When I changed the power steering fluid on my old Chevrolet trailblazer, I used a turkey baster and two empty Coke bottles so I can know how much I've sucked out and then how much to put in. Yes, it probably mixed some old with the new but it saved me a buck
this process mixes the old and new fluid, better to just disconnect the low pressure line and turn the wheel left and right until clean new fluid comes out. don’t turn on your car because your don’t want the power steering pump to be working during this process
@@Phone-sh7jgnot if your system is legitimately neglected & dirty. This will do virtually nothing in that case, unless you have a few gallons of fluid & an entire day.
when you start the car after a change youre airating the fluid. you start it for like 2 seconds and thats all it takes to get it through the system. after you lift the front tires and SLOWLY go lock to lock with the cap off and get all the air bubbles out.
Only if you drain the whole system. By pulling out of the reservoir the pump never gets air in it. Vehicles that have rack and pinions take back and for motions to mix the fluid. But yes, you are correct if the whole system where to be drained.
This is good enough for a regularly maintained system. On a neglected, truly dirty system with metal shavings, etc this will unfortunately do very very little. New fluid will instantly mix with old, you will virtually clean little to nothing & if your reservoir has a filter in it (like most modern cars) & that also hasn't been changed, again.....very little to nothing done other than wasting money, fluid, & time.
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When I changed the power steering fluid on my old Chevrolet trailblazer, I used a turkey baster and two empty Coke bottles so I can know how much I've sucked out and then how much to put in.
Yes, it probably mixed some old with the new but it saved me a buck
Did you get half a quart out?
this process mixes the old and new fluid, better to just disconnect the low pressure line and turn the wheel left and right until clean new fluid comes out. don’t turn on your car because your don’t want the power steering pump to be working during this process
It is good enough after two extractions.
@@Phone-sh7jgnot if your system is legitimately neglected & dirty. This will do virtually nothing in that case, unless you have a few gallons of fluid & an entire day.
@@RothBeyondTheGraveI put in universal fluid when it stated to put motorcraft. I’m thinking it will be perfectly fine if I use this method
How do you turn the wheel without car on?
@@c.518 i used my penus
when you start the car after a change youre airating the fluid. you start it for like 2 seconds and thats all it takes to get it through the system. after you lift the front tires and SLOWLY go lock to lock with the cap off and get all the air bubbles out.
Only if you drain the whole system. By pulling out of the reservoir the pump never gets air in it. Vehicles that have rack and pinions take back and for motions to mix the fluid.
But yes, you are correct if the whole system where to be drained.
This is good enough for a regularly maintained system. On a neglected, truly dirty system with metal shavings, etc this will unfortunately do very very little. New fluid will instantly mix with old, you will virtually clean little to nothing & if your reservoir has a filter in it (like most modern cars) & that also hasn't been changed, again.....very little to nothing done other than wasting money, fluid, & time.
Great point!
if I were to get an actual power steering flush at a shop And then did this at home regularly would that actually help?
How should i flush properly if there are metal particles in the fluid? Thanks in advance
Did you have the vehicle jacked when you turned the wheels?
I did. Takes the strain off the system.
ummm….. that’s transmission fluid ur using..
Read again. It's for power steering as well...
Exactly, this is OEM spec fluid for 4runner power steering.
Toyota's take trans fluid for power steering