Power steering flush at 30k?

15K !!! Are you serious, or is this tongue in cheek?

 

I'm sure he is being sarcastic.

 

Turkey Baster works perfectly for sucking out the PS fluid in the reservoir.

 

I have never heard of anyone changing power steering fluid.

I've had more than one vehicle I have taken to over 200k miles, one to 295k.

Never failed a pump, nor had problems with a pump. Heck most new cars have Electronic power steering.

 

Actually changing the PS fluid makes a lot of sense... I've never done it, but I'm gonna.... I've got 100K on my '06 and I'm gonna spend the 1/2 hour and 4 bottles of fresh fluid just to keep "Ole Tom" going till 2030....(if I can)... Just good maintenance if you wanna keep it...!!

 

Yea, really easy to do the turkey baster method.

Simply baste out what you can from the resi, refill, drive for a week to mix old and new fluid, then the next weekend repeat the process.

Do that every other plug change, and should be good to go for the life of the vehicle.

Any excuse to spend some time in the garage drinkn some brews sounds good to me hehe.

 

The reservoir holds the majority of the fluid anyway. The turkey baster method is a quick and easy way to change it out. Oh, and the beer is must have.

 

You can never be to preventative.

 

Turkey basters die after a couple of uses. Chemicals destroy the sealing around the lip.

This gadget will last for many years. Mine has. This is but one of many places that sell them.

http://www.costplustools.com/Mityva...trk=gdfV25409_a_7c2749_a_7c9972_a_7cMITMV7400

 

$6 for a turkey baster versus $75 for that thing. Just buying new ones I could do about 25 changes before I recouped my money. I'll stick with the baster I'm somewhat kidding

 

I agree with the old hand soap pump. Works great. Plus you can put a piece of aquarium tubbing on it to may it longer if you like.

 

I picked one up at Princess auto for $40 bucks, primarily for draining the oil in my ATVs, it saves a lot of work removing plastic just to drain the motor oil without making a mess. Works well.

 

The "topside" as it's referred to in some circles can do a lot more than siphon a PS reservoir.

On different makes and models it can siphon engine oil, automatic transmission fluid, brake fluid. gear oil, etc/etc. Great with lawn equipment and other gas-operated equipment. Gets into a lot of places that a turkey baster won't and will last many years.

 

Maybe it is like the.. Mity-Vac..(Just realized that I have one)... that thing will suck brakes and many other things... I'll take that and suck the shit outta my P/S system every few weeks and see how it goes...


Thanx guys..

 

I used a battery filler bulb from harbor freight that I've been using to empty my brake fluid reservoir to do the ps flush. It was quick and easy. 1qt of atf that I had laying around was plenty. It seemed that what was previously in there was ps fluid though. The owners manual says dexron ii or iii so that's what I ran through the system.

 

i think i'll give it a shot with my gear oil pump


http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d....oap?ck=Search_N0410_-1_-1&pt=N0410&ppt=C0139

 

I noticed in my previous 2008 Tacoma that the ps fluid did not look like atf, but smelled like atf. Maybe the stuff they use at the factory doesn't have the red dye in it.

 

I was curious about this myself. Over on the toyotanation forum a member stated that car mfgs. use "clear" Dexron II/III. They buy in bulk and w/o the dye the cost is less. I googled it and didn't find a lot of hits, but enough for me to believe that's likely the case. All of my google finds pointed to bulk buys of "clear" Dexron II/III.

On the flip side, one parts counter person at a local Toyota dealership told me their techs use plain-Jane power steering fluid and not Dexron-II/III in their shop. I didn't argue with him because that's what I ran in an '04 Tacoma 2.4L(10 yrs.) and continue to run the same in my wife's '06 Avalon(9yrs.). No leaks, noises or any steering related problems using power steering fluid in these 2 vehicles.

Use whatever you like.

 

At the Chevy dealer I work at, we have a bulletin on the Traverse for when we change the steering gear and pump. The bulletin states to remove the power steering fluid and replace it with Dexron atf. The two fluids must be very close in viscosity and other characteristics if they are basically interchangeable.

 

They must be. I have experienced no problems running regular PS fluid in the 2 Toyota's I mentioned above.

When my wife bought her '14 4Runner earlier this year, I decided to do something a little different. I scoured the web for "Toyota Power Steering Fluid" thinking I would find "clear" Dex. Called local dealers and was told they no longer carry it. That's when I was told they merely use regular PS fluid.

On eBay I found:

Idemitsu Power Steering Fluid.

The back labels shows it designed for a slew of Asian Cars to include Toyota. Bought 3 bottles. Will be using it in her SUV and my '15 Tacoma.

Not saying this is what needs to be done - just what I'll be doing.