Blunt.RS

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Managed to get hold of a manaul thankyou to ever it was with the info cant find the old thread
my power steering leaking after haveing a good look i really cant see how to replace the pipes they snake and wrap around everthing with little or no room to work
are most things on these cars garage jobs

percybigun

the engine bay is very cramped on the 4-pot mondy's, never mind the v6 ones!

there is a long snakey pipe goes from the pas tank to the pump which is known to fray and leak, but it isnt a very common prob.

more likely PAS leaks on the mondeo's are usually due to a dodgy steering rack, or the pas cooler (behind the bumper) rusts and leaks. if it is the latter, it is very easy to fix (and they cost approx £60 for a new one from ford), if yours needs a new steering rack the sub-frame has to be dropped and it is a very big job.

a recon rack is about £120, but i had one fitted on mine and it started leaking within 6 months. a new genuine ford rack is about £350-400 i think.

Blunt.RS

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Thankyou Mate
praying its not the rack lol i dont think it is
ive had it in the garage to look and on my ramps
its the 2 pipes thaat are connected by rubber joiners to the cooler run along the bottom of the inner wing drivers side
i now got a diagram of ford 1 pipe goes to the resvoiur and 1 to the rack by the look of it
will have to have another look
parts are 50quid he reckoned 200+quid labour WTF

percybigun

see if you can replace them yourself or go to a cheaper garage, ford dealers will charge silly money and it isnt worth paying full whack on an older car.

removing the front bumper might make it alot easier job?

Blunt.RS

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Thankyou for all your input been a great help
that wasnt a dealer mate EEK
yea trying do it myself if i can gonna have a proper look tommrow now i know where they go
just as you know the back is limited access/ vibilty
dealer wanted £850+ for my clutch local garage £490 with new master cyclnder

tabetha

It would be worth try some wynns power steering stop leak first, this swells the seals, even if it only gets you another year, it's extra time to save up!!
I've used this loads on auto boxes that have lost pressure, and had another 3-5 years use from some that are just down to worn/old seals inc me gf car at the mo, it got the reverse gear back as it wouldn't before, but is 16 years old.
tabetha

Blunt.RS

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tabetha cheers mate
deffo worth concidering thankyou

percybigun

alot of places charge silly money for doing mondeo clutches.

round here the labour is about £250-300, some places its more like £400-600!

Mr Clutch at Leeds will do them for £180 supply and fit but they are recon units, i know someone who got one there and had no probs. or they may let you provide your own.

or find a decent mechanic who does stuff on the side, but be sure he knows his stuff because if the subframe isnt aligned right it wont work properly.

Blunt.RS

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£180 thats seems to cheap and TBH it would put me off
Got the clutch done thanks mate £490
wilst i was in getting a new rad for the aircon the blokes tell me hes's had a few of these's and does some work on the side at home
think hes saveing for a house
drop it of fri itll be done sun
so after buying it nearly 3 weeks ago i might be able to drive it in a week or 2

BrianEscCos

Yeah pas cooler pipe easy enough, whip of the under tray (if its still there !) and then from the top you need to undo 2 small bolts that hold it in place, it is tight and really only a 1/4 turn each time but you'll get there. Two rubber pipes connect to the cooler with the type of clips you need to squeeze open and move away, replace these with jubliee clips. You may find it easier to put the 2 bolts back in place from underneath then tighten from above. You will end up with red knuckles !

Blunt.RS

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You are a star sir
the pipe i need to change goes from the cooler then 1 goes to the steerring rack
and 1 to the resivour