Hello Everyone,
I own a 2013 Edge SEL AWD with 135 000km that I bought used with 108000km at the local ford dealership about 18 months ago.
They told me that the steering rack was changed under a recall.
Last week it started leaking power steering fluid, and after taking a look I discovered that the pressure hose was rusted and leaked near the rack.
It was missing little fluid, and I drove less than 10km in that situation.
I've looked through the following posts and the available videos on Youtube on this subject, and changed the hose.
https://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/18265-power-steering-leak/
https://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/7545-power-steering-leak/
https://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/12767-how-to-change-high-pressure-power-steering-line-on-2007-edge/
One mishaps that happened was that I went looking for the banjo bolt torque, at the same time that my helper came to the garage, and completely forgot to torque the banjo bolt before putting in fluid and doing the bleeding process (slowly turning left and right before bump stop). After a couple seconds I realized that it was spilling fluid on the floor, not that much more than a cup or two. I then cleaned the mess and torqued the bolt to 55Nm.
Now, after filling and bleeding the system multiple times, twice yesterday, twice today, the pump still makes noise. Mostly when there is a light press on the accelerator, like when turning from a stop sign.
Earlier this afternoon, I tried the flush method provided by Mactfordedge on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOCEj3R7KIM ), and I believe that it might have helped slightly, but there is still a problem.
The fluid doesn't seem to have any bubbles, the color is great, and the level is right.
Do you think that my steering pump needs to be replaced?
Thank you very much for your help.
Best regards,
Rob