Power Stering Fluid
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do a flush while you're at it,
use a turkey baster pull out as much old fluid as you can from the reservoir, then add fresh fluid to top it off
then drive the car, next day do the same
in about 7 days you'd flushed about 98% of the fluid and done it yourself
use a turkey baster pull out as much old fluid as you can from the reservoir, then add fresh fluid to top it off
then drive the car, next day do the same
in about 7 days you'd flushed about 98% of the fluid and done it yourself
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Type of Power stering fluid??
What type of power stering fluid does out car used?? Does it have to be from MBZ or can we use the stuff from AutoZone/PepBoys???
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Still doesn't answer my question.. do we HAVE TO use MBZ fluid or can we use the stuff that sold at Autozone/Pepboy?? I ask this because MBZ dealer is farther away. I don't want to fight traffic if I can go next door and pick it up from a local auto parts store.
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here's some info from x5world.com
this is what I have been using in my X5 for almost 4 years now
it's synthetic, for Dexron III, Mercon trannys
found at your local Nappa, Schucks, Autozone
PS fluid is just like any other fluid and it breaks down and gets contaminated
with time and needs to be changed as a preventative measure, unless you think
that its a "Super Fluid" and impervious to the elements like no other fluid that
I know of. I can not believe that auto manufacturers continue to ignore this
fluid in their list of regularly scheduled maintenance, maybe they like being
paid to replace PS racks and pumps? I know that bearing clearances inside modern
PS pumps are incredibly tight (a particle of anything in the right place could
burn it up) - plenty of reason to keep new clean fluid in there. Although, I'm
sure the reason that it's not part of the normal OEM maintenance schedule is the
likelihood of sloppy mechanics introducing some contaminants into the system, or
starting the car with no/low PS fluid, etc... So, the big picture risk of having
issues is probably much lower if they just say to leave it alone. So if you
choose to do this service take extra precautions and make sure that everything
is clean (like you would for a transmission fluid service).
If you are starting with a new car, when performing an oil change service (every
5000 with synthetic) draw the fluid out of the PS reservoir and replenish it
with new PS Fluid. By continually doing this you should have clean PS fluid
forever and probably will never have to flush the system in this car because
this service was started very early on the car.
If this hasn't been done on your car since day one, you might want to do what I
did with my car. I changed the PS fluid in it by drawing the fluid out of the
reservoir with a simple turkey baster and replacing it with new fluid (synthetic
ATF for this car). I did this once a day for about a week when I got home from
work, and used about a quart and a half of new fluid total. You could do this
all in one day if you wanted to, the key is to exercise the power steering in
between draining the reservoir, and I was in no rush. I figure that I changed
about 95% of the fluid this way, and it still looks ruby red. Also when
performing an oil change service (again every 5000 with synthetic) I draw the
fluid out of the PS reservoir and replenish with new ATF, the old ATF gets added
to the waste engine oil and recycled. By doing this I hope to have ruby red PS
fluid forever and probably will not have flush the system again.
with time and needs to be changed as a preventative measure, unless you think
that its a "Super Fluid" and impervious to the elements like no other fluid that
I know of. I can not believe that auto manufacturers continue to ignore this
fluid in their list of regularly scheduled maintenance, maybe they like being
paid to replace PS racks and pumps? I know that bearing clearances inside modern
PS pumps are incredibly tight (a particle of anything in the right place could
burn it up) - plenty of reason to keep new clean fluid in there. Although, I'm
sure the reason that it's not part of the normal OEM maintenance schedule is the
likelihood of sloppy mechanics introducing some contaminants into the system, or
starting the car with no/low PS fluid, etc... So, the big picture risk of having
issues is probably much lower if they just say to leave it alone. So if you
choose to do this service take extra precautions and make sure that everything
is clean (like you would for a transmission fluid service).
If you are starting with a new car, when performing an oil change service (every
5000 with synthetic) draw the fluid out of the PS reservoir and replenish it
with new PS Fluid. By continually doing this you should have clean PS fluid
forever and probably will never have to flush the system in this car because
this service was started very early on the car.
If this hasn't been done on your car since day one, you might want to do what I
did with my car. I changed the PS fluid in it by drawing the fluid out of the
reservoir with a simple turkey baster and replacing it with new fluid (synthetic
ATF for this car). I did this once a day for about a week when I got home from
work, and used about a quart and a half of new fluid total. You could do this
all in one day if you wanted to, the key is to exercise the power steering in
between draining the reservoir, and I was in no rush. I figure that I changed
about 95% of the fluid this way, and it still looks ruby red. Also when
performing an oil change service (again every 5000 with synthetic) I draw the
fluid out of the PS reservoir and replenish with new ATF, the old ATF gets added
to the waste engine oil and recycled. By doing this I hope to have ruby red PS
fluid forever and probably will not have flush the system again.
it's synthetic, for Dexron III, Mercon trannys
found at your local Nappa, Schucks, Autozone
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here's more info specific for Mercedes
My MY02 service products manual states that you can use either the
MB power steering fluid (PN 000-989-88-03) or an approved Dextron III ATF. The list of approved Dextron III ATF is as follows:
hence my Royal Purple synthetic ATF Dexron III will be good in MB as well
and i'm willing to bet it'll probably be good in an Audi as well lol
ps: OEM color is goldish brown
most other are ruby red
just like winshield washer fluid colors vary, that's all
fluid is same formula Dextron III/Mercon
My MY02 service products manual states that you can use either the
MB power steering fluid (PN 000-989-88-03) or an approved Dextron III ATF. The list of approved Dextron III ATF is as follows:
- Castrol Dextron-III/Mercon ATF F-30341
- Castrol Transmax M-22257/22096
- Chevron ATF Dextron III F-30108/30159
- Citgo Multi-Purpose ATF D-21571
- Exxon Superflo ATF Dextron III F-30111
- Havoline ATF Mrcon/Dextron-III F-30321
- Texaco ATF Mercon/Dextron-III F-30321
- Penzoil ATF D-22413/F-30110
- Quaker State Dextron-III/Mercon F30161
- Sunoco ATF Dextron/Mercon F-30176
- Unocal Multi-Purpose ATF D-22413/22431
- Valvoline ATF Type D
and i'm willing to bet it'll probably be good in an Audi as well lol
ps: OEM color is goldish brown
most other are ruby red
just like winshield washer fluid colors vary, that's all
fluid is same formula Dextron III/Mercon
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here's more info specific for Mercedes
hence my Royal Purple synthetic ATF Dexron III will be good in MB as well
and i'm willing to bet it'll probably be good in an Audi as well lol
ps: OEM color is goldish brown
most other are ruby red
just like winshield washer fluid colors vary, that's all
fluid is same formula Dextron III/Mercon
hence my Royal Purple synthetic ATF Dexron III will be good in MB as well
and i'm willing to bet it'll probably be good in an Audi as well lol
ps: OEM color is goldish brown
most other are ruby red
just like winshield washer fluid colors vary, that's all
fluid is same formula Dextron III/Mercon
