Changing power steering oil - TJ '01

Hi,

I was just checking the power steering oil on my TJ with 50k kms and it
smelt a very very faint burnt rubber kind of smell. So I want to change the
oil, do I suck the oil from top and replace it in the reservoir and repeat
OR is there any other easier way. Also, roughly how much oil should I be
buying from the dealer?

Thanks
TW
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'01 TJ Renegade - 4.0L Auto

They sell it by the gallon: http://www.billhughes.com/PSFluid.jpg
You should be able to jack the front wheels off the ground and turn it
lock to lock without the engine running and most of it will pump out on
the ground, then use a suction gun on the little that's in the
reservoir.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O


TW wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I was just checking the power steering oil on my TJ with 50k kms and it
> smelt a very very faint burnt rubber kind of smell. So I want to change the
> oil, do I suck the oil from top and replace it in the reservoir and repeat
> OR is there any other easier way. Also, roughly how much oil should I be
> buying from the dealer?
>
> Thanks
> TW
> ---
> '01 TJ Renegade - 4.0L Auto

"L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" wrote in message ...
> You should be able to jack the front wheels off the ground and turn it
> lock to lock without the engine running and most of it will pump out on
> the ground, then use a suction gun on the little that's in the
> reservoir.

Pump out on the ground? From where?

TW,
Take the return line (will be the rubber ended one) loose from the
pump/reservoir and stick that line in a jug. With the front wheels off the
ground, run the engine for a few seconds while turning the steering wheel
rack-to-rack being careful not to let the pump run dry. Add more fluid and
repeat until all the old fluid is out (should be able to tell by color).
Once complete, hook the return hose back up, top off the reservoir and run
the engine again while going rack-to-rack. Top it off and you should be
good to go.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
Warn X8000i

I guess you've never had to push a car around the lot, like into a
garage bay.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

JimG wrote:
>
> Pump out on the ground? From where?

"JimG" > wrote in message =
...

....


> With the front wheels off the
> ground, run the engine for a few seconds while turning the steering =
wheel
> rack-to-rack being careful not to let the pump run dry. =20

This is where you could screw up *big time*... it only takes
a few seconds to empty the reservoir, and a few seconds
of running it dry to ruin the pump. Be *careful* here...
__
Steve
..

Stephen Cowell did pass the time by typing:
> "JimG" wrote ...
>

>> With the front wheels off the
>> ground, run the engine for a few seconds while turning the steering wheel
>> rack-to-rack being careful not to let the pump run dry.
>
> This is where you could screw up *big time*... it only takes
> a few seconds to empty the reservoir, and a few seconds
> of running it dry to ruin the pump. Be *careful* here...

Agreed. I take the belt off and turn the pump with a stick.
Don't use your finger, the cast pulley has sharp edges. :O

Hi Bill,

Thanks for the reply. I was given the impression that power steering and
auto transmission oils should only be from Mopar. Any other oil brand is
likely to introduce problems.

I generally have been using Mobil for all other oils and greases.

Thanks
TW


"L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> They sell it by the gallon: http://www.billhughes.com/PSFluid.jpg
> You should be able to jack the front wheels off the ground and turn it
> lock to lock without the engine running and most of it will pump out on
> the ground, then use a suction gun on the little that's in the
> reservoir.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>
>

"JimG" > wrote in message
...
> Pump out on the ground? From where?
>
> TW,
> Take the return line (will be the rubber ended one) loose from the
> pump/reservoir and stick that line in a jug. With the front wheels off
> the
> ground, run the engine for a few seconds while turning the steering wheel
> rack-to-rack being careful not to let the pump run dry. Add more fluid
> and
> repeat until all the old fluid is out (should be able to tell by color).
> Once complete, hook the return hose back up, top off the reservoir and run
> the engine again while going rack-to-rack. Top it off and you should be
> good to go.
>
> --

Thanks for that. How much fluid do you it takes? I know its not much, but
how much?

Cheers
TW

"Stephen Cowell" > wrote in message
...


This is where you could screw up *big time*... it only takes
a few seconds to empty the reservoir, and a few seconds
of running it dry to ruin the pump. Be *careful* here...
__

Thanks for the heads up. I will be careful, only if the rain lets up (its
been raining for a couple of weeks).

TW

Your Saginaw steering box is nearly identical to that used in a
1955 Cadillac. Just use any oil especially made for it. We used to use
automatic transmission fluid until about 1972 when it was made against
the law to use whale oil.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

TW wrote:
>
> Hi Bill,
>
> Thanks for the reply. I was given the impression that power steering and
> auto transmission oils should only be from Mopar. Any other oil brand is
> likely to introduce problems.
>
> I generally have been using Mobil for all other oils and greases.
>
> Thanks
> TW