Have a 1998 Ford Fiesta and wondered if anyone know if its a
hard/long/exensive job to install power steering on it ?

appreciate any info
cheers

"Newsdemon" wrote in message
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Have a 1998 Ford Fiesta and wondered if anyone know if its a
hard/long/exensive job to install power steering on it ?

A fairly easy DIY job. Probably half a days work if you know what
you are doing. I've done it on a Rover SD1 after being given all
the parts, but is it really worth it unless you can find all the
parts cheap at a breakers.
I'd guess it would cost over £300 if you fitted new parts. Rack,
pump, hoses, pulleys, belts, brackets, etc. and maybe a modified
or adapted steering column.
Probably cheaper to sell the car, and buy one that already has
it.
Mike..

"Mike G" wrote in message
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"Newsdemon" wrote in message
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Have a 1998 Ford Fiesta and wondered if anyone know if its a
hard/long/exensive job to install power steering on it ?

A fairly easy DIY job. Probably half a days work if you know what you are
doing. I've done it on a Rover SD1 after being given all the parts, but is
it really worth it unless you can find all the parts cheap at a breakers.
I'd guess it would cost over £300 if you fitted new parts. Rack, pump,
hoses, pulleys, belts, brackets, etc. and maybe a modified or adapted
steering column.
Probably cheaper to sell the car, and buy one that already has it.
Mike..

Cheers for the reply Mike, Fiesta only has 16,000 miles on it even though
its 10 years old and only paid £750 for it so its a car we'd like to keep to
be honest. Its the wifes car and shes getting on a bit now and getting this
after having a power steering car.

I guess its a case of finding what parts id need,, i see power stearing
racks and pumps on ebay pretty cheap either new or reconditioned. Will
probably see what the local garage will charge for it as she'll be keeping
the car for the next 5 years at least!

"Newsdemon" wrote in message
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"Mike G" wrote in message
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"Newsdemon" wrote in message
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Have a 1998 Ford Fiesta and wondered if anyone know if its a
hard/long/exensive job to install power steering on it ?

A fairly easy DIY job. Probably half a days work if you know
what you are doing. I've done it on a Rover SD1 after being
given all the parts, but is it really worth it unless you can
find all the parts cheap at a breakers.
I'd guess it would cost over £300 if you fitted new parts.
Rack, pump, hoses, pulleys, belts, brackets, etc. and maybe a
modified or adapted steering column.
Probably cheaper to sell the car, and buy one that already has
it.
Mike..

Cheers for the reply Mike, Fiesta only has 16,000 miles on it
even though its 10 years old and only paid £750 for it so its a
car we'd like to keep to be honest. Its the wifes car and shes
getting on a bit now and getting this after having a power
steering car.

I guess its a case of finding what parts id need,, i see power
stearing racks and pumps on ebay pretty cheap either new or
reconditioned.

Buying the bits one at a time would be right headache IMO.
There will be so many parts you'll need apart from the pump and
rack.
Even if you buy a new or reconned pump and rack, and new hoses,
which are the critical parts, your best bet is still to get all
the rest you need from a donor car in a breakers.

Will
probably see what the local garage will charge for it as she'll
be keeping the car for the next 5 years at least!

Probably an arm and a leg, compared to how much it would cost you
to do it yourself. It's more tine consuming than difficult.
Mike.

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saying:

Have a 1998 Ford Fiesta and wondered if anyone know if its a
hard/long/exensive job to install power steering on it ?

A fairly easy DIY job. Probably half a days work if you know what you
are doing.

Probably cheaper to sell the car, and buy one that already has it.

Cheers for the reply Mike, Fiesta only has 16,000 miles on it even
though its 10 years old and only paid £750 for it so its a car we'd like
to keep to be honest. Its the wifes car and shes getting on a bit now
and getting this after having a power steering car.

Such a massively low mileage is utterly irrelevant. All it means is that
the car's spent a LOT of time sat around doing sod all. One elderly
owner, by any chance? Only used for shops & church? So it's spent all
it's time being touch-parked at 5,000rpm with slipping clutch.

Seriously - flog this, and buy one with PAS.

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Thus spake Adrian ) unto the assembled multitudes:

Cheers for the reply Mike, Fiesta only has 16,000 miles on it even
though its 10 years old [...]

Such a massively low mileage is utterly irrelevant. All it means is that
the car's spent a LOT of time sat around doing sod all. One elderly
owner, by any chance? Only used for shops & church? So it's spent all
it's time being touch-parked at 5,000rpm with slipping clutch.

