# 2002 Ford Taurus power steering

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-taurus-power-steering/119244>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, taurus\
**Created:** [June 15, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-taurus-power-steering/119244 "2018-06-15T00:52:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![marian43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marian43](https://community.cartalk.com/u/marian43)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-taurus-power-steering/119244/1 "2018-06-15T00:52:46Z")

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power steering - pump or rack and pinion?

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-taurus-power-steering/119244/2 "2018-06-15T12:24:30Z")

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Can you be more specific.What is going on with your car?

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-taurus-power-steering/119244/3 "2018-06-15T13:20:29Z")

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Yes, the Taurus has a PS pump and rack and pinion steering. The pump on both my Taurus’s (91 and 03) was noisy . Removing as much fluid from the pump reservior with a turkey baster and replacing with correct fresh fluid helps a bit. Without any more information that’s the best I can do. Check or Owner’s Manual for the correct fluid or go to [ford.com](http://ford.com) and download the manual.

Ed B.

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-taurus-power-steering/119244/4 "2018-06-15T15:40:33Z")

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yeah, not sure what you are asking.

Fords of that era (in my experience anyway,) were pretty picky about what type of P/S fluid was used, or the pump would be noisy. It would work fine, just be noisy.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-taurus-power-steering/119244/5 "2018-06-15T16:13:23Z")

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> [@eddo](#):
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> not sure what you are asking.

Ditto!

> [@eddo](#):
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> Fords of that era (in my experience anyway,) were pretty picky about what type of P/S fluid was used

That is also my recollection.