Power steering fluid?

[Hammock123]

Pump is being a whiney b**ch at the moment and looked at the fluid level and it's low!

ive looked at ECP and all the fluids seem to have some "stop leak" additive in them..

can I buy any of it with that stuff in or should I steer clear?

 

[LukeJ]

I've just brought some of the stuff from ECP, says it's safe with dextrin II & III so thought why not... Ill feedback my findings and couldn't find any dextron fluid

 

[Hammock123]

Was your pump whining too? Let us know if it makes it stop.. Cheers mate

 

[MarcB]

Is this not the same stuff ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Elf-Brand...earbox-Oil-Dexron-2-1-Litre-ltr-/160923510638

 

[Hammock123]

I really need something I can pick up tomorrow really! Don't wanna use the car much whilst I need this fluid! Wouldn't get it till earliest Thursday :/

 

[Craig_fell]

My pump was whining, new pump from renault Wolverhampton was £150.. I wouldn't trust the stop leak stuff. Just my 2p, it's a waste of cash.

 

[Hammock123]

My pump was whining, new pump from renault Wolverhampton was £150.. I wouldn't trust the stop leak stuff. Just my 2p, it's a waste of cash.

Yeah ah mate I wanted to just get stuff without that leak stop just wondered if it was gonna do more harm?
Did you replace the pump yourself? Was it difficult?

 

[guysy]

You need Dextron 2 I believe.

 

[Hammock123]

Cheers bud.. Have no idea what kind of stuff to put in and didn't wanna just throw any old s**t into it! Just need to see how difficult it is to remove and refit a new steering pump!

 

[guysy]

Top up the fluid first to max and drive it a bit before ruling out your pump definitely needs changing.

I thought mine did and it turned out the noise was else where, you need a special tool to remove a flange and then another to push it back in on the pumps so its not as straight forward for a DIY'er (if its a new pump) 2nd hand pumps would be a straight swap.

 

[Hammock123]

Top up the fluid first to max and drive it a bit before ruling out your pump definitely needs changing.

I thought mine did and it turned out the noise was else where, you need a special tool to remove a flange and then another to push it back in on the pumps so its not as straight forward for a DIY'er (if its a new pump) 2nd hand pumps would be a straight swap.

Yeah i read somewhere you needed a special tool to press the flange! Yeah that's why i was gonna top up the steering fluid before doing anything else

Would probably buy second hand pump anyway tbh.. I've got a lot of tools just not any specialist ones!