question to those who use the turkey baster power steering fluid change method
04-07-2010, 05:28 PM
#1
question to those who use the turkey baster power steering fluid change method soooo my pump has been whining forever now, and need it to survive one more autox before I replace it. bought some cheap prestone fluid to put in there just because the fluid has never been changed before.
I would empty some fluid, add new, turn wheel lock to lock 10 or 15 times, and repeat. did it for 2 quarts of fluid and it's still pretty blackish/brownish/orange. the fluid I was adding was clear.
how long did it take your fluid to clear up for the most part? just trying to figure out if maybe my power steering fluid and coolant are mixing and that's why it's not getting any clearer.
thanks
I would empty some fluid, add new, turn wheel lock to lock 10 or 15 times, and repeat. did it for 2 quarts of fluid and it's still pretty blackish/brownish/orange. the fluid I was adding was clear.
how long did it take your fluid to clear up for the most part? just trying to figure out if maybe my power steering fluid and coolant are mixing and that's why it's not getting any clearer.
thanks
04-07-2010, 06:02 PM
#2
Did the turkey baster on the wife's Olds. Did it twice and the fluid came cleanish.
On the TA, I flushed it properly. You might want to do the same before you change the pump, in order to clean all the shitty fluid out of the rack. Two man job, though:
Unplug the pump resovoir return line into a drain pan and plug the bottom of the pump with a cap. Have your assistant start the engine, while turning the wheel left to right. You have to fill the fluid like a bastard to keep up. I ran 2 quarts through it. Reattached lines and fill to proper level. I did this a few days ago, and the fluid is so clear, it's hard to read it on the cap dipstick.
On the TA, I flushed it properly. You might want to do the same before you change the pump, in order to clean all the shitty fluid out of the rack. Two man job, though:
Unplug the pump resovoir return line into a drain pan and plug the bottom of the pump with a cap. Have your assistant start the engine, while turning the wheel left to right. You have to fill the fluid like a bastard to keep up. I ran 2 quarts through it. Reattached lines and fill to proper level. I did this a few days ago, and the fluid is so clear, it's hard to read it on the cap dipstick.
04-07-2010, 06:39 PM
#3
yeah I plan on doing a complete flush when I swap the pump. I'll be switching to Redline synthetic fluid then, but I didn't wanna dump $50 on fluid that I'll only be using for 2 weeks hahah. didn't really feel like making a mess and making a big deal of it so I just tried the quick and easy way. I was just surprised it didn't get cleaner.
seems like it'd be milky if the coolant was mixing with the power steering fluid though
seems like it'd be milky if the coolant was mixing with the power steering fluid though
04-07-2010, 09:02 PM
#5
yeah I plan on doing a complete flush when I swap the pump. I'll be switching to Redline synthetic fluid then, but I didn't wanna dump $50 on fluid that I'll only be using for 2 weeks hahah. didn't really feel like making a mess and making a big deal of it so I just tried the quick and easy way. I was just surprised it didn't get cleaner.
seems like it'd be milky if the coolant was mixing with the power steering fluid though
seems like it'd be milky if the coolant was mixing with the power steering fluid though
If you're running auto X, install a proper oil to air external cooler.
04-07-2010, 10:12 PM
#6
I was considering buying the 98 base upper radiator hose to delete it. With a reduced flow pump and redline fluid I think it'll be alright without a cooler, but for the price I'm considering it just to be safe. Not quite sure where I'd mount it though since I have an SSRA and might do a trans cooler eventually too.
