Great video, thanks for the advice mine is sounding very similar to that...a leak, as I top my fluid next day its dropped, made that whining noise. I topped it up with more fluid the sound stopped, so definitely a leak. Thanks :)
These years of Ford Focus are supposed to use Mercon V transmission fluid for the power steering fluid. It took me killing 2 pumps to figure it out. Looked like the fluid you put it was clear normal power steering fluid. That stuff will kill the new pump.
We have a 2003 focus and I accidently used mercon V in the pwr steering...the seals Immediately began to stiffen up and steering became Very stiff.. had to flush it All out and use strait Mercon... the mercon V was for the tranny only... Not sure about later yrs but 2003, Never run mercon V as pwr steering fluid! manual also states plain mercon for this yr
@@skip741x3 What are you talking about? From Ford Motorcraft: "Motorcraft® MERCON® V is a premium-quality automatic transmission fluid recommended by Ford Motor Company for use in Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles that require either MERCON® V or MERCON® type fluid. Use in automatic and manual transmissions and power steering systems previously serviced with MERCON." I can't even find plain Mercon anywhere.
You scared me at 2:20 when your long hair was not far enough away from the belt while the engine was running . Loose clothing and long hair need to be kept away from rotating machinery or there is risk of horrific injuries. Please be careful.
I am a focus tech and I saw a lot of things that need correcting for one lets start with safety your hair do not let it hang down like that when removing the pully and installing the pully use the correct tool this was not done the correct way always chock the rear wheels when on ramps change all of the orings and any gaskets i own a 03 focus ztw 2,3 its the wagon model when unbolting the pump from the veh use line wrenches if you have them they can round off due to rust i live in ny we put the r in rust dont use wd 40 as a pent fluid its a water displacement fluid not a pent fluid use blaster or kroil liquid wrench is really good as well
I dont understand how she got that 4th mounting bolt out without removing the pressure line. Stupid line mounts directly in front of the last mounting bolt. I've been at this for hours, i can't get a wrench on the line because the space is too tight, and i can't get the mounting bolt out because the line is directly in the way. This is why I'm not a mechanic.
Good job doing that yourself. I do like the original focus, always wanted one! I have the Focus mk2 2.0 estate in ghia trim, always have a go at doing my own maintainance, very reliable cars. I added your channel.
@@jesschavez2802 Good thing about Fords, cheap parts, 2nd hand parts good availability and plenty of plug and play upgrades! Never had any issues with mine at all, very reliable motor, had around 95k on it in 2017 when I got it, has almost 127k 5 years later! Apart from the normal service items, changed plugs once, oil and filter every year same with air filter and 2 front tyres, part worns lol rears are still the ones that were on it when I bought it, they hardly wear on the rear. Oh and discs and pads all round, which were very cheap, fitted nyself. The 2.0 duratec is a solid bullet proof engine! 👌 Thing is over 5 years of owning it the value has shot up to anything up to £2.5k with these crazy 2nd hand price increases, I paid £550 for it in 2017, happy days, cheap motoring!! 😀
I want to thank everyone, the video producer and the commenters here. NOTe. Read the other comments. I found that by pulling the pulley first on the car, and taking the passenger headlight out as in the comments here, that I could use a full sized 18mm on the touchy high pressure connection. Even with the light out, it is HARD to get on the fitting with the pulley blocking the wrench. This would be true with a sawed off wrench as well. Rent the pulley puller and pull the pulley first. I loosened the three motor mount bolts on the passenger side and slightly jacked up the motor to make this easier, but I think it will barely clear even if you don't loosen the mounts. This makes it easier to get a good connection on the new pump as well and no hammer is needed. Other videos will show you how to remove and replace a power steering pulley {its the SAME as other fords, gms and dodges). Pulling the light will save you much suffering as well... I had a hard time figuring out the light, but found a hidden bolt under the fender well (take it loose as you would to access the ac charging port. I just reached in from underneath with mine) The headlight has three bolts/ fasteners on top and one under the fenderwell. You need to take the two bolts on the center grill loose as well to carefully wiggle the light out...
