ok to start of with the car is a 2001 mustang gt....last night going to my girls house to avoid an accendent i hopped a curb so i wouldnt rear end a guy... when i drove off the curb everything felt normal about a mile down the road i loose power steering and my oil pressure gauge drops low so i pull into walmart jack up the car and theres p/s fluid everywhere yet no oil..i thought since my oil pressure dropped i must have smashed the oil pan but there wasnt a scratch on it however i found a p/s hardline kinked right before a fitting on the rack i bought some p/s fluid so i can see where else its leaking and there where 2 other spots.. strapped for cash io drove the car home with no p/s and the oil pressure gague playing with my emotions by dropping low as fuck then balancing out back and forth... this was in st pete...i live in clearwater about half way down 19 my brakes feel like rocks but i made it home


now my question is do you think i need a new rack? the car steers fine drives straight and is alligned theres no noises or what not when i turn...

im not sure if i just need new high pressure lines for the p/s or what and im not even sure whats wrong with the brakes or the oil pressure

i just moved here from orlando and the tools i do have are mainly metric since ive always been a 240 guy

 

you have a hydroboost brake system which uses the power steering system to supply the brake pressure. your leaking PS fluid would cause the brake issues.

the oil pressure could just be a a loose wire since i believe your sensor is located in the same area as the PS lines you talk about.

 

First I think you should slow down or dont follow so closely (Tail gating). Then you wont be running up curbs. I keep the ball and hitch inserted in my truck 24/7 just for people who like to tale gate.

The oil pressure gauge in Sn95 and New Edge Mustangs are nothing but an idiot light. So long as the gauge comes on you are fine. The sending unit and the gauge itself only have 3 positions. High low or off. It does not function like a normal gauge that actually changes with the oil pressure.

As stated,.. if your fluid was lost and the steering grew hard so too would your brake pedal. It would be hard as a rock.

99% of the bolts on 94 - 04 Mustangs are all Metric.

If the fitting on the steering rack has been damaged,.. odds are the rack will need to be replaced. If it just damaged the line then replace the line.

As for the oil sending unit,.. its just above where the oil filter is. Check the wires there. If the gauge moves even the slightest bit after you start the engine,.. your fine. You have at least 20 - 30 PSI. In order for the oil pressure gauge to drop off the pressure needs to drop below 20psi,.. in which case the Check engine and oil lights would come on and the gauge would fail to function. There is a pretty good write up on the subject on the Corral.


Hurst

 

LOL and be sure to bleed out the air in your system too... air in the lines are a bitch.

 

sounds about right , the oil pressure plug is a little one wire push on terminal . its prolly just loose , how close were you that you had to hop a curb ? Texting ,huh?