Ford Windstar power steering line

[@sheldonlong7448]

You don't know how much time and aggravation you saved me and my brother by making this video. We replaced the whole power steering pump and this was happening. We were stuck until we pressed play on your video. Thank man!

[@BigTravGill]

I'm so glad I was able to help you guys out. I now own that van...!! lol

[@chevyvan9568]

thanks so much for a great video. getting ready to do mine right now. just imagine the hundreds of dollars this would have cost in the shop. Helping one another is a great thing. Thanks again Travis

[@BigTravGill]

Glad I could help

[@charlesjacobs4710]

On the 2000 ford windstar the clamp that holds the hose is a plastic clamp which can be pulled open by pulling up on the top on the end closest to the motor. Pull it up and it will open and you just lift the hose up out of it and lay the new one in and push it back down to latch it.

[@BobKontak]

LOL. I have the fancy lift and your way is the way to do it. Only thing I will add is on the wiper arms push down on the arm (near the base) against the spring tension while you lift the base of the arm off with a separate little curved pry screwdriver type tool. There are no 10mm bolts in that cowl. Just long 8mm (at least on this 2002). There are a couple of hard to find ones. A speed gun helps. Disconnect the squirtie tubes, wiper motor and under hood light connection and the whole unit pivots out. Thanks for the vid. Saved me some pain.

[@jonjeeper9425]

Thankyou that did help i didnt know about the seal inside .

[@BigTravGill]

I had to learn the hard way on it... thats why I made this video to help people

[@martinarrosagaray6945]

11-16-2022 thanks bro. Nice to have someone like you on my side. I have a 1996 Windstar. All kind problems. Overheat, rough idle, heavy fuel consumption, power steering pump to replace(2nd time). First time…I tried, soon as I was finished, the car was still moaning the power steering blues. Gonna do, water pump, power steering pump and heater core all at same time. Hopefully you will be able to tip me in on things. Thank you .

[@BigTravGill]

Man I’m so glad I was able to help. I show all my customers everything I do work wise on my business Facebook page… Gill Mobile Auto Repair

[@geronimo67]

Great info! My Windstar is leaking power steering fluid from the same place. I'll be working on it soon.

[@anthonyshea5181]

Thanks Travis.....was easy to replace hose....CHEERS FROM BOSTON 🇺🇸

[@BigTravGill]

I'm glad this helped you out man...!

[@nathanromero6838]

God bless you just thank you for this video man you just made my life a whole lot easier thank you

[@BigTravGill]

I'm glad I could help brother

[@jamesbinger29]

Thanks for the tip. Got to change one today on my 02 Windstar.

[@BigTravGill]

Glad I could help man

[@theactualdarthvader]

thank you man! i saw it spewing out of in between the nut and the line so i figured it was a seal, but this video cleared more things up. thanks again!

[@BigTravGill]

I'm glad this helped you out...!!

[@todlundgren5177]

I think that's whats wrong with my wind start. thank you so much. I wish I saw this before i changed my pump, WOMP!!

[@hectorzazueta5752]

Excelent video!! Thank you so much !

[@BigTravGill]

Im glad this helped you..!

[@SuzanneRoss-ry5im]

Thanks so much for the video! I really appreciate it! Will make life 10x easier 😅

[@habibkooljab]

This really helped me, thank you so much!

[@BigTravGill]

Im glad this helped man..!!

[@habibkooljab]

@@BigTravGill That line, is it connected to anything in the back or does it just freely hang there along the firewall?

[@BigTravGill]

@@habibkooljab I think it had 2 10mm bolts under it I talked about in the video... Im not sure I showed it though but they are easy to ge to from the passenger side

[@habibkooljab]

@@BigTravGill that really helps a lot, it's raining here so I can't finish it, I did get the passenger side off thanks to your video, I will watch it again. I'm gonna tie a string to it to help feed it along.

[@BigTravGill]

@@habibkooljab Its not to bad of a job to be honest. I wish I showed more on the video but this is when I was just firing up videos again... trust me when you jack it up from the passenger side and go under its not bad to get that 1 or 2 10mm's ...

[@williamhoward7121]

Thanks so much, this just saved me a bunch of work. This was an instant subscribe for me and I hope others that get this kind of help from youtubers are smart enough to click the subscribe otherwise little point in making these. Let me know if you have a way that I can send you contribution and be worth 20 bucks for the headache you just save me.

[@BigTravGill]

My god man thanks....I'm so glad this was able to help you out. I run a mobile auto Repair here in Charleston South Carolina doing stuff like this. Look up Gill Mobile Auto Repair on Facebook

[@tonyrome068]

Thank you sir. Great job keep up the great WORK!! God bless you

[@BigTravGill]

Glad I could help

[@Cantante1963]

thank you for the video,man. It really help me a great deal

[@kw686]

I got a leak on mine I was hoping it’s not the rack itself….it almost looks like it’s coming from around the pressure switch so from what you showed it will be easier to just take the line off plus due to mileage I am replacing the pump as well

[@briansansone]

How many people were pulling their hair out because of this one? I tried a bunch of different seals. I had no Idea the line is different than a brake line. Thank You!

