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The Mercury Sable is a Large Front or All Wheel Drive Luxury Sedan produced by Mercury ... A major sheet metal and interior redesign occured in 2000, softening some the .... For both 3.0 L and 3.8 L V6 engines, the drive belt system became a .... Also a new trim level was intoduced the LS Platinum Edition, it featured Satin ...
You have to discon the battery cable before you start. Remove the coolant expansion tank. Remove the drivebelt and alternator if you have an OHV V6. Raise the vehicle on jack stands. Place a drain pan below the pump. From below, remove the splash shield and discon any brackets or ties that hold the hose to the body. After draining, you may have to replace the pwr steering fluid filter, located in the fluid line, then replace the fluid. A crows-foot wrench may be necessary to remove some hose fittings. This is a job for a mechanic with a power lift to be honest. Whatever you do, be careful not to contaminate the power steering fluid. Bleed the system after replacing the hose. The pressure hose is held in place by threads and not a clamp as the other hose has. Get yourself the Haynes repair manual 36075 '96 thru 2005 Ford Taurus & Merc Sable. It has a detailed step by step description of this procedure. Good Luck
You have to have power to your brake switch for your shifter interlock to work. I would check the brake fuse and make sure you are getting power to the brake switch located on the pedal assembly under the steering column.
For2000 Mercury Sable 3.0L EFI DOHC 6cyl the Flasher is located on front seating area, driver side, under dash, mounted in junction block.
Passenger compartment fuse panel The fuse panel is located below and to the left of the steering wheel by the brake pedal. Remove the panel cover to access the fuses. To remove a fuse use the fuse puller tool provided on the fuse panel cover. I suggtes check the next positions...
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Bad steering rack, or bad spoolvalve,in rack. leaky pressure between cylinder & piston in the rack. Check A/C PRESSURE SWITCH,UNPLUG SEE IF CHANGES POWER STEERING EFFORTS.
Check your vacuum hoses (They are 3/8" Rubber hosing on the right side of the engine, you will need to remove the air intake piping (Also remove the throttle body to make accessing them easier) This is the #1 cause of high idling in the 3.0 OHV and 3.0 DOHC sable engines.
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