Power Steering Fluid
A little while ago I noticed that I was low on power steering fluid. So I thought that I would fill it up, and I did. But I just now found out that I was supposed to put Honda power steering fluid in it.
Its mostley the fluid that was there before but Does anyone know if there is an easy way to drain the fluid?
I would like to fill it up with just straight Honda fluid.
Its mostley the fluid that was there before but Does anyone know if there is an easy way to drain the fluid?
I would like to fill it up with just straight Honda fluid.
You can drain it but its a bit of a pain.
Lift the front & put on stands (so you don't grind too much rubber off your tires). Disconnect hoses from the reservoir. Yes, this makes a mess - be prepared with a catch pan or bucket or something.
Turn steering back & forth completely a few times. More fluid will come out of the hoses. Start the engine & do that again - more fluid will come out. Dont let the engine run any longer than you have to without fluid...
Connect the hoses back up & fill the reservoir. Turn the steering back & forth a couple times with the engine running. Shut off the engine & have a cold one while the foam in the reservoir settles. Fill it back up & do it again...
You said its only a little added fluid... I'd just use the turkey baster method, but repeat a couple of times after turning the steering full back & forth in between. The reservoir only holds maybe 1/3 or 1/2 of the total fluid.
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I just remembered that there's some kind of screen and/or baffles inside the reservoir. The turkey baster can't reach to the bottom so you'll never get it all out.
But you can still just disconnect the hoses, drain & fill without all the BS about running the engine if you only added a little. If you had put something really stupid in there (like antifreeze) then I'd do the whole flushing nonsense.
Lift the front & put on stands (so you don't grind too much rubber off your tires). Disconnect hoses from the reservoir. Yes, this makes a mess - be prepared with a catch pan or bucket or something.
Turn steering back & forth completely a few times. More fluid will come out of the hoses. Start the engine & do that again - more fluid will come out. Dont let the engine run any longer than you have to without fluid...
Connect the hoses back up & fill the reservoir. Turn the steering back & forth a couple times with the engine running. Shut off the engine & have a cold one while the foam in the reservoir settles. Fill it back up & do it again...
You said its only a little added fluid... I'd just use the turkey baster method, but repeat a couple of times after turning the steering full back & forth in between. The reservoir only holds maybe 1/3 or 1/2 of the total fluid.
edit
I just remembered that there's some kind of screen and/or baffles inside the reservoir. The turkey baster can't reach to the bottom so you'll never get it all out.
But you can still just disconnect the hoses, drain & fill without all the BS about running the engine if you only added a little. If you had put something really stupid in there (like antifreeze) then I'd do the whole flushing nonsense.