I want to add this in case somebody hasn't done much on this engine type. When I use the pulley puller, I first take the coolant Reservoir out of the way so that the hoses aren't in the way right where I want to use the pulley puller. Only metal should be in front of the pulley. Pulling the coolant reservoir and setting it aside and the power steering reservoir is common practice on these engines when you're working with the serpentine belt or the timing belt , alternator or the water pump. You don't disconnect the hoses to the reservoir. You just pull the mounting bolt and set it aside on top of the valve covers (you don'tloose any coolant). If you search for a video on timing belt you will see them start out this way to get things out of the way
You are awesome! Your car is just like mine so thank you. You gave me allot of insight as to what I need to do. Not only that, you're beautiful. I mean, a gal that works on cars? That's hot. Thank you.
The way you removed the high pressure line is the best way to break it , You should remove the passenger side headlight to get you wrenches in as well as your fitting wrench to remove that line and there is a puller and installer tool to remove & install the pulley. And please show the Guy doing all the important work, He is your Teacher.
Hey Mark! Thank you for the feedback. Great advice on the headlamp, we should have done a bit more tear down before removing the pump. Agreed there's a tool for every job, but sometimes you've just got to make due with what you've got.
Hey Mark. It's a year later and your advice was the best advice anybody could have given me. I pulled the pulley before I loosen the high-pressure line. The pulley blocks the ranch from fully getting on the fitting. You save me a lot of suffering
Listening to the idle at 15:45, I think that you might have a bad EGR valve. It sounds a bit like it's oscillating. pull the left side off the DPFE sensor (connects to the EGR valve) and see if you can feel the pressure in the hose oscillating.
When I removed the cylinder head cover I found that it was completely flooded! I sucked the water out with a shop vac and used compressed air to make sure it was dry - removed and replaced spark plugs. I also found that the idle air control valve was bad and swapped that out. My friend hasn't mentioned any further issues with the rough idling but if it starts to go bad again I'll give that a shot! Thanks for the tip!
Nice video. Thanks for the great tutorial. Can’t wait to see more. Just one thing, when you are talking into the camera, talk(look) at the lens, don’t look at yourself in the phone or viewfinder. It looks like you are talking to someone off camera rather than us, the viewer. Again, great video, it was really well done. Now I know how to fix that leak haha. I subscribed and left a like.
Best to take off that fitting before the two bottom 10mm bolts but still works just a lil more juggling the pump around perhaps u didn't have a small enough 18mm wrench too get in there
By "not small enough" do you mean "not short enough"? I have to work on mine (2001 ZX3 I bought new in Nov of 2000). If I need to buy a cheapie 18 mm to cut down so it's short enough to get in there, I'd like to have it ready. :-) Figure I might as well cut open the closed end and turn it in to a "flare" wrench. :-)
A year later, and I'm in the same conundrum you were in. Were you able to resolve it? How do I get that stupid last bolt out? I'm about ready to commit arsen on my own car.
Yes there are pulley cats available for borrow at most auto parts stores. On this car you can actually pull the pulley before you remove the pump. Then you can install the new pump without the pulley and then push it on after you tighten up the fittings
But what I like to know is where the leak actually was, I hoped you showed the old pump & sensor close up... Was it the sensor seal? Or a pinhole? I have a same kind of problem as you with a ford focus wagon 1.6 2004
The leak was coming from the sensor, it was coming directly out of the connector pin. We didn't cut apart the sensor , but I'm suspecting there was a crack in the sensor diaphragm. Unfortunately I threw out the part, otherwise I would have cut it open for you. Sorry.
I had this same problem with my 2003 Ford Focus 1.4 zetec se. I just unscrewed the leaking senor without removing anything else and filled it with chemical steel. Cost nothing as I had the stuff there. The sensor isn’t necessary as it tells the engine to increase throttle slightly when the pressure rises. I noticed no difference in how it worked after.
In my case when I took it off the Teflon seal was tore up at the bottom from when the car was assembled. I did by one because of people mentioning into here. I don't think it does a hell of a lot
Best way to do this is pull the motor mount through bolt and raise the engine it gives you better access especially on the escort which is a horrible job unless you know what you’re doing ! Ford gave the most stubborn power steering pump ever 😭 after I did the job the o rim inside the line was leaking and so I had to pull the line and the return line and it’s because the bracket holds both together and you have the force the bracket off the old one to get the new line In and it’s a pain this car and the escort is just such a engineered failure 💯 most fords are 😂
Terrible video... can't see anything... don't discuss sizes of sockets or show where they're at.... didn't see the sensor repair... but I did learn the SPF sunscreen used. Wasted time.
