You can get a $8 pump like this from Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BQW5LK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=workingformon-20&linkCode=as2&camp=…
You can get a $8 pump like this from Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BQW5LK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=workingformon-20&linkCode=as2&camp=…
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The trick to do this and stay completely safe and avoid flushing if you don;t know what fluid is in there is to do it yourself with fluid you buy from the dealership. Never let quick lube places do it, or you;ll never know how to stay compatible. Usually it;s just ATF,. Start yr 2 and do 1 drain and fill every 1 or 2 years. Same with transmission fluid, cooler etc.. You either go to the dealer or do it yourself with fluids you buy from them, even if you pay a couple of dollars more.
Thanks! Great info. 🙂
Depends on the car so just be safe and use what the manufacturer recommends.
do you have to use ATF+4 or can you use the autozone power steering fluid with stop leak
Yeah, changing it with a syringe is better than nothing. I figure most people never change this fluid at all.
I need a little hand pump like that. I did it with a syringe and it took forever. The old fluid stank so badly as you mentioned. After about 4 times, it came out nice and red. Worth doing once a year or so as a good preventative measure, and while not a full flush, it’s relatively effective and certainly cheap.
Yep, Subaru uses ATF for their power steering system. There are are manufacturers that use it too. Check the user manual and use what is recommended for your car.
on the bottle it says atf fluid?
Injector/EFI fuse. Very simple
They also pull a fuse to keep the engine from starting. The trick is to know WHICH fuse to pull for each type of vehicle.
That is a reasonable question.
I have a link above in the description to a pump like this for under $10 from Amazon. You can order one there.
Tepp, I would like to know where did you purchased the pump, I also need to replace my power steering fluid in my 2003 Toyota Matrix cause who ever owned the vehicle prior to me didn’t keep up with the maintenance of the vehicle including the power steering fluid it lookd just like your prior to the power steering change in you vehicle, all yucky looking and smell like burned crap lolol
Yep. Fill it with fresh fluid, turn wheel back and forth, suck out of the dirty fluid mix, add fresh fluid and repeat a bunch of times.
Going to do this on my wrx. Do you pump out all the fluid each time u do a round of wheel turning?
Wow 12 times! I bet for me it would take more than that
Does it make this noise when the car is running and parked? Or only when you are driving? Did you check the power steering fluid level? Best case is you are low and need to add some fluid.
hi great clip thanx just wondering if theres any thing different about doing this in a chrysler pt cruiser cos my steering is making a grining noise when i turn it can this fix my problem please help
Thanks man got it all clean with a gallon of power steering fluid. And something that works just as good as the pump you have, is the “shampoo pump that is on a industrial size bottles from Costco”. Saved me $25 from this DIY.
THANKS BRO!=D chk out my ch. if you get a chance too!
Just a minute or two, enough time to turn the wheel back and forth 10 times. Yes, make sure the car is running while turning the wheel.
ok how long do you run the car for?,and do you turn the wheel while its running? thanks
thank you..from Malaysia..
In most imports it IS important to take that resevoir and clean it if it has the screen in it. It CAN become clogged and make the pump burnout-LOL had a screen cost me a pump in my honda-a 130$ mistake. Turns out I didn;t need the pump but the screen was that dirty. Just use channel locks to clamp the hoses so air does not get into the system 🙂
I’m happy to hear the video helped you out. It’s always nice to help people save some money with stuff like this.
Thank you for this video. All of the others that were posted about changing power steering fluid didn’t actually do it.. they just said what to do. Female here, and I’m happy people like you post videos like your so I can learn to do a few small jobs by myself.
See if there is a bleed valve on the power steering box.
Can i bleed out the air some how? Cuz what i did is just removed the pipes going into my reservoir and drained the reservoir. Im sure their should still be some in the lines and pump….
It is a hydraulic system like brakes so you don’t want to get any air in the system lines.
Is changing PS Fluid like Brake fluid change… Is it important not to get any air in the lines or anything like that or is it like an engine oil change “flush the old, in with the new” ?
Yes, if you want to get as much fresh fluid in the system you’ll want to cycle the stuff out of the lines.
i just unscrewed my reservoir to drain it… do i have to get the fluid out of the pipes/lines???
Although a bit more work, I discovered that Removing the suction and return power steering lines and then removing the reservoir Was far better!. It allowed me to remove the reservoir and wash it with Hot water and a decrease d a bucket for a couple of hours and then run clean fluid into the system leaving the return line Disconnected and I bring it into an empty gallon container. It is a bit more work pretty much better process because you get the contamination and sediment out of the system. I
I take it to my county recycle facility, which has a couple hazardous waste collection sites. Maybe some auto part stores take it too.
Where did you disposed of the unwanted black fluid?
NOOOOO
Replacing the p/s line won’t hurt but seems woefully necessary. And a bit self-serving for the company selling the p/s line to say the dirty p/s fluid is from disintegrating p/s line and needs to be replaced with their product. My mechanic didn’t say anything about changing the line -he just wanted $200 to flush fluid and I knew I could DIY for less. And if my line where disintegrating then I’d expect my p/s fluid to be black again, soon after after flushing, but still looks fresh and red.
According to the instructions on the Edelman brand high pressure P/S line I’m about to replace flushing is recommended, but in the event that the P/S fluid is black looking it indicates that the P/S hoses are old and disintegrating on the insides and should be replaced.
I found that pumping action to be quite erotic……
Lol 4th time still black… So on the 12th flush it is looking much better. Good lord 🙂
About 1.5 quarts if I recall.
how many liters or oz is 12 times ? thank you for your reply.
That’s a great idea to keep fresh fluid going in on a regular basis. I like it.
I do this every time i do an oil change but i only do it once meaning i take out what’s in the Reservoir and refill with new fluid
Probably some, but the turning of the steering wheel is what gets the fluid moving.
does the fluid only circulate when you turn the steering wheel ?? or should it circulate all the time while the engine is on..