Power Steering Fluid Flush?

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Oct 8, 2012 | 04:39 AM

#26

Kahnfucious

5th Gear

Joined: Jul 2011

Posts: 909

Likes: 3

From: New York, NY

Quote:

Originally Posted by ianblackandwhite

My 02 mini cooper is having power steering problems maybe someone has some answers. When my car is turned on it makes a sort of wizzing sounds not too loud but noticeable. Then it clicks periodically when I turn while at the same time stiff. Then I drove from seacoast NH to cape cod MA and almost 30 Mins from my power steering cut out completely. Figured my pump went. But my fluid is full and no leak. Then I left it for the night and started it in the morn and it went back to how it had been Leaving Nh.

Hoping its not the pump. But figuring it is. Anyone please let me know I am leaving for CA in 10 days. And need to fix it. And don't wanna get it diagnosed

Hey this thread is old -- but I would like to know what the issue ended up being...was it the power steering pump?

Mar 29, 2014 | 05:31 PM

#27

smieska

3rd Gear

Joined: Mar 2009

Posts: 224

Likes: 0

From: Council Bluffs Iowa

I picked up a Pint of CHF 11S and was going to try to suck as much out of the top as I could and then add some new to trop it off. At lease its getting some clean fluid. Just haven't found the time to try yet. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Mar 29, 2014 | 08:13 PM

#28

ashchuckton

5th Gear

Joined: Oct 2012

Posts: 999

Likes: 10

From: Nunavut

That is easy to do & certainly won't hurt a thing. Maybe do at the next 3 oil changes & call it done. Not a bad idea, may do that myself.

Apr 4, 2014 | 06:38 PM

#29

cadfael_tex

5th Gear

Joined: May 2007

Posts: 1,073

Likes: 3

From: Lubbock, TX

I'm in the Techron and Turkey Baster camp. It seems to work for a lot of folks; learned about it over on Bob is the Oil guy forums.

Aug 22, 2014 | 06:51 AM

#30

HyTech

2nd Gear

Joined: Aug 2013

Posts: 108

Likes: 0

From: Part year in Portland OR, part year Kalamazoo MI

I am a firm unbeliever in 'lifetime' fluids. My call, change it. When I got my R52 the first thing I did was change trans oil, brake fluid/clutch, diff, engine. There are always wear particles created and such that the only way to deal with is to drain them away.