Hello,
Please help me. I am taking my family out of town tomorrow and noticed something odd today. I have only had this Expedition for a month, but I bought it as is, from the used car deal. My uncle works their and had everything worked on and checked out, but it's out of his hands now.
So the reason I have not noticed this, is I never had a reason to hold the steering all the war to one side. The guy at the tire shop had me hold the steering wheel all the way to the right, so he can trim a couple inches of plastic off, for the new wheels.
After about 10 seconds of holding it, fluid just started pouring out. It's a very steady pour. It only does this when I hold the steering all the way to one side. So far, that if I let the wheel go, it lets off a couple of inches.
Other than that there are absolutely no leaks and the power steering does not leak when turning, normally, or strait. It doesn't leak at all when it's just sitting in the driveway. When I tested it again, like the first time, it took ten seconds or so, before it started to leak. Then the reservoir went from middle line of max, to about an inch lower.
So in short, it only leaks when the wheel is held all the way to one side, it isn't just a leak but a stream, it doesn't start right away but after 10 or more seconds, regular driving is perfectly fine, including U turns, no noise, no shaking, and I know for sure it is power steering fluid, just can not pin point where it is coming from.
My hunch, not being a mechanic, is that the pressure from turning it so hard, makes it build up. After a few seconds, maybe there is some fail safe measure that allows for it to pour out, so that tubes don't bust under the pressure.
I can't find anything on the internet that supports my hunch, but I also can't find anything that suggests someone else has a similar issue. I am slated to leave in about 12 hours so I will lose a day if I have to take it to a mechanic.
I'm hoping someone will tell me my hunch is right, but with my luck, I am wrong and probably have a serious problem.
Please help. I want to drive safe, so if someone confirms it's a design to prevent tubes from busting, then I will feel good about driving it down and skip the mechanic.
Thanks for any and all help!
Please help me. I am taking my family out of town tomorrow and noticed something odd today. I have only had this Expedition for a month, but I bought it as is, from the used car deal. My uncle works their and had everything worked on and checked out, but it's out of his hands now.
So the reason I have not noticed this, is I never had a reason to hold the steering all the war to one side. The guy at the tire shop had me hold the steering wheel all the way to the right, so he can trim a couple inches of plastic off, for the new wheels.
After about 10 seconds of holding it, fluid just started pouring out. It's a very steady pour. It only does this when I hold the steering all the way to one side. So far, that if I let the wheel go, it lets off a couple of inches.
Other than that there are absolutely no leaks and the power steering does not leak when turning, normally, or strait. It doesn't leak at all when it's just sitting in the driveway. When I tested it again, like the first time, it took ten seconds or so, before it started to leak. Then the reservoir went from middle line of max, to about an inch lower.
So in short, it only leaks when the wheel is held all the way to one side, it isn't just a leak but a stream, it doesn't start right away but after 10 or more seconds, regular driving is perfectly fine, including U turns, no noise, no shaking, and I know for sure it is power steering fluid, just can not pin point where it is coming from.
My hunch, not being a mechanic, is that the pressure from turning it so hard, makes it build up. After a few seconds, maybe there is some fail safe measure that allows for it to pour out, so that tubes don't bust under the pressure.
I can't find anything on the internet that supports my hunch, but I also can't find anything that suggests someone else has a similar issue. I am slated to leave in about 12 hours so I will lose a day if I have to take it to a mechanic.
I'm hoping someone will tell me my hunch is right, but with my luck, I am wrong and probably have a serious problem.
Please help. I want to drive safe, so if someone confirms it's a design to prevent tubes from busting, then I will feel good about driving it down and skip the mechanic.
Thanks for any and all help!