Last night I was going to replace the PS fluid using a turkey baster, which was obviously too large for the job. Can anyone suggest a pump for this job, and where to get it? I will also need a pump to remove coolant from the overflow container, which is part of fan shroud and can not be removed.
Need a pump to remove PS fluid
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You can make a vacuum pump pretty easy out of a small compressor from maybe a small refg. or drinking fountain.Will also need a vacuum container,and two pcs. of hose.
It can be used for bleeding brakes,transmissions,diff.,P/s,even crankcases.
gary
You can make a vacuum pump pretty easy out of a small compressor from maybe a small refg. or drinking fountain.Will also need a vacuum container,and two pcs. of hose.
It can be used for bleeding brakes,transmissions,diff.,P/s,even crankcases.
gary
They sell manual suction pumps for about $10 at your local auto parts. It looks like a grease gun with no lever and a pull handle at the end. I use that because the neck of my PS res is too narrow to fit a baster (somebody at Ford probably did that on purpose . . .)
I have this suction pump. I ran a narrower plastic tubing up the tube that is on the gun so the narrower part goes nicely down to the bottom of the PS reservoir.
... then cap off the return on the reservoir, put fresh fluid in and turn the wheel lock to lock with the engine off (jacked up would be a good idea) which will pump the old fluid out of the system through that retun line (make sure you keep the reservoir topped off) then put the hose back on the reservoir, fill with fluid let any bubbles in the hose that is the input to the pump migrate up, give it some time and some hose wiggle, then turn the wheel lock to lock some more to purge some more. Lower the front end, start engine and check for leaks.
Sleep well at night.
disconnect the power steering return line.
I used the pump from a bottle of shampoo.
Use a smaller piece of hose on the end of the baster.
I use this type of pump for PS and automatic fluid changes with out removing the pan (or before I remove the pan)
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Amsoil has a one too -
https://www.amsoil.com/storefront/g2039.aspx and
http://www.allsyntheticsgroup.com/hand-pump.html
Works great. I got a longer piece of tube to put down the dipstick tube for the auto from a hardware store.
I've been doing 3L ATF changes with my last 3 oil changes to slowly upgrade my transmission to ATF+4 in about 10 minutes. It works great for filling the diff and sucking out the PS reservoir. I just clean and flush it with solvent after each use and flush a couple of pumps of new oil thru when filling with it.
Canadian Tire has them in Canada and I think I've seen them at wally world too. More expensive at a walkin boat dealer tho.....
JD
[ August 04, 2005, 07:12 PM: Message edited by: Gary Allan ]
www.iboats.com
Amsoil has a one too -
https://www.amsoil.com/storefront/g2039.aspx and
http://www.allsyntheticsgroup.com/hand-pump.html
Works great. I got a longer piece of tube to put down the dipstick tube for the auto from a hardware store.
I've been doing 3L ATF changes with my last 3 oil changes to slowly upgrade my transmission to ATF+4 in about 10 minutes. It works great for filling the diff and sucking out the PS reservoir. I just clean and flush it with solvent after each use and flush a couple of pumps of new oil thru when filling with it.
Canadian Tire has them in Canada and I think I've seen them at wally world too. More expensive at a walkin boat dealer tho.....
JD
[ August 04, 2005, 07:12 PM: Message edited by: Gary Allan ]
How do you clean the hand pump if you use it for various fluids/oils? Or you have one hand pump for each fluid/oil?
I have a Pela oil extractor. It works very well and is very reasonably priced (about $25 if I remember correctly).
It has a very long hose and a simple design.
It has a very long hose and a simple design.
'Tard: With the engine off, is there enough pressure from just turning the wheel to move the fluid up the return line?
I once siphoned the fluid out of the transmission pan through the dipstick hole. It is a very slow process.
I just have one pump.
I clean and flush it with solvent after each use. That gets the old oil out. Flushing a couple of pumps of new oil thru into a used oil container gets the solvent out before filling with it.
JD
JDP - What kind solvent do you use?
For removing fluid from the power steering reservoir, use a battery squeeze bulb from Advance Auto Parts ($2.99). They are not affected by battery acid or lubricants and come with a 5/16" x 6" suction tube. I have one dedicated for power steering fluid and one dedicated for removing brake fluid from master cylinder/clutch reservoirs.
Parts aren't easy to find, but one that was standard at a lab that I use work in was a flask with a stopper, two glass tubes in the stopper, and tubing connected to the glass tubes. Connect one to a vacuum line, put the other in the solution to suck up, and turn on the vacuum. A graduated flask would be nice. Cars these days usually have a vacuum line or two that you can tap into.
Brilliant idea! And for that matter one could just suck on the other line! That way you get to inhale the fragrance.
Just ordinary parts cleaning solvent. We call it varsol around here. Some know it as Stoddard solvent. It is also used as a thinner for some types of paint.
JD
PS I don't use it for brake fluid. Use a turkey baster for that.....
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