General Maintenance & Repairs - Power steering fluid looks milky whiteish

Any idea what would cause power steering fluid to turn milky whiteish in color? Also, anyone know of any links to how-to change your power steering fluid?

Do you have a power steering cooler on the car? If you do then mayybe the power steering cooler is allowing the coolant to mix with the power steering fluid.

another vote for the PS cooler , mine looked more like chocolate milk

Damn good question. I have no idea, the guy I recently bought the car from seemed incredibly successful in life but at the same time unable to hold a coherent conversation, so I was unable to learn anything about the car. Where would I find the PS cooler and what would it look like? On that note, if I have a PS cooler is it OK that it is allowing coolant to mix with it, or is that a no-no?

its a big aluminum tube lookin thingy at the top by the radiator.....if you have 1......GET RID OF IT.....this has been a public service announcement

if you want to do the cheap route, like i did. just go buy some brass plugs and plug the power steering cooler. But DO NOT plug the power steering lines, instead loop them back together. I remember seeing someone on here say that they plugged the lines and I gave him a fair warning...2 weeks later the plugs busted and the power steering fluid went everywhere.

Please use the search function, your NOT the first person with this issue, this has been discussed a LOT!

Foamy white is usually air. The pump could also be going bad.

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