She still has the only video addressing replacing the pump. Yes your advice was outstanding. But she still has the only video. I thought of that afterwards but I didn't video mine. If it weren't for her video I would not have seen your advice in the comments
@@hardnoxperformance The words were fine and helpful. The video footage, however bordered on useless. I could've got almost as much repair information if it was a podcast with no video! Specifically, it was the manner in which the video footage was shot that inherently objectified your model by making her the focus of the video, instead of the repair.
Good job! I have the same issue and the same Zetec motor and will attempt this now.
Hey Sweetie, protect your beautiful skin, wear gloves!
Nice job tho'. Greetings from Hungary!
Great video, thanks for the advice mine is sounding very similar to that...a leak, as I top my fluid next day its dropped, made that whining noise. I topped it up with more fluid the sound stopped, so definitely a leak. Thanks :)
Glad it helped! :)
I thought man, the hardest part is doing that in the full sun then 2 seconds later you say “the sun is burning me”😄
These years of Ford Focus are supposed to use Mercon V transmission fluid for the power steering fluid. It took me killing 2 pumps to figure it out. Looked like the fluid you put it was clear normal power steering fluid. That stuff will kill the new pump.
James, you're absolutely right. Thank you for the heads up!
We have a 2003 focus and I accidently used mercon V in the pwr steering...the seals Immediately began to stiffen up and steering became Very stiff.. had to flush it All out and use strait Mercon... the mercon V was for the tranny only... Not sure about later yrs but 2003, Never run mercon V as pwr steering fluid! manual also states plain mercon for this yr
Thank you your advice helped me out greatly
@@skip741x3 What are you talking about? From Ford Motorcraft: "Motorcraft® MERCON® V is a premium-quality automatic transmission fluid recommended by Ford Motor Company for use in Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles that require either MERCON® V or MERCON® type fluid. Use in automatic and manual transmissions and power steering systems previously serviced with MERCON." I can't even find plain Mercon anywhere.
@@skip741x3I have a 2002 Ford Escspe XLS is Mercon v used as power steering fluid ?
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Muchas gracias Gerado! Saludos!
You scared me at 2:20 when your long hair was not far enough away from the belt while the engine was running . Loose clothing and long hair need to be kept away from rotating machinery or there is risk of horrific injuries. Please be careful.
You're absolutely correct, safety first. Thank you!
Good Lord, don't ever let your hair hang down by the belt
just did a p/s line replacement on a 04 focus and I found removing the r. h/l gave access to the pump area.
I am a focus tech and I saw a lot of things that need correcting for one lets start with safety your hair do not let it hang down like that when removing the pully and installing the pully use the correct tool this was not done the correct way always chock the rear wheels when on ramps change all of the orings and any gaskets i own a 03 focus ztw 2,3 its the wagon model when unbolting the pump from the veh use line wrenches if you have them they can round off due to rust i live in ny we put the r in rust dont use wd 40 as a pent fluid its a water displacement fluid not a pent fluid use blaster or kroil liquid wrench is really good as well
I dont understand how she got that 4th mounting bolt out without removing the pressure line. Stupid line mounts directly in front of the last mounting bolt. I've been at this for hours, i can't get a wrench on the line because the space is too tight, and i can't get the mounting bolt out because the line is directly in the way. This is why I'm not a mechanic.
Good job doing that yourself. I do like the original focus, always wanted one!
I have the Focus mk2 2.0 estate in ghia trim, always have a go at doing my own maintainance, very reliable cars.
I added your channel.
Idk man. I hate fords, mine is just one problem after another and it doesn’t stop.
@@jesschavez2802 Good thing about Fords, cheap parts, 2nd hand parts good availability and plenty of plug and play upgrades!
Never had any issues with mine at all, very reliable motor, had around 95k on it in 2017 when I got it, has almost 127k 5 years later!
Apart from the normal service items, changed plugs once, oil and filter every year same with air filter and 2 front tyres, part worns lol rears are still the ones that were on it when I bought it, they hardly wear on the rear.
Oh and discs and pads all round, which were very cheap, fitted nyself.
