The Focus in my sig has had a bit of a power steering leak since I've owned it but I had never been able to find where it was coming from. I started to lose fluid rapidly the last time I drove it before I parked it for a while. Now that I need to start driving it again, I can't keep fluid in it. I did some investigating and found that the pressure switch is leaking directly through the connector. These switches are $40 - $50 everywhere I've looked.
As I understand it, this switch bumps the idle up when the steering wheel is turned full lock. So, is it possible, at least temporarily, to unscrew this switch and put a threaded plug in place to keep the fluid in the system?
As I understand it, this switch bumps the idle up when the steering wheel is turned full lock. So, is it possible, at least temporarily, to unscrew this switch and put a threaded plug in place to keep the fluid in the system?