PS Fluid Flush Quantity

[EddieC]

Just get the Lucas PS fluid from Walmart if you want to make it easy. Buy 3 so you have extra if you spill some or choose to run more through it. It really is probably one of the easiest fluid exchanges you'll ever do.

Not economical at our WM. A pint is about $10. No quarts. So that's about $60 for 3 quarts.

 

[Doubeleive]

Not economical at our WM. A pint is about $10. No quarts. So that's about $60 for 3 quarts.

this is what I have used since I have owned it (annually), takes about 3qt's of extracting what is in the reservoir, with the front end jacked up enough to turn the wheels back n forth
i just extract what is in the tank, refill with fresh, turn the wheels lock to lock several times, shut it off, repeat for 3qts
after 3qts it should be all nice and clear again. should run about $50 for the fluid.
I don't like to pull any lines off, especially being the lines are basically hermetically sealed at this point, I just use a $10 transfer pump from the auto parts store and a empty milk jug.

 

[donjetman]

I suck out then replenish what I can out of the brake & PS reservoirs with a Tractor Supply 3 oz syringe.

 

[EddieC]

Doubeleive,
I have better a source for the GM but it's not local and that was the reason for asking for the quantity needed.
It's $5.25/16 oz. As long as they are combined with another part the shipping gets significantly absorbed and it's much cheaper than the big A.
I have a new turkey baster dying to get dirty!
It looks like 3 1/2 quarts should be a safe bet. I contacted Lucas who wrote that mixing with GM fluid is not an issue but I'm trying to not start out on that foot.
Thanks for the input.

 

[EddieC]

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I suck out then replenish what I can out of the brake & PS reservoirs with a Tractor Supply 3 oz syringe.
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Do you find the syringe degrades after use?
It seems that the things I use to move gas or lubricants tend to have the seals on the plungers swell and they offer quite a bit of resistance on the subsequent attempts at usage. The effort needed after the first use makes for nervous sessions.

 

[donjetman]

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Do you find the syringe degrades after use?

No
The syringe in the picture I provided is at least 10 yrs old.
It's used for brake fluid and atf/ps fluid extraction at least 10 times/yr.

 

[alpha_omega]

For the last 50 yrs I've used atf for ps fluid in everything I have owned. No issues.
For the last 15 yrs I've used synthetic Amsoil atf for ps fluid in everything. No issues.

This is the way I have always run my power steering systems. I have always used ATF instead of PS Fluid. It’s also not corrosive to metal parts if you have a spill and makes for noticing the clean fluid running through a flush that much easier.

 

[petethepug]

My wife hasn’t been able to keep a turkey baster in the house for more than a year. When thanksgiving and Xmas comes round I always make sure I’ve replaced the one I snatched.

You know the story, “haven’t seen it but I can run up the street and get one for ya”.