The 2.0 duratec is a solid bullet proof engine! 👌
Thing is over 5 years of owning it the value has shot up to anything up to £2.5k with these crazy 2nd hand price increases, I paid £550 for it in 2017, happy days, cheap motoring!! 😀
Great content loved it and I'm.doing this job rn
I want to thank everyone, the video producer and the commenters here. NOTe. Read the other comments. I found that by pulling the pulley first on the car, and taking the passenger headlight out as in the comments here, that I could use a full sized 18mm on the touchy high pressure connection. Even with the light out, it is HARD to get on the fitting with the pulley blocking the wrench. This would be true with a sawed off wrench as well. Rent the pulley puller and pull the pulley first. I loosened the three motor mount bolts on the passenger side and slightly jacked up the motor to make this easier, but I think it will barely clear even if you don't loosen the mounts. This makes it easier to get a good connection on the new pump as well and no hammer is needed. Other videos will show you how to remove and replace a power steering pulley {its the SAME as other fords, gms and dodges). Pulling the light will save you much suffering as well... I had a hard time figuring out the light, but found a hidden bolt under the fender well (take it loose as you would to access the ac charging port. I just reached in from underneath with mine) The headlight has three bolts/ fasteners on top and one under the fenderwell. You need to take the two bolts on the center grill loose as well to carefully wiggle the light out...
I want to add this in case somebody hasn't done much on this engine type. When I use the pulley puller, I first take the coolant Reservoir out of the way so that the hoses aren't in the way right where I want to use the pulley puller. Only metal should be in front of the pulley. Pulling the coolant reservoir and setting it aside and the power steering reservoir is common practice on these engines when you're working with the serpentine belt or the timing belt , alternator or the water pump. You don't disconnect the hoses to the reservoir. You just pull the mounting bolt and set it aside on top of the valve covers (you don'tloose any coolant). If you search for a video on timing belt you will see them start out this way to get things out of the way
Great video. Wow!!!! Bravissimo!
Hola! Una pregunta, los cables de donde vienen para que se conecte al sensor. Tengo un Focus 2003 pero no cuenta con el arnés.
You are incredible.
Wouldn't simply replacing the O-ring around the pressure switch solve the problem?
Is not the O-ring that fails...those sensors blew up from the bottom center of the plug.
I hope u chalked the back wheels n put the brake on 🤔
La tuerca que une el tubo de alta presión a la bomba, lleva un o ring de nylon blanco que es difícil de poner, ánimo con el canal.
I was able to remove/add the just the sensor, with a deep socket, if that was the initial thought were the problem was and then retrying.
Hi could you make a video if you have any rack and pinion issues I’m trying to change mine myself plz and thanks
Thank you so much guys was very helpful appreciated it
Thank you for that information. Can you please help with the ECM location
You are awesome! Your car is just like mine so thank you. You gave me allot of insight as to what I need to do. Not only that, you're beautiful. I mean, a gal that works on cars? That's hot. Thank you.
The way you removed the high pressure line is the best way to break it , You should remove the passenger side headlight to get you wrenches in as well as your fitting wrench to remove that line and there is a puller and installer tool to remove & install the pulley. And please show the Guy doing all the important work, He is your Teacher.
Hey Mark! Thank you for the feedback. Great advice on the headlamp, we should have done a bit more tear down before removing the pump. Agreed there's a tool for every job, but sometimes you've just got to make due with what you've got.
Hey Mark. It's a year later and your advice was the best advice anybody could have given me. I pulled the pulley before I loosen the high-pressure line. The pulley blocks the ranch from fully getting on the fitting. You save me a lot of suffering
Listening to the idle at 15:45, I think that you might have a bad EGR valve. It sounds a bit like it's oscillating. pull the left side off the DPFE sensor (connects to the EGR valve) and see if you can feel the pressure in the hose oscillating.
When I removed the cylinder head cover I found that it was completely flooded! I sucked the water out with a shop vac and used compressed air to make sure it was dry - removed and replaced spark plugs. I also found that the idle air control valve was bad and swapped that out. My friend hasn't mentioned any further issues with the rough idling but if it starts to go bad again I'll give that a shot!
Thanks for the tip!
I see you forgot to replace the nylon "O" ring that is very important to make sure there are no leaks.
Thank you for posting you help me out greatly a year later
I replaced my Powering steering pump and never got under my car because I removed both the radiator & powering steering reservoir.
Nice video. Thanks for the great tutorial. Can’t wait to see more. Just one thing, when you are talking into the camera, talk(look) at the lens, don’t look at yourself in the phone or viewfinder. It looks like you are talking to someone off camera rather than us, the viewer. Again, great video, it was really well done. Now I know how to fix that leak haha. I subscribed and left a like.
Thanks for the feedback! I'll practice looking at the lens :)
Lucky Dude!!!!!!
