Moisture in power steering!!!
Not sure if anybody else here has ever experienced this problem, but I have a 2015 pro master with the V-6. And a while back when I got really cold or the power steering fluid froze, and I lost my power steering. The moisture was very white and milky as opposed to the green color it is supposed to be. It takes that stupid expensive German power steering fluid. So I flushed it by disconnecting the hoses at a cooler and ran it through a few times and went through about 4 quarts of fluid, that got very expensive. It still