Steering Fluid change

[baptistama]

Hello,

steering fluid is low and dark, so instead of topping it up I'm going to flush and refill the entire system, this is how I'll do it:
1- front wheels straight forward on axle stands;
2- empty the reservoir from top with a syringe;
3- remove return hose and connect it to a clear drain hose and disposal container, plug inlet pipe so it doesn't spill as reservoir is filled;
4- fill reservoir;
5- start engine and turn steering wheel from right lock to left lock and back again (never run engine for more then 10 seconds);
6- stop engine;

repeat steps 4 to 6 until you can see fresh fluid coming out through clear drain hose

7- point wheels forward and remove from axle stands;
8- reconnect return hose to inlet pipe;
9- top-up, recap reservoir;
check for leaks and top-up if necessary on next few runs/days.

should work but not sure, has someone done it? how much fluid does it take? lots of pipes and hoses...

Freelander 1; L-Series engine; LH Drive with AC

thanks in advance
Miguel Baptista

[baptistama]

it's done, the whole system takes about 1,5ltr and this was the setup


the only correction to the "method" is:
-never run engine for more than 3 seconds