Is synthetic oil worth the price? Also, is there p/s fluid that will stop the whining?

I was wondering about the benifits of synthetic oil. The steering pump on my t-bird is louder than the engine. i changed the fluid and that helped a little, is there a special kind of p/s fluid i can get to stop it from whining?Is synthetic oil worth the price? Also, is there p/s fluid that will stop the whining?
1) Unless your car manufacturer recommended Synthetic oil, you are wasting money using it.


2)there are some Power Steering additives that may help, however, I believe they will only delay the inevitable replacing of the pump.





With that said, use whatever oil you feel best, and meets or exceeds the service grade for your engine. I use Synthetic in my BMW but that's what came in it.





Even though I can't give the power steering additives a great review, I would probably buy a pint and put it in, if it worked great, if not , I'm not out much either.Is synthetic oil worth the price? Also, is there p/s fluid that will stop the whining?
Fords have been plagued with noisy power steering pumps for a very long time. I would flush and fill it with Mobil 1 synthetic.


- Empty as much fluid from the reservoir as possible


- Pull the fuel pump relay


- Remove the return line from the power steering reservoir (mine didn't want to come off so I cut it off since I had plenty of slack in the hose), make sure you have shop towels under the line


- Place a small length of hose over the opening in the reservoir and clamp shut


- Place the return line in a clear length of hose run to a bucket, 5/8'; inside diameter will fit tightly without the need for a clamp


- Raise the front wheels on jackstands


- While you get ready to pour new ATF into the reservoir, have your helper crank the engine while turning the wheels from stop to stop. Do not hold the wheel against the stops for more than 3 seconds. Also since the starter motor is being used do not crank more than 15 seconds at a time and give it a 1 minute rest in between.


- Watch the fluid coming out, once it is clear of old fluid stop cranking and reassemble


- Refill fluid to proper level


- Make sure you purge the air out of the system, I made the mistake of going for a test drive before purging and it sounded like the engine was coming apart.


- To purge lower the wheels on the ground, start the engine and turn the wheels back and forth quickly but do not hit the stops.


- Stop the engine and refill the reservoir to proper level, repeat until the fluid does not drop anymore.
Synthetic oil is worth the price, I'm not sure about your other problem though.
This is actually a known things with fords....., change the fluid a few times (since just once won't get it all out) and see how it affects it, I doubt the noise will go away with syn..... great stuff but not a miracle worker
I've had that sound on a few of the Fords I've owned. My only cure was to trade them off.


It could be low of fluid, but if its' a newer car, it's in the pump and the cure is to replace the pump$$$.


Are you using Ford power steering fluid? You need to exclusively.


You could also try a post on the Ford Yahoo Questions. Ford Techs answer problems there.
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some of that could be caused by the belt slipping around the pulley. i'd make sure its tight enough