and I will bet you are one who periodically changes the air in your tires too.Yea, right. Because BITOG members are all about doing no more and no less maintenance, than called out in the Owner's Manual.
and I will bet you are one who periodically changes the air in your tires too.Yea, right. Because BITOG members are all about doing no more and no less maintenance, than called out in the Owner's Manual.
Depends how long it's been in service before going to the "grave".I'm sure lots of cars go to the grave with their factory fluid.
True enough, and on the other hand, lots of people just run them till a part (Pump/Rack) fails, replace it and roll on.Depends how long it's been in service before going to the "grave".
That could be 1 week or 10 years....
Great word! The first time I read it was in an article written by George Will about five years ago when he was describing a particular politician. Will has excellent language skills.PS hoses deteriorate like coolant hoses. The debris contaminates the fluid and over time can cause a steering rack to leak or wear out. Like so many have said, 'oil is cheap, engines are $$'. Substitute steering rack for engine and this aphorism is still true. BTW, I changed out the ATF in my son's Suzuki Grand Vitara using the method of unhooking the return line to the reservoir and filling it with clean fluid while the engine running. I works but I made a proper oleaginous mess on my driveway.
If you're servicing due to noise, make sure there's not a screen in the reservior. It's not serviceable, and they do get plugged and cause whining. Resevior replacement is the only option.
Some cars are hard on the PS fluid, and PS noise can be reduced through a fluid change. I like to suck out the fluid, pull the return line off the res, pipe it into a container, start the car and turn it off as soon as the pump starts to starve, reconnect the return to the res, refill, start the car with the tires off the ground, turn the wheels left and right, turn the car off and wait about 10 minutes, and do the last step until things are quiet and smooth, but usually it's good after the first or second time
Yes it does because the additives in any fluid degrade over time.Does power steering fluid need to be changed?...
Wait - you mean…you don’t change the air in your tires??and I will bet you are one who periodically changes the air in your tires too.
I let the air out completely out of mine, then air them back up when I notice they're lowWait - you mean…you don’t change the air in your tires??