Photo DIY 3: RX300 Power Steering Fluid Flush
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Have done a Transmission pan drop, filter change and fluid exchange and am now ready to do a power steering fluid exchange. I used Wolf's Head universal synthetic for the tranny. Alright for the power steering as well?
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Scott
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Scott
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Yes, that fluid will work fine for the power steering.
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I want to change my fluid on RX330 (2004) , im in love with MObil 1 ATF ( I used it on my RX300 (2000) ) and it was perfect. But now MObil 1 ATF is prohibited to sale in California. =((( Which brand of ATF is THE BEST to replace mobil 1 atf?
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I used to use Valvoline's synthetic power steering fluid and that's pretty common in a lot of auto stores.
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I just extracted the fluid from the reservoir twice and poured in M1 ATF. Fluid looks very red and steering feels fine. First time changing it at 100k miles and the fluid was brown. I can't say the steering was having problem though because of that.
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How about Valvoline maxlife dexron? I probably will have leftover after changing ATF on a civic.
I just extracted the fluid from the reservoir twice and poured in M1 ATF. Fluid looks very red and steering feels fine. First time changing it at 100k miles and the fluid was brown. I can't say the steering was having problem though because of that.
I just extracted the fluid from the reservoir twice and poured in M1 ATF. Fluid looks very red and steering feels fine. First time changing it at 100k miles and the fluid was brown. I can't say the steering was having problem though because of that.
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bumping this old thread...how often should the PS fluid be flushed/replaced? I couldn't find it in the Lexus maintenance schedule as a list item. No issues here, but i just noticed my fluid looks black by the looks of the reservoir.
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FYI> I developed a leak in the system as I switched to synthetic stuff.
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How can i extract the fluid easily from the topside of the vehicle without having to use jack stands to jack up the vehicle(which i dont have and I dont have the room in my garage to use)?
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http://swm.maricopa.gov/transfer-stations.htm