# 2004 Ford Ranger - How do I purge power steering?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-ranger-how-do-i-purge-power-steering/130916>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [December 16, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-ranger-how-do-i-purge-power-steering/130916 "2018-12-16T00:38:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![MiguelPerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@MiguelPerez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MiguelPerez)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-ranger-how-do-i-purge-power-steering/130916/1 "2018-12-16T00:38:21Z")

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I Pour water in to the steering wheel reservoir accidently look like radiator how bleed 2004 ford ranger

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-ranger-how-do-i-purge-power-steering/130916/2 "2018-12-16T21:30:35Z")

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Remove the low pressure hose from the power steering pump and point it into a container, and plug the hose nipple on the pump.

Fill the power steering pump with fresh fluid, start the engine and keep adding fluid into the pump until what goes into the container is new fluid.

Reconnect the hose and top off the fluid.

Tester