# Ford Taurus Steering Fluid **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford, taurus\ **Created:** [September 26, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-steering-fluid/37166 "2009-09-26T13:46:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![schnurke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@schnurke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/schnurke)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-steering-fluid/37166/1 "2009-09-26T13:46:45Z")
Is it true that my 2006 Ford Taurus requires more frequent steering fluid changes than other cars? Recently, a Valvoline station suggested that this model burns up or darkens the fluid and suggested I change it… ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-steering-fluid/37166/2 "2009-09-26T13:50:49Z")
I’ll bet he tells that to all the customers…no matter what they drive. If it isn’t in your owner’s manual recommended scheduled maintenance, it isn’t necessary. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorPinto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@DoctorPinto](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DoctorPinto)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-steering-fluid/37166/3 "2009-09-26T17:01:31Z")
The only time I change my power steering fluid is when a hose lets go. What’s next? Changing the air in the tires? ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-steering-fluid/37166/4 "2009-09-26T17:05:07Z")
To nitrogen… ---
**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:** [September 26, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-steering-fluid/37166/5 "2009-09-26T17:55:43Z")
I don’t know if it’s a Ford thing, but my 91 Taurus and 98 Windstar both had noisy PS pumps. The Taurus’s pump was replaced under warranty. With the Windstar I got into the habit of changing the PS fluid once a year or when the pump started getting noisier as preventive maintenance. I use a turkey baster or siphon to remove the fluid from the PS reservior. Then refill with fresh fluid and run the engine for a few minutes to circulate the fresh fluid through the system and repeat until a quart or two of PS fluid has been put into the system. It only costs the price of quart or two of PS fluid. I had no problems with the power steering in the Windstar for the 8 years I had it. Ed B. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-steering-fluid/37166/6 "2009-09-26T18:39:30Z")
I’m w/ Ed B. Check your fluid once in a while for color & smell. If it does seem to get really dark & bad smelling, just suck it out yourself once in a while & replace with fresh. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorPinto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@DoctorPinto](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DoctorPinto)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-steering-fluid/37166/7 "2009-09-27T01:10:55Z")
That’s right. I almost forgot about the nitrogen in tires. They put it in some beers too. ---
**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-steering-fluid/37166/8 "2009-09-27T02:26:21Z")
My wife’s 2002 ZX2 has very dark PS fluid. I asked a Ford mechanic about it and the response was that Ford’s do that. I will be changing it anyway. My Mercury Grand Marquis has nice red fluid so it must be an outlier.