Power Steering Fluid Recommendations
How spike would do it is remove the belt, take off the return hose from the tank and put it in a waste container, then spin the pulley with a drill and keep the tank full as the old fluid drains, then stop when clean fluid comes out the pump. Honestly though as PAS fluid is so cheap if you buy a gallon and use the turkey baster method 3 or 4 times you will have over 90% new fluid.
Shut it off, put the hose back and top back off.
Overlanding
Joined: Aug 2010
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I have to straighten this out.
First off, clean the top of the power steering reservoir, and the cap, with a microfiber cloth to remove the dirt that could contaminate the new fluid.
Second, do not use the "turkey baster" method, as you will not be purging the ps system of all of the old fluid and debris (i.e. dirt). 90% new fluid means 10% old fluid, and dirt flowing in 100% of it.
If the ps system is drained and refilled properly, it is 100% new, dirt free, clean fluid. In other words, do what Spike suggests.
Third, the ps fluid from Land Rover is unique to Land Rover, and is not sold anywhere except Land Rover dealers, Atlantic British, Rovers North, and a few other assorted suppliers who happen to have it in stock. I understand some advocate other brands due to price, and perhaps never had a problem.
However, the stuff is not expensive. Rovers North sells it by the quart for $10.95, part #STC50519. You cannot go wrong.
If you have the ACE system, it also uses the same fluid, and you must use the Land Rover part or the system will fail.
Second, do not use the "turkey baster" method, as you will not be purging the ps system of all of the old fluid and debris (i.e. dirt). 90% new fluid means 10% old fluid, and dirt flowing in 100% of it.
If the ps system is drained and refilled properly, it is 100% new, dirt free, clean fluid. In other words, do what Spike suggests.
Third, the ps fluid from Land Rover is unique to Land Rover, and is not sold anywhere except Land Rover dealers, Atlantic British, Rovers North, and a few other assorted suppliers who happen to have it in stock. I understand some advocate other brands due to price, and perhaps never had a problem.
However, the stuff is not expensive. Rovers North sells it by the quart for $10.95, part #STC50519. You cannot go wrong.
If you have the ACE system, it also uses the same fluid, and you must use the Land Rover part or the system will fail.
TReK
Joined: Oct 2008
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Third, the ps fluid from Land Rover is unique to Land Rover, and is not sold anywhere except Land Rover dealers, Atlantic British, Rovers North, and a few other assorted suppliers who happen to have it in stock. I understand some advocate other brands due to price, and perhaps never had a problem.
However, the stuff is not expensive. Rovers North sells it by the quart for $10.95, part #STC50519. You cannot go wrong.
If you have the ACE system, it also uses the same fluid, and you must use the Land Rover part or the system will fail.
However, the stuff is not expensive. Rovers North sells it by the quart for $10.95, part #STC50519. You cannot go wrong.
If you have the ACE system, it also uses the same fluid, and you must use the Land Rover part or the system will fail.
Overlanding
Joined: Aug 2010
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Enough already
You have to stop with this special magical fluid stuff. Land Rover PAS/ACE fluid is made by texaco and was used by GM, it is synthetic hence the price. Yes it is quality stuff and is competitively priced for a synthetic fluid but in the end it is just a hydraulic fluid. There is nothing special about a LR PAS or ACE system (or a corvette's for that matter) that requires a synthetic fluid besides longer drains. If you use regular PAS fluid just refresh it more often. This usually is not a problem due to LR's crappy PAS pumps that fail before the fluid goes bad.
The definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing over and over again and expecting a different result each time. Therefore, I will no longer correct such blatant inaccuracies as I have wasted enough time doing so, to no avail.
Last edited by Thor1; Sep 10, 2010 at 09:21 PM.
TReK
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Please clarify, you're making me paranoid
What the eff? Now I need to know the big difference is between the LR (Texaco) brand of PS/ACE fluid and say another synthetic like Royal Purple. I searched and it seems like the LR stuff is labeled for "extreme climates" but what else does it do that other high quality brands won't.....
What's the deal?
What's the deal?
TReK
Joined: Oct 2008
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What the eff? Now I need to know the big difference is between the LR (Texaco) brand of PS/ACE fluid and say another synthetic like Royal Purple. I searched and it seems like the LR stuff is labeled for "extreme climates" but what else does it do that other high quality brands won't.....
What's the deal?
What's the deal?
