2005 Mercury Montego Power steering pump

Tiny
JOHN BEATHEA
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  • 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO
  • 164,000 MILES
I recently had the power steering pump replaced on my montego, I discovered that after turning on the heater I was loosing power steering fluid.I took it back to my mechanic who stated that the pump was bad, so he replaced it with a new one. Well when you see fluid seeming to"bubble"from heat in the container, you panic, now I was told that it was from the bad pump, but when the pump was replaced I saw this again, my question is, is this supposed to happen?Is the power steering fluid supposed to boil or appear to bubble when the car is running?I hope you understand what I mean. Even when the heat is off, the fluid is still moving around in there, swirling, bubbling and what not.
Friday, August 2nd, 2013 AT 4:36 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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If there are no leaks, chances are there is air in the system causing the bubbles. Based on your description, I wouldn't be too concerned about it.
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Friday, August 2nd, 2013 AT 7:30 PM
Tiny
JOHN BEATHEA
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Thank you jacobandnickolas.I feel a lot better than I was. It was my belief that the fluid isn't supposed to move, let alone appear to be"boiling"or shaking violently in the container, thank you again.
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Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 AT 12:28 PM
Tiny
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Glad to help.
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Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 AT 9:29 PM

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