Has anyone drained and refilled their power steering? If so, do you have pictures of how you drained it (vaccuum, syphon, drain plug, etc.)? I plan to exchange my fluid with new stuff, but I am looking to use a method proven to work.

 

Could someone please post a pic from the tech manual of the Power Steering Pump, with it's related hardware? I would really appreciate it.

 

if my scanner worked i'd scan you some pics but it's down so here's a write up on fluid replacement:

1. Raise and support front wheels.

2. Disconnect the return hose connection.

3. Connect a vinyl hose to the return hose and drain the fluid into a container.

4. Disconnect high tension cable.
***BE CAREFUL NOT TO POSITION HIGH TENSION CABLE NEAR FUEL RAIL***

5. While operating the starter motor intermittenly, turn the steering wheel all the way to the left + right several times to drain all of the fluid.

6. Connect the return hose securely and then secure the clip.

7. Fill the oil reservoir up to the lowwer position of the filler, and then bleed the air out.


That's taken straight from the books...section 37A-16. For now that's the best I can do without a scanner...if I can get it working soon i'll post pics of the pump assembly and such. Hope this helps.

 

if you don't mind me asking...what exactly is your reason for changing your power steering fluid?

 

here are the shop pics...i hope this helps.

 

I have 40,000 miles on the car, and a squealing sound coming from the passenger side of the engine compartment when the car's cold. One mechanic I went to feels it's the power steering, another feels it's the a/c pump. That, and my fluid is pretty dark, so what could it hurt to change it, right?

 

im glad i found this topic. heres my "noise"...
when my car is turned on and the steering wheel is at rest (ie the power steering is not engaged), theres a "scratchy hum" that comes from the lower drivers side of the engine bay. when the power steering is engaged, however, with a little pressure to the wheel, it goes away.
so, whenever im driving strait, the noise is pretty noticable. not to mention freaky. note also that i've never felt a loss of control or reaction from the wheel tho. i hope its something simple. any help would be great. $$$ is elusive...

 

have you tried greasing all of your belts and pulleys? it might be something you want to try before you spend a night on changing your fluid...my pulleys squeak whenever it gets cold an rainy. literally withing seconds of spraying WD40 on them it stops...both the power steering pump and AC pump have a pulley to generate power...it's something i'd really try first.

 

same problem i have, it started after mitsu wrecked my car on a test drive. it kinda hisses when not having force on the steering system, and it gets quieter the higher i rev the car, and it goes away when i turn the wheel.

btw: my steering fluid looks kinda ok, but it smells HORRIBLE, like its on fire or something. fluid definatly aint the problem here, was your car wrecked?

 

Bringing this thread back. I have noticed when I turn my wheel all the way in any direction, that I get a squeal. I looked into it. I notice that my that power steering pulley stops completely when I do this. This is not normal is it?

 

^^ not that i am aware of. is the bearing bad? if you are on good terms with a local shop tell them the deal and see what they think. then you can go about doing hte repair yourself.

 

I hope it is something simple. A new power steering pump is over $500 on mitusbishiparts.com.

 

try carparts.com mitsu rapes you on prices. it may just be a bearing.

 

Hey guys I have the same problem with my steering squealing when the wheel is not turned. I now know that it the powersteering pump that is going out because it gets so hot that it melted the lid of the powersterring resivior. I orderd a used pump from ebay for $40. My dealer wanted over $700 for a new one. If you pump and lines are really hot after you get finished driving then it probably your pump. the squealing i found was a small leak under the intake manidold. the likes got so hot that it caused a leak and i sugest that you check into this a little more to avoid paying a lot of money in the future. I will let you know if the squealing noise has stopped when I get the new pump on, it should be less than a week. Until then I will not drive my car because the pump my lock up and then burn up my belts and i will be stranded.

 

Ok I just installed the new pump and the squealing noise comming from the drivers side enging compartment is still there. I found that its the pressure hose has a small leak and thats where the noise is comming from (see pic). I will call the mitsu. dealer tomorrow to see if they can look at the hose and find out what the problem is. Oh yeah my old power steering fluid was almost black compared to the new clear fluid, there is something bad wrong. my car has been wrecked in the front passenger side.