# 2000 Taurus power steering problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-taurus-power-steering-problem/31720>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pump, fluids, steering\
**Created:** [June 11, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-taurus-power-steering-problem/31720 "2009-06-11T02:25:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![teknogeek74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@teknogeek74](https://community.cartalk.com/u/teknogeek74)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-taurus-power-steering-problem/31720/1 "2009-06-11T02:25:57Z")

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Greetings All. I removed power steering (ps) pump when I rebuilt heads on 00 Taurus. Car & steering was fine when I test drove car. When I drove it later, ps pump was making raspy, grinding noise when turning wheels after a few miles, and no ps. Foamy ps fluid. Swapped ps pump but same problem. No leaks found. Any ideas? Thanks for checking!

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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-taurus-power-steering-problem/31720/2 "2009-06-11T02:45:13Z")

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Did you flush the air out of the system either of times you replaced the pump? Foamy ps fluid is a key indicator of air.

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**Author:** ![teknogeek74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@teknogeek74](https://community.cartalk.com/u/teknogeek74)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-taurus-power-steering-problem/31720/3 "2009-06-11T02:53:31Z")

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How do you flush air out? I filled reservoir w/engine off, ran engine 5 seconds, then topped off.