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Anonymous Posted on Jul 15, 2014

How do you change fluid in power steering system

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You raise the front of the car & support it if necessary,
to put a bottle under it,such as an old washer fluid bottle

Then remove the steering pump return hose from the fluid
container

Put that hose into some plastic tubing & into the empty bottle

Remove the injector fuses, so the motor gets no fuel

Crank the motor & the old fluid goes into the bottle


Add new fluid Dex/Merc or Mercon V to make sure the
container has fluid as you flush out the old

When done,return the return hose,clean up & start the motor
Turn wheels lock to lock a couple times,put it on the ground
& check the fluid level

Change trans & power steering every 3 years or they will
fail for sure.

Those two fluids will not remove heat after 2 or 3 years
in service.

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