Power steering fluid leak

Tiny
MBONGIOV
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  • 1998 MERCURY SABLE
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My 1998 Sable is losing power steering fluid. I finally bought some dye which I poured into the power steering reservoir and tracked the leak to what appears to be a sensor near the firewall on the driver's side of the engine compartment. It has a two-wire connector on top of it, and as far as I can tell, the leak is coming from the base of the sensor, though it doesn't feel loose. What is this sensor, and can I just replace it and not the whole assembly it's part of?
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Sunday, March 11th, 2012 AT 12:47 AM

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Tiny
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Does it look like this? That's a pressure switch that is available separately.
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Sunday, March 11th, 2012 AT 12:56 AM
Tiny
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Thanks! That's exactly what it was. I replaced the sensor and the leaking stopped. You guys are great!
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 AT 12:23 PM
Tiny
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All right. One in a row!
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 AT 6:08 PM
Tiny
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I just found this topic through a google search on a power steering problem I have on my fiancee's mother's mercury sable and was hoping that you guys could answer me. I am having the same exact issue mbongiov was having even AFTER replacing the power steering pump and pulley. This might be the final solution in fixing this problem. Do you have a picture or diagram on where this is located? I could not for the life of me find it while doing a search behind the engine. Thank you so much if you can help me!
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Monday, June 11th, 2012 AT 10:59 PM
Tiny
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If you stand on the driver's side and look under the hood down below the master cylinder about a foot, you'll see something that looks exactly like the picture the guys printed above. The silver cylindrical part shown in the picture is only about an inch in diameter.
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Monday, June 11th, 2012 AT 11:08 PM

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