Owner reviews for power steering pump

Up to this day I have not driven another vehicle with such a heavy steering - not even my 16V Scirocco with a toasted P/S pump. But the shifter action was spot on, therefore article is accurate

It's a damn tough pump. It's been about a year of just topping off now and then with a whiny pump and the leaky hose. Has yet to fail despite not bleeding the system and about half the time being run without fluid.

Ford PS pumps are noisy bastards regardless of year, source and fitment. I have NEVER been in a Ford that didn't have a noisy pump. Not even brand new ones. They last just fine despite the noise, the one on my '85 F150 is as far as I can tell the factory original and still works beautifully, but they're all noisy noisy.

I actually have a new Meyle pump (IIRC) on my Mk2 with an ABA/16v motor, but the pumps seem very similar to the 18T pumps.

I've got an '07 V8 Sport with 90k miles. The summary I'd give is that it'll be a good bet after it's a bit of a money pit. I've dropped about $2,500 on mine in the last year for routine maintenance. Everything is more expensive on this vehicle, but as long as you keep up on routine maintenance they are bullet proof. At 90k, you'll want to know if the power steering pump has been replaced ($1,100 for an indy Volvo specialist to do it) as it's going out or about to. A/C compressor is also known to be funky around this time period ($600 if fixed, $1,200 + if replaced). Plus these vehicles are HEAVY so the suspension components start to wear down. They also EAT tires more than any vehicle i've ever owned.

I ordered a reman from Cardone that did not fit.