[Shotimes] Power Steering fluid change

[Tommy]

Forgot to ask you if you refilled with power steering fluid or if you left
the ATX fluid in.
-Tommy
'95 SHO ATX 60k miles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Nimz" <pnimz@V8SHO.com>
To: "Tommy" <komit73@yahoo.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Power Steering fluid change


> 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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