power steering fluid
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power steering fluid
well im going to make a long story short..i picked up my car and it had no power steering...turns out there is no fluid...is there anything special i have to do when putting new power steering fluid in?
Nothing special. Make sure you check that there is no leak anywhere then just fill it up a bit at a time. Turn the steering wheel left to right then check and add if necessary, repeat until the level is good.
Oh yeah forgot to mention, make sure you crank the engine before turning the steering wheel. lol.
Or do what he says!
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Oh yeah forgot to mention, make sure you crank the engine before turning the steering wheel. lol.
Or do what he says!
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Last edited by mievoIX; Dec 28, 2007 at 12:19 PM.
To properly bleed the system.
1.Raise Front Wheels off ground and use Jack stands.
2. Disconnect Cam Angle Sensor
3. After you've topped it off, crank the engine while turning the wheel full lock to lock to bleed out any air.
4. Repeat until level no longer going down to confirm there is no more air in the system.
5. Reconnect Cam Angle Sensor.
6. Make sure car starts like normal
7. Clear CEL due to CAS being disconncted after car is able to started. (Optional)
1.Raise Front Wheels off ground and use Jack stands.
2. Disconnect Cam Angle Sensor
3. After you've topped it off, crank the engine while turning the wheel full lock to lock to bleed out any air.
4. Repeat until level no longer going down to confirm there is no more air in the system.
5. Reconnect Cam Angle Sensor.
6. Make sure car starts like normal
7. Clear CEL due to CAS being disconncted after car is able to started. (Optional)
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so what would happen if i just put in the power steering fluid and turned the wheel while cranking the engine? do i have to disconnect the CAS and all that? bump
It takes less than 30 seconds to remove the sensor and its so easy to get to. Its near the right side of the valve cover where the O2 sensor harness is. If you dont disconnect it you can flood the engine because as you crank the engine, it will keep dumping fuel in the engine.
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so by "3. After you've topped it off, crank the engine while turning the wheel full lock to lock to bleed out any air" you mean turn the key with foot on the clutch and after the car turns over keep holding the key in the crank postition or what do you mean by number 3 by "crank" cuz after a certain amount of cranks the car turns on
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You should first worry about why there was no fluid. The fluid has nowhere to go and it doesnt just burn off. Fill it up, then check for leaks. Reservoir, pump, inlet pressure and or relief line, pump, seals may all leak.
