Basic Car Care & Maintenance : Checking Car Power Steering Fluid

Check the car's power steering fluid level every so often to prevent the car steering from going out; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free car-maintenance video.

Expert: Jeff Wong
Bio: Jeff Wong has a masters degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has owned & operated an aftermarket automotive parts business for five years. He has been working on automobiles for 17 years.
Filmmaker: Joshua Kidwell

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• repair
• cars
• maintenance
• fluids
• tire
• auto
• automotive
• automobile
• vehicle
• trucks

[navaerick69bb]

How do you drain the fluid?

aahh screw it ill figure it out hehe

[HellerVali]

are you a mechanic?

[gerbercollision]

We at Gerber know how important power steering is to prevent auto collisions. Great tips and advice, Jeff.

[3wheeler016]

@guitaristwagner i don't think its necessary...i've never changed the power steering fluid in a vehicle and neither have my parents. never had any problems.

[ezkeyboardkid58]

@navaerick69bb its a pain in the ass to do

[JX426]

if you own certain cars the power steering level cant be seen on the side of the reservoir but you can use a pop sickle stick to measure it.

also some vehicles such as fords use ATF instead of PSF.

to flush the system a turkey baster can be used to gradually take fluid out, but dont go past the hose in the reservoir or you will let air into the system and cause problems

[cheratberry]

lol i didnt know about the colour ! i am gonna check ..