And in that 16,000 miles and 10 years how often (if ever) did it get an oil
change? Loads of short journeys, oil rarely gets hot, lots of moisture
forms in it to emulsify it and get into the bearings... Don't wanna scare
you, mind...

That's my mate ****ed then. He's got a Bentley Turbo R with 17,500 miles
and an Interceptor 3 with a couple of hundred more on.

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On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:34:29 +0100, Pete M
wrote:

wrote:
Thus spake Adrian ) unto the assembled multitudes:

Cheers for the reply Mike, Fiesta only has 16,000 miles on it even
though its 10 years old [...]

Such a massively low mileage is utterly irrelevant. All it means is that
the car's spent a LOT of time sat around doing sod all. One elderly
owner, by any chance? Only used for shops & church? So it's spent all
it's time being touch-parked at 5,000rpm with slipping clutch.

And in that 16,000 miles and 10 years how often (if ever) did it get an oil
change? Loads of short journeys, oil rarely gets hot, lots of moisture
forms in it to emulsify it and get into the bearings... Don't wanna scare
you, mind...

That's my mate ****ed then. He's got a Bentley Turbo R with 17,500 miles
and an Interceptor 3 with a couple of hundred more on.

Quite possibly. Has he done the oil change on time, like every 6 or 12
months so lots of oil changes or on distance, like only 3-4 times in
20 years? Lots of low milage users just don't read the book and wreck
the engine by using oil that has degraded by oxidising in the sump
while standing. Normal oil doesn't protect bores and head long term as
it drains away to sump and doesn't have a vapour phase. With normal
oil the vehicle has to be used regularly (once a month) and brought up
to full working temperature to circulate the oil back to the bores and
head, so just doing oil changes on time will not protect an unused
engine. Long term layup needs special oil with a vapour phase or very
high cling, a straight 20 preservative oil was put in the AFS Green
Goddeses, this lost it's preservative qualities if vehicle used for 20
miles. These are the sorts of oil that should be used for long term
non use.
http://www.corrosioncontrol.ca/Mil-Spec_Lubricants.htm
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Peter Hill wrote:
On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:34:29 +0100, Pete M
wrote:

wrote:
Thus spake Adrian ) unto the assembled multitudes:

Cheers for the reply Mike, Fiesta only has 16,000 miles on it even
though its 10 years old [...]
Such a massively low mileage is utterly irrelevant. All it means is that
the car's spent a LOT of time sat around doing sod all. One elderly
owner, by any chance? Only used for shops & church? So it's spent all
it's time being touch-parked at 5,000rpm with slipping clutch.
And in that 16,000 miles and 10 years how often (if ever) did it get an oil
change? Loads of short journeys, oil rarely gets hot, lots of moisture
forms in it to emulsify it and get into the bearings... Don't wanna scare
you, mind...

That's my mate ****ed then. He's got a Bentley Turbo R with 17,500 miles
and an Interceptor 3 with a couple of hundred more on.

Quite possibly. Has he done the oil change on time, like every 6 or 12
months so lots of oil changes or on distance, like only 3-4 times in
20 years? Lots of low milage users just don't read the book and wreck
the engine by using oil that has degraded by oxidising in the sump
while standing. Normal oil doesn't protect bores and head long term as
it drains away to sump and doesn't have a vapour phase. With normal
oil the vehicle has to be used regularly (once a month) and brought up
to full working temperature to circulate the oil back to the bores and
head, so just doing oil changes on time will not protect an unused
engine. Long term layup needs special oil with a vapour phase or very
high cling, a straight 20 preservative oil was put in the AFS Green
Goddeses, this lost it's preservative qualities if vehicle used for 20
miles. These are the sorts of oil that should be used for long term
non use.
http://www.corrosioncontrol.ca/Mil-Spec_Lubricants.htm

The oil gets changed a couple of times a year. The Bentley goes for a
full service about once a year, and minor service maybe every 6 months..



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BMW 325i SE Touring
Range Rover V8 Turbo
Renault 30 TX Auto

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Pete M wrote:

[...]

The oil gets changed a couple of times a year. The Bentley goes for a
full service about once a year, and minor service maybe every 6 months..


Be interesting to know what the running cost per mile is :-)

Chris

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Chris Whelan wrote:

Pete M wrote:

[...]

The oil gets changed a couple of times a year. The Bentley goes for a
full service about once a year, and minor service maybe every 6 months..


Be interesting to know what the running cost per mile is :-)

Probably much more favourable than that of a new diesel repmobile -
neither will be losing anything to depreciation, and may even be
appreciating.

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