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Power steering fluid

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 5:42 pm
by nxski
I'm trying to figure out if I have enough power steering fluid in my mightymax. There is a dipstick of sorts but it has no markings on it. Anyone know how I could figure this out?
Thanks

Re: Power steering fluid

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 8:46 pm
by lrp374
Let's see a picture.

Re: Power steering fluid

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 9:04 pm
by nxski
Coming soon to a computer screen near you...

= my iphone is syncing, hold tight :-D

Re: Power steering fluid

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 9:09 pm
by nxski
Here they are...

Re: Power steering fluid

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 9:13 pm
by nxski
There are many odd noises coming from the truck 2 of which are quite concerning.
- One is that the right front wheel makes a sound as if it's seizing whenever it hits a big bump, it's very loud!
- The other is why I ask about power steering fluid (or potentially a belt!?) when I turn the wheel the engine starts to whine and I can feel a strange vibration in the wheel that correlates with the whining. When the wheel is fully turned to one side the engine will start to rev at about half of what it usually revs at.

Re: Power steering fluid

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 8:47 am
by lrp374
That looks just like the Delica reservoir. Mine has a notch and min/max info. If this one doesn't take the one from your van and compare.

Re: Power steering fluid

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 9:12 am
by nxski
Turns out it has some very faint lines on it, and the power steering fluid was so low it didn't even register on the stick. I filled it up and the problem seems to have been solved but I'll find our for sure when I do my next cold start.
Thanks for the help!

Re: Power steering fluid

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 9:13 am
by nxski
Ps. It should be similar to the delica. It's essentially a dingle cab strata with an l400 gas engine.

Re: Power steering fluid

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 9:43 am
by jessef
you have the small lines on the dipstick. will say which one is for hot and which one is for cold.

Re: Power steering fluid

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 9:56 am
by nxski
The hot and cold markings appear to have worn off, there are only 2lines so as the engine was hot I filled to the upper line and all seems to be good. It's in the shop getting a once o er for some other thongs too so hopefully they'll give the power steering a clean bill of health

Re: Power steering fluid

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 10:52 am
by nxski
And a clean bill of health is what it got. None of the problems are detrimental to the function of the vehicle!

Re: Power steering fluid

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 11:21 am
by thedjjack
nxski wrote:Ps. It should be similar to the delica. It's essentially a dingle cab strata with an l400 gas engine.
Wow, Dingle Cab those are rare!

Re: Power steering fluid

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 12:55 pm
by nxski
I can't tell anymore if I have fat fingers, autocorrect is kicking in or more likely a mixture of the two :-D

Re: Power steering fluid

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 3:04 pm
by thedjjack
Is there a beer in one of your hands?

Re: Power steering fluid

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 3:08 pm
by nxski
Not yet, driving home now. There will be lots of booze when I head out clubbing tonight though :-D