[Shotimes] Power Steering fluid change

[John Phillis]

I missed somethign here...

how are you flushing the system?





From: Tommy <thanasi73@videotron.ca>
Reply-To: Tommy <komit73@yahoo.com>
To: Paul Nimz <pnimz@v8sho.com>, shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Power Steering fluid change
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 23:22:48 -0500

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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