My power steering was making odd noises yesterday, so I checked the fluid level. Sure enough, it was low - added fluid (*) and the noise went away. So that solves the big problem.
But, I noticed that while the cap to my reservoir has a bung for a hose, there is no hose connected, or lying around. The illustration from my owners manual (reproduced below) shows this hose. What does it do? Is it simply an overflow if your reservoir is too full? If I do need it, where does the other end connect?
*) Some searching on the BB indicated that the correct fluid to add is "Dextron III". The guy at the autoparts store told me this is automatic transmission fluid, but that older cars did use it in their power steering systems. The existing fluid in my reservoir was quite red - and so is the Dextron III that I bought. Did I use the right stuff?
But, I noticed that while the cap to my reservoir has a bung for a hose, there is no hose connected, or lying around. The illustration from my owners manual (reproduced below) shows this hose. What does it do? Is it simply an overflow if your reservoir is too full? If I do need it, where does the other end connect?
*) Some searching on the BB indicated that the correct fluid to add is "Dextron III". The guy at the autoparts store told me this is automatic transmission fluid, but that older cars did use it in their power steering systems. The existing fluid in my reservoir was quite red - and so is the Dextron III that I bought. Did I use the right stuff?
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