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Kejtar
October 21st, 2005, 12:28
ok, how much fluid will I need? I just picked up 4qts, but I don't know if it's enough: it looks like more than enough but the FSM doesn't seem to list the capacity?
dyna
October 21st, 2005, 12:45
I swap fluid in my 95 resivor regulary and it dosent even take a quart. I cant imagine the system holding even 2.
Kejtar
October 21st, 2005, 12:56
I swap fluid in my 95 resivor regulary and it dosent even take a quart. I cant imagine the system holding even 2.
Yeah, but what bout the steering gear?
red91
October 21st, 2005, 13:11
Yeah, but what bout the steering gear?

Remi...you should be good with 4...unless your gonna flush...then I'd recommend 1-2 more quarts.

Gear could only handle about 1-1.5 quarts at best...IIRC.
Kejtar
October 21st, 2005, 15:59
Remi...you should be good with 4...unless your gonna flush...then I'd recommend 1-2 more quarts.

Gear could only handle about 1-1.5 quarts at best...IIRC.
I used up 2 quarts. Couldn't figure out a reasonable way to drain the steering gear so I drained the pump, filled it, let it cycle, drained the pump, filled it....... and 2 quarts later the fluid looks somewhat reasonable. I might wait 2 weeks and drain and refill the pump one more time.
dyna
October 21st, 2005, 16:17
Thats what I was trying to say with mine. I use a mighty vac and empty the tank every so often. It sure made the slight buzz/whine go away. with 190K it must be getting tired. Seems the fluid gets dirty within 6K or so.
Kejtar
October 21st, 2005, 16:28
Thats what I was trying to say with mine. I use a mighty vac and empty the tank every so often. It sure made the slight buzz/whine go away. with 190K it must be getting tired. Seems the fluid gets dirty within 6K or so.
Judging by the look of my fluid it was ORIGINAL :eek: