[Shotimes] Power Steering fluid change

[Paul Nimz]

About 5 times.  First it was after a couple days, then a week, then week and
a half, then two weeks,,,,

Use a white napkin or paper towel and put a drop of new and used fluid next
to each other.  You will know.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR SHO
'93 EG mtx SHO


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tommy" <thanasi73@videotron.ca>
To: "Paul Nimz" <pnimz@V8SHO.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Power Steering fluid change


> 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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