[Shotimes] Power Steering fluid change

[Tommy]

So I guess ATX fluid is good for PWR Steering fluid changes.... How many
times did you siphoned he resevoir out?
-Tommy
'95 SHO ATX 60k miles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Nimz" <pnimz@V8SHO.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Power Steering fluid change


> What I did, after two flushes and still getting dark fluid, was to get a
> gallon of WallyWorld ATX fluid.  Once a week I would siphoned the
reservoir
> down and refill.  I did this for a couple of months till the fluid stayed
> clean.  Then I flushed and refilled with good fluid.
>
> Paul Nimz
> '97 TR SHO
> '93 EG mtx SHO
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim and Debbie Leyden" <jndleyden@mindspring.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 10:44 AM
> Subject: [Shotimes] Power Steering fluid change
>
>
> > I just went out and bought the Lucas Power Steering Stop Leak that was
> > suggested to fix the hard spot in my rack.  Just a little pointer for
> anyone
> > that wants to do this.
> > The bottle of Lucas is 12 oz.  It appears that the PS reservior holds
> about 16
> > oz. So you need to either buy two (expensive at ~$7 for 12 oz.) or add
> some
> > "normal" PS fluid to bring the level up.
> > BTW the fluid that I took out was REAL dark and smelled burnt even
though
> I
> > had just had the PS pump replaced and the fluid flushed less than a
month
> ago.
> > I guess I'll just have to do this all over again in a couple of weeks
> (after I
> > get back to work and can afford the luxury of $7 for 12oz.!!)
> >
> > Jim
> > '93 MTX
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