what color is hydraulic mineral oil supposed to be?
06-03-2005, 01:03 PM
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what color is hydraulic mineral oil supposed to be?
had the power steering system flushed....
squeaks still on hard left turn(almost to lock)
fluid still black inside tank
said they had to flush it twice, asked if the right stuff was in there last time? i said i didnt know, i didnt do it last time. was previous owner who had it done...
looked in engine bay, there are some wet hoses underneathe the tank, so it looks like they changed it, but i didnt expect the fluid to be black still...
squeaks still on hard left turn(almost to lock)
fluid still black inside tank
said they had to flush it twice, asked if the right stuff was in there last time? i said i didnt know, i didnt do it last time. was previous owner who had it done...
looked in engine bay, there are some wet hoses underneathe the tank, so it looks like they changed it, but i didnt expect the fluid to be black still...
06-03-2005, 01:10 PM
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edit: fluid is clear yellowish color.... looks black in container
but i pulled off the lid and used the measuring stick to drip some on my fingers. it's yellowy clear, only looks black in the container...
something still wrong?
something still wrong?
06-03-2005, 01:12 PM
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well...flush it again! They probably cheaped out on the change..
and didn't do a "thorough" flush. Thorough for me is 3 liters. I know, people may find me insane for that..but that is what it took for me to get the black out.
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