Why is this?

Asked by Guru87SG9 Jan 09, 2020 at 10:06 PM about the 1999 Ford Taurus SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Why is it that my power steering
pump cap pop's off. And pump
only works sometimes when I
zipptie it on.i don't even know if it's
the wrong one. or lines crossed.o
just don't know.

1 Answer

F_O_R answered 4 years ago

The cap probably has a vent. If the vent was plugged up, pressure could build up an pop the cap off.

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