 Power steering system flush. |
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 Mar 24, 2004 - 10:18 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Feb 21, '04 From Oklahoma Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Flushed my power steering system today. Disconnected return line, drained with motor running, filled, and drained again. Old fluid looked like 4 month old motor oil. New fluid Prestone with stop leak looked crystal clear. Noticed smoother steering response. Probably need to top off after tommorrow.
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Mar 25, 2004 - 12:14 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
nice...how long did it take you to do?
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Mar 25, 2004 - 12:39 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 21, '04 From Oklahoma Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Well I tried to siphon the fluid out first. It took 30 min. Then running the motor with the return line off took 6 secs. I heard the reason the fluid was so dark was because the power steering fluid eats up the rubber hoses. Is this true?
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Mar 31, 2004 - 12:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From KC Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Hoses just deteriorate with age, wear particles also darken it, as does overheating the fluid, extended agressive driving can really heat up the P/S fluid, I will be flushing mine soon, going back with Amsoil Synthetic ATF fluid.
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