/188615>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [January 21, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-thunderbird-oil-where-it-does-not-belong/188615 "2023-01-21T02:08:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Shane48](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shane48](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Shane48)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-thunderbird-oil-where-it-does-not-belong/188615/1 "2023-01-21T02:08:50Z")

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Oil in power steering reservoir

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-thunderbird-oil-where-it-does-not-belong/188615/2 "2023-01-21T11:42:03Z")

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Just how did the oil get there? Do you mean you mistakenly added oil to your power steering pump?  
If you did that, safest bet is to have your pump and rack flushed and refilled with PS fluid specified by Ford.

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-thunderbird-oil-where-it-does-not-belong/188615/3 "2023-01-21T17:14:51Z")

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That’s not good, keep whoever did that away from your car.