Posted on 6/19/2012
There is a hard working fluid in almost every car that gets little to no attention. The forgotten fluid is power steering fluid. For some reason the manufacturers never recommend changing it; maybe its because the system is closed and the components are few. But nothing lasts forever. Virtually all modern cars have power steering, and, almost all modern cars have automatic transmissions. In most cases, they use the same hydraulic fluids; yet according to the owner’s manual the transmission may have several fluid changes throughout its life. With the power steering fluid, zero changes are recommended. Maybe there is some logical reason we don’t know about; but I seriously doubt it. Lets be honest, the power steering hoses, pump, and steering units in almost any car is going to last 100,000 miles; long enough to put it past any warranty. Meaning the manufacturer will never have to deal with fa ... read more