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jro909 Senior Enthusiast

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Does gm recommend changing p/s fluid? i was thinking about having it flushed and was told by the dealer that it is not recommended by gm, so i was thinking about sucking as much of it as i can from the pump with a turkey baster or syphon then refilling with some gm p/s fluid i have in the garage...on another note, the service guy sold me cold weather p/s fluid? i think its green and from what i can tell my factory fluid is or was red, will it cause any harm to mix the old and new green shit together?..keep in mind i have the factory fluid still in the truck, 04 120k

AzDragonLord Enthusiast

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I can't imagine they aren't compatable. I did mine with a turkey baster. I used Redline synthetic.

 

Mark

 

Don't forget to wash it before the wife finds it on Thursday! :eek:

markw8 Enthusiast

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I can't imagine they aren't compatable. I did mine with a turkey baster. I used Redline synthetic.

 

Mark

 

Don't forget to wash it before the wife finds it on Thursday! :lol:

 

 

Cleaned it in the parts washer. :eek:

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I had high hopes of flushing mine out last weekend. After looking at the cooler lines and such I said screw it and am doin the turkey baster method. Im using amsoil ps fluid and after about 2 qts it feels good, certainly not any worse than it was.

jro909 Senior Enthusiast

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well i don't want to baste out a large amount of the factory crud and put this cold weather p/s fluid in and end up damaging something

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"cold weather fluid" sounds like snake oil to me. Does this mean you have to change it back to summer fluid in 6 months? I'm a mech. In Ontario, and have never heard of this stuff. Nor do I see a need for it. Just make sure whatever fluid you use meats the OEM specs and your good to go.... And by the way the turkey baster is a cheaper version of what most shops use to do a P.s. flush....

 

Good luck.

txab Senior Enthusiast

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"cold weather fluid" sounds like snake oil to me. Does this mean you have to change it back to summer fluid in 6 months? I'm a mech. In Ontario, and have never heard of this stuff. Nor do I see a need for it. Just make sure whatever fluid you use meats the OEM specs and your good to go.... And by the way the turkey baster is a cheaper version of what most shops use to do a P.s. flush....

 

Good luck.

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Wondering why you think you need cold weather fluid after all this time? I'd replace it with a regular synthetic PS fluid and be done with it. Don't want no green stuff in my PS fluid.

jro909 Senior Enthusiast

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"cold weather fluid" sounds like snake oil to me. Does this mean you have to change it back to summer fluid in 6 months? I'm a mech. In Ontario, and have never heard of this stuff. Nor do I see a need for it. Just make sure whatever fluid you use meats the OEM specs and your good to go.... And by the way the turkey baster is a cheaper version of what most shops use to do a P.s. flush....

 

Good luck.

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Wondering why you think you need cold weather fluid after all this time? I'd replace it with a regular synthetic PS fluid and be done with it. Don't want no green stuff in my PS fluid.

 

 

i asked for a quart of p/s fluid at the dealer, and i got "cold climate power steering fluid" all i know is its green, says it is anti-foaming until negative some temp..its GM brand so somebody must know what it is

ChevyTech77 Senior Enthusiast

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GM Cold Climate fluid is the real deal. It is a semi-synthetic fluid that works great in colder climates or for those who just want a little more protection.

 

You can flush the system a couple of different ways....

 

1. Pull the return line off and put it in an old gallon container.

Start the engine and run the new fluid through until it come out in your drain container.

Cap everything back up and top off the fluid until it is at the correct level.

 

2. Pull the old fluid out of the reservior and top it off with new.

Run the vehicle for an hour or two and repeat the process until the fluid is completely new.

 

GM does not have a service interval for the power steering fluid but that doesn't mean that you can't change it

if you'd like. I recommend it to my customers when the old fluid starts to turn dark. Usually about once over other

year or 30,000 miles.

jro909 Senior Enthusiast

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GM Cold Climate fluid is the real deal. It is a semi-synthetic fluid that works great in colder climates or for those who just want a little more protection.

 

You can flush the system a couple of different ways....

 

1. Pull the return line off and put it in an old gallon container.

Start the engine and run the new fluid through until it come out in your drain container.

Cap everything back up and top off the fluid until it is at the correct level.

 

2. Pull the old fluid out of the reservior and top it off with new.

Run the vehicle for an hour or two and repeat the process until the fluid is completely new.

 

GM does not have a service interval for the power steering fluid but that doesn't mean that you can't change it

if you'd like. I recommend it to my customers when the old fluid starts to turn dark. Usually about once over other

year or 30,000 miles.

 

 

is it ok to mix with the old factory fluid? i put a dribble of the green stuff in to top off my p/s...heres my proposed way of doing it, let me know if its ok to do..

 

suck as much of the fluid out of the pump resevoir with a syphon or turkey baster, then topping it off with the green stuff. My factory fluid looks brown and shitty, its got over 100k on it and i just don't want to put a large amount of new fluid in and ruin something. also how much fluid will the pump hold? i have one quart on hand collecting dust in the garage..is this a good plan? i don't feel too comfortable taking lines and shit off

txab Senior Enthusiast

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You can get just a hair over a pint out using the baster method. It takes about 3 pints to completely change out the fluid using this method

jro909 Senior Enthusiast

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You can get just a hair over a pint out using the baster method

 

 

now in your opinion would it be worth doing? i have about two days before the seige of snow will begin, so i will have time to do the turkey baster method maybe once before then as i do not have an indoor place to pull my truck into, to do work

txab Senior Enthusiast

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You can get just a hair over a pint out using the baster method

 

 

now in your opinion would it be worth doing? i have about two days before the seige of snow will begin, so i will have time to do the turkey baster method maybe once before then as i do not have an indoor place to pull my truck into, to do work

 

Yes, I would do a change of PS fluid. I have already done it on mine last year.

jro909 Senior Enthusiast

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You can get just a hair over a pint out using the baster method

 

 

now in your opinion would it be worth doing? i have about two days before the seige of snow will begin, so i will have time to do the turkey baster method maybe once before then as i do not have an indoor place to pull my truck into, to do work

 

Yes, I would do a change of PS fluid. I have already done it on mine last year.

 

 

 

now i need to find out if its ok to mix the green stuff with the old factory fecal matter

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