Yes there are bunch of threads on this, but I'd like more current input. 2000 Toyota Sienna calls for Dex-II
I'm doing a 100% clean fill on an entirely new power steering system. Brand new Genuine Toyota $1k rack, pump, all hoses, reservoir. Only thing being reused is the metal hard lines. Basically a ton of money and effort. I want the best fluid available at any cost.
I've tried a bunch of different fluids (DEX/MERC, store DEXIII, Lucas fluids, OEM fluids from other brands that sell P/S fluid) and have had issues with rack leaks on brand new racks, noise, hard steering, boiling fluid etc. Yes properly bleeding each time. I'm redoing the system one last time all top of the line parts. Lately I tried Lucas 10442 fluid with a new (non genuine) pump and rack and produced less than stellar results. I bought Genuine Toyota DEX-III, however is this cheap $8 qt fluid really the best thing I can put in this soon to be new very expensive system? Ideally I'd like something EXACTLY like toyota factory fill, which from 1997-2014 is an amber colored fluid that produced no abnormal noises or leaks for well over a decade. All the other fluids have not performed nearly as well. Toyota themselves sells no such fluid, and I don't believe its just DEXIII without the dye.
I'd like to try out the AC Delco amber power steering fluids, which at $16/qt sound like a better bet. Which Delco fluid would be best for older vehicles/DEX-II applications.
I've also been debating between Redline AFT or Redline P/S. I can keep trying different fluids, but first I'd like to know if anyone with a Toyota of this era has had good luck personally on a clean 100% fresh fill of a certain brand.
While the parts will all be under warranty, Toyota has discontinued the rack, and I'm basically getting the last one in the warehouse. I'm leaning towards OEM fluid for this reason, but I've read some comments here saying they didn't have great luck with Toyota DEX-III in anything but a partial fill.
I'm doing a 100% clean fill on an entirely new power steering system. Brand new Genuine Toyota $1k rack, pump, all hoses, reservoir. Only thing being reused is the metal hard lines. Basically a ton of money and effort. I want the best fluid available at any cost.
I've tried a bunch of different fluids (DEX/MERC, store DEXIII, Lucas fluids, OEM fluids from other brands that sell P/S fluid) and have had issues with rack leaks on brand new racks, noise, hard steering, boiling fluid etc. Yes properly bleeding each time. I'm redoing the system one last time all top of the line parts. Lately I tried Lucas 10442 fluid with a new (non genuine) pump and rack and produced less than stellar results. I bought Genuine Toyota DEX-III, however is this cheap $8 qt fluid really the best thing I can put in this soon to be new very expensive system? Ideally I'd like something EXACTLY like toyota factory fill, which from 1997-2014 is an amber colored fluid that produced no abnormal noises or leaks for well over a decade. All the other fluids have not performed nearly as well. Toyota themselves sells no such fluid, and I don't believe its just DEXIII without the dye.
I'd like to try out the AC Delco amber power steering fluids, which at $16/qt sound like a better bet. Which Delco fluid would be best for older vehicles/DEX-II applications.
I've also been debating between Redline AFT or Redline P/S. I can keep trying different fluids, but first I'd like to know if anyone with a Toyota of this era has had good luck personally on a clean 100% fresh fill of a certain brand.
While the parts will all be under warranty, Toyota has discontinued the rack, and I'm basically getting the last one in the warehouse. I'm leaning towards OEM fluid for this reason, but I've read some comments here saying they didn't have great luck with Toyota DEX-III in anything but a partial fill.
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