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Power Steering Fluid- Which type and where to buy.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:59 pm
by romario
According to the Haynes Manual, power steering fluid should be Dexron II type. a) Is this the best type?, b) Where will be the cheapest place to buy? (Halfords, BMW pats dept. Or a local car parts shop)
Re: Power Steering Fluid- Which type and where to buy.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:11 pm
by Ant
local parts store
dont just top it up, buy 2 litres and replace all of it, worth the extra effort
Re: Power Steering Fluid- Which type and where to buy.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:33 pm
by ian332isport
Dexron II or Dexron III will be fine. I usually get mine from Halfords or a local factors.
Ian.
Re: Power Steering Fluid- Which type and where to buy.
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:52 pm
by Chris
How do you drain the system to refill?
Re: Power Steering Fluid- Which type and where to buy.
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:03 pm
by ian332isport
thedingbat wrote:How do you drain the system to refill?
Pull one of the pipes off is about the only way really. Once its basically drained, wind the steering backwards and forwards to pump out as much of the old fluid from the rack as you can.
Also make sure you use new crush washers on any pipe joints you undo.
Ian.
Re: Power Steering Fluid- Which type and where to buy.
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 9:19 pm
by aceraf
thedingbat wrote:How do you drain the system to refill?
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... echnps.htm
Re: Power Steering Fluid- Which type and where to buy.
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:23 am
by Chris
Cheers for the info
Re: Power Steering Fluid- Which type and where to buy.
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:38 am
by Brianmoooore
Once you've flushed it, run it for five minutes, move the steering from lock to lock a few times, switch off, and do it all again.
Keep doing it until the fluid stays a nice red colour.