Ford Repair: ford taurus oil leak, oil pressure switch, power steering fluid


Question
My 2001 ford taurus is leaking oil-I had a gasket repaired about 2 years ago for a small leak. the last year it started leaking slowly-alot of oil on the power steering cap. All of a sudden it's leaking heavy- pouring out. If i put a quart in most seems to come out. It has 111000 miles on it . What do you think and what would be a reasonable price to pay to fix. thanks

Answer
Lisa
   I have very limited information here. It depends on what color fluid is leaking, where it is
actually leaking from ,how hard it is to repair where you are at and whether a dealer or independent is going to be repairing it. Fluid on the power steering cap is probably power steering fluid but is that what is leaking the most-are you adding power steering fluid or engine oil. if it is power steering fluid on that end of the engine it would more than likely be a hose or
pump itself leaking. If it is engine oil there are to many things to list but a common leak that is steady or pouring out would be an oil pressure switch which would not be expensive to repair where ever your from. I would have it checked out to be sure where it is leaking from then if you need to ask me anything by all means follow up and i'll answer what i can.

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                                                 Mark