[@joedel9563]

Ya man thanks, your vid was great. Keep them up and I'll ask some questions soon.

[@aroundlinemen]

great tip s thanks < i have with grind power steer pump noise . think it is the pump? thanks

[@rockyethridge7272]

Thanks for sharing. You really helped bro. 😁✌

[@churchclausi3662]

Hay, I'm haveing truble getting the second bolt in where in your video you put the flashlight on it. I have tried every angle you can think of and I checked and the threads look clean and not broken and I just can't seem to get it in. Any ideas as to why?

[@robertbirmingham6926]

Thanks, this is exactly my problem.

[@TheStabilio]

Did you install without putting that 8mm nut back underneath? My hose has that bracket riveted onto the hose that was on the car so that it can't be slid off - I'd have to grind out the rivet to remove and fit onto the new one which does not have a bracket attached. The new hose has a greater length of heat shield. Hose doesn't have much slack in it to begin with and seems pretty set in place. I'm gonna be going this next week and am leaning toward not worrying about the bracket. It looks like the bracket is still on the old hose you removed here. Just wondering how you handled it. Thanks

[@acemcdaniels1579]

Great video!! Hope that's all it is. Thanks.

[@glennryan646]

I came just for the cool canopy thing ;-)

[@luisgauna1836]

Really helped a lot bro thanks

[@BigTravGill]

Glad this helped you !!

[@Charles-ui4rx]

I am the proud owner of a 1996 Ford Windstard full of power steering fluid but but still make that noise I would love to find some info on it replacing it

[@habibkooljab]

Travis i have a 2001 ford Windstar 3.8L i am looking for the CHT Cylinder Head Temp sensor. It's for the engine coolant temperature, my radiator fan wont come on and this might be the problem. But i cannot find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@jaderainbeauty]

I have leak near the smaller part of the hose and the bolt. Which is what i think you are describing for inner seal that cannot be replaced. But, my thread part and bolt still rotate together. So does that sound like the inner seal or Teflon oRing?

[@chandra-maeamedley1811]

I got a 2002 and it has a leak or leaks, but not from the top like in your video. I never worked on power steering issues before, so I could only speculate on a hunch while recording a video. Too bad I can't add it with my comments. So you never mentioned the part name / or part number (OEM # would be helpful also). Is the name of the part the "Power Steering Pressure Line"?:

[@BigTravGill]

It should be called the High pressure line. Some Auto parts stores may change it up a bit but its a high pressure line

[@ericburhop1464]

What year is this Ford Windstar?

[@renegomez5927]

How to get the new hose for power steering

[@johnmacneill6403]

Thanks! Nice job!

[@BigTravGill]

Thank you too!

[@donttrip1444]

What is the part number of the steering line? You think it'll fit on a 01 Windstar?

[@BigTravGill]

I'm not sure on that one. I'll try and find the part number

[@jessicabrotzel2888]

Would this be the same for an 01 wind star?

[@loriellenbarger7787]

I couldn't get the line off no matter what I tried! Any suggestions?

[@cswslayer]

I am a novice mechanic and recently became homeless i Portland OR. I bought a 99 Ford windstar with many issues to avoid living on the street. I know one of the issues is power steering leak. High whine and fluid loss. My problem is I dont really know how to look for the leak and where it is. I think the vehicle was in an accident in the past, so thats where the leak might have come from. Never the less I need to fix it before I spend more in power steering fluid than the vehicle is worth, lol. Any words of wisdom?

[@BigTravGill]

Man I hate to hear it..its tough not being there to see the car..stay strong brother

[@irbin70]

I dont see it leak. But when I turn steering wheel, it starts smoking from the fluid landing on heat. Power steer remain high but still makes sound

[@aaronedenthebest]

i got the same smoking thing going on with this one in my shop now all let you know whats up

[@harrisgio81]

Thanks this does really help!

[@wandoed]

You are the man!!!!

[@BigTravGill]

Did this help you out brother...??

[@wandoed]

@@BigTravGill Yes, 1000%!!!

[@cc5341]

Things are looking up 😃

[@JuniusJones]

Did you wind up using an OEM part or a third party?

[@BigTravGill]

I got this part from Autozone....not to plug them

[@JuniusJones]

@@BigTravGill the $20, $45 or $75?

[@BigTravGill]

@@JuniusJones I got the line for under 90 bucks... but it has been awhile

[@JuniusJones]

@@BigTravGill you're the best. Thank you.

[@hunterhammerot7220]

oil in the spark plugd.. what do i need to fix?

[@BigTravGill]

that could be bad

[@GothiczHouseOfKustomz]

Thanx man, I gotta face this myself

[@BigTravGill]

Hope this helps. This was my customers van and I just bought it from him last month...!! so more videos to come

[@levonne766]

Thanks for the info. 👍

[@tommielockett8697]

I need help with my van

[@BigTravGill]

whats up

[@tommielockett8697]

Hiw much will you charge for a power steering line replacement

[@vickyausenbaugh8864]

Power steering is very hard to turn. .