Best to take off that fitting before the two bottom 10mm bolts but still works just a lil more juggling the pump around perhaps u didn't have a small enough 18mm wrench too get in there
You're spot on, I didn't have an 18mm wrench that fit while the pump was still installed. Thanks for watching! :)
By "not small enough" do you mean "not short enough"? I have to work on mine (2001 ZX3 I bought new in Nov of 2000). If I need to buy a cheapie 18 mm to cut down so it's short enough to get in there, I'd like to have it ready. :-) Figure I might as well cut open the closed end and turn it in to a "flare" wrench. :-)
@@phillipzx3754 thank you for posting this. Almost a year later it helped me out
How did you get the bottom bolt off the high pressure line is in the way
A year later, and I'm in the same conundrum you were in. Were you able to resolve it? How do I get that stupid last bolt out? I'm about ready to commit arsen on my own car.
@@TheStevengob123 I did get it off it's been so long I can't remember how I did it I might of found a different video as reference
@@boostedkidproductions9719 ok. Glad you got through. Thanks for the quick response.
Just one question how and which time spend one full day with you at work and at the time night i want eng overhaul 😘😘😘😘😘😘
Anybody else click on this video cuz they thought the girl was hot. She was outside so i was just concerned lol
I just had seen how you installed the pully and THAT is the BEST way to VOID YOUR WARRENTY, you are putting to MUCH PRESSURE on the Seals .
😂 I'd say this car is past its warranty period. If a vehicle has warranty, then absolutely take it to the dealership to have it serviced.
More like it will break pump cover and or rotor
Yes there are pulley cats available for borrow at most auto parts stores. On this car you can actually pull the pulley before you remove the pump. Then you can install the new pump without the pulley and then push it on after you tighten up the fittings
But what I like to know is where the leak actually was, I hoped you showed the old pump & sensor close up... Was it the sensor seal? Or a pinhole? I have a same kind of problem as you with a ford focus wagon 1.6 2004
The leak was coming from the sensor, it was coming directly out of the connector pin.
We didn't cut apart the sensor , but I'm suspecting there was a crack in the sensor diaphragm. Unfortunately I threw out the part, otherwise I would have cut it open for you. Sorry.
I had this same problem with my 2003 Ford Focus 1.4 zetec se. I just unscrewed the leaking senor without removing anything else and filled it with chemical steel. Cost nothing as I had the stuff there. The sensor isn’t necessary as it tells the engine to increase throttle slightly when the pressure rises. I noticed no difference in how it worked after.
In my case it was coming from the front seal of the 2002 Focus so I had to change the pump
How did u replace the high pressure hose did u u replace the teflon seal and also did the new threaded nut abd seal for ol
In my case when I took it off the Teflon seal was tore up at the bottom from when the car was assembled. I did by one because of people mentioning into here. I don't think it does a hell of a lot
Hot
Look at her coolant reservoir.
💪🏾
Best way to do this is pull the motor mount through bolt and raise the engine it gives you better access especially on the escort which is a horrible job unless you know what you’re doing ! Ford gave the most stubborn power steering pump ever 😭 after I did the job the o rim inside the line was leaking and so I had to pull the line and the return line and it’s because the bracket holds both together and you have the force the bracket off the old one to get the new line In and it’s a pain this car and the escort is just such a engineered failure 💯 most fords are 😂
Terrible video... can't see anything... don't discuss sizes of sockets or show where they're at.... didn't see the sensor repair... but I did learn the SPF sunscreen used. Wasted time.
To much important information skipped .
ничо такая телочка...
This is Amature Hour Here !
She still has the only video addressing replacing the pump. Yes your advice was outstanding. But she still has the only video. I thought of that afterwards but I didn't video mine. If it weren't for her video I would not have seen your advice in the comments
Would be a useful video if you focused on the components the narrator talked about instead of objectifying her.
Who objectified her?
@@froskonic1854 The video footage principally focuses on the model and not the repair.
@@stephendee7839 ah I see
Thanks for the feedback - I've noticed it has become a habit of mine. I'll be more cognizant of the words I use for future videos.
@@hardnoxperformance The words were fine and helpful. The video footage, however bordered on useless. I could've got almost as much repair information if it was a podcast with no video! Specifically, it was the manner in which the video footage was shot that inherently objectified your model by making her the focus of the video, instead of the repair.
Another You Tuber looking to make $$$$ What a JOKE !
We're a long way away from monetization, but thanks for watching 😂