Power Steering Flush Photos And Brief Description

[monarch]

No one carries that stuff around here ;)

Have you done any research who supplies toyota with their oil?

99, the Toyota part# for Toyota Auto Trans Fluid (Dexron II & III approved) is 00718-ATF00.

Any Toyota dealer can order it from their local regional Toyota distribution center.

No I don't know who make genuine Toyota lubes and fluids. I do know they are

not merely rebottled and relabeled existing over the counter products. Alot

of people can't believe this. Like on another forum one guy said he had

done alot of research and found out genuine Toyota Motor 5W-30 oil was merely

rebottled Chevron 5W-30 oil. But as you can see http://www.saber.net/~monarch/chevron2.jpg they don't even look the same so it's highly unlikely they are chemically identical.

Then on another forum some guys got together and sent in virgin samples of all kinds of different antifreezes to Titan Labs in Denver for chemical analysis. The analysis came back and showed the chemical composition of Toyota Long Life Coolant was far different than any other popular antifreezes.

So the Toyota engineers do the research and come up with the specs for their own fluids and lubes and then contract US companies to formulate them.

[LEXIE]

a quick story about the sensitivity of changing fluids in a vehicle.

i have a honda crv and rather than go to the dealer for the transmission

fluid change, i went to a fast-oil change service and they said they could

do the transmission change but had to add an additive to make the fluid

they added match the honda standard. so some few weeks later while driving on the hwy and letting up on the gas i kept getting this weird

grinding noise which was driving me nuts.. thought tran was going out.

i rememberd the fluid change at the " fast- rip- off place", took it back and asked if they ever had probs like mine in the past and they said

never. i went to honda and got five qts of their fluid and, changed out

and the noise dissappeared immediately. moral..yes p/s pumps, transmissions, hydraulic fan pumps, engin, etc., all have their limits as to how far you can stray from the recommended additive.

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re p/s fluid replacement. it cant any any simplier than this:

i just finished replacing the seal/o-rings in my p/s pump and wanted to do a complete fluid purge of the system. you can do this w/o removing

any parts like the coolant tank or whatever.

bought 1 gal of dex III. disconnected the suction line from the resevoir

to pump and forced a 5/8", 8' piece of discarded garden hose over the

rubber suction hose. found the biggest a**ed funnel i had and wrapped

some electrical tape around the spout to make a tight fit when wedged

into the resevoir. poured about a qt into the funnel and put discharge

line into gal jug... this setup makes it easy for one person.

started car with steering wheel level and let run for about 5 sec and cut

motor to check how much was pulled out of funnel. after doing this and

a few times with the wheels turned full left and right you get a feel for

how long you can run engine before depleting funnel contents. ran the whole gal thru and fluid was clean at the end and all air was purged.

in no time at all i had the system purged and the pump was running as

smooth as a baby's a**.

[99lsguy]

Monarch - thanks for the info! ( you must be a scientist or something )

Lexie,

About the Honda - yes, they do make a specific trans fluid! Most Dex III ATF are labelled and Exclude Honda on their list ;) Honda's are a little particular.........

On the PS flush -

I wanted to attach a tall, clearish, plastic pitcher ( holding a quart or two) that would attach to the reservoir and seal tightly (like the cap). This would have been much more efficient than just filling the reservoir alone and having to "bump" starter and refill so many times.......Then I could just watch the fluid level slowly fall down until it got to reservoir level and turn off motor!!

I didn't think the funnel/tape would create such a good seal! That's great

Did it "seep" at all around the reservoir? Run down the side? Anythng?

I didn't want to take a chance on losing 1/2+ quarts all over the engine compartment

I'll try this (or similar) next flush - Thanks!!

99

[LEXIE]

99

i mistakenly said i hooked up the garden hose to the suction hose but

i meant to say to the rubber part of the return hose. the nipple where

the return hose goes was plugged off.

re leakage:

none at all. i just pressed and twisted the funnel into the resevoir and

the tape seated in nicely.

yes i agree, a clear plastic container mounted atop the reservoir would

certainly make this a cake walk. be nice if you could find one that held

a couple of qts or more. i have some clear jugs that i get drinking water

in (zephyrhills spring water, 1 gallon cap). i will cut a hole in the bottom

and see if i can come up with some kind of simple seal that will mate

the jug top to the reservoir since i plan to flush one more time soon.

lexie

[99lsguy]

lexie,

yea, if we could come up with a device that would "lock" like the cap we'd be in business!!!

99

ps - I used clear 3/8" I.D. hose and used a brass male coupling to attach with the return hose - no leaks and I was pleased :D

[vyhanh]

Hi,

I have not been able to access the links in this thread :cries:

[99lsguy]

Hi,

I have not been able to access the links in this thread :cries:

You mean the links from Monarch??

99

[vyhanh]

Thanks for the quick reply. No: I could not get the links from K9Crew (the first posting in this thread)

[99lsguy]

I just tried and couldn't get it either.......

Fortunately I saved it on a MS word file

I 've tried to attach several times....there's something slow & quirky with the servers....

PM me and I'll send the file to your email if you want!

99

[LinuxFan]

I found it...............:-D

[99lsguy]

Well done Linux........

Do another search for "Power Steering Solenoid" - for more complete info!!