Power Steering Fluid: Service and Repair
REPLACEMENT1. Lift-up the vehicle.
2. Remove the crossmember support.
3. Remove the pipe joint in the center of gearbox, and connect the vinyl hose to the pipe and joint. Wipe fluid off while turning the steering wheel.
4. Add the specified fluid to reservoir tank at MAX level.
5. Continue to turn the steering wheel slowly from lock to lock until the bubbles stop appearing on oil surface while keeping the fluid at the level in the Step 4).
6. If the steering wheel is turned in a low fluid level condition, air will be sucked into the pipe. If sucked, leave it about half an hour and then do the step 5) again.
7. Start the engine and let it idle.
8. Continue to turn the steering wheel slowly from lock to lock again until the bubbles stop appearing on oil surface while keeping the fluid at the level in Step 4). Normally bubbles will stop appearing after turning the steering wheel from lock to lock three times.
9. In case bubbles do not stop appearing in the tank, leave it about half an hour and then do the step 4) all over again.
10. Lower the vehicle, and then idle the engine.
11. Continue to turn the steering wheel from lock to lock until the bubbles stop appearing and change of the fluid level is within 3 mm (0.12 inch).
12. In case the following happens, leave it about half an hour and then do step 8) to 11) again.
1. The fluid level changes over 3 mm (0.12 inch).
2. Bubbles remain on the upper surface of the fluid.
3. Grinding noise is generated from oil pump.
13. Check the fluid leakage after turning steering wheel from lock to lock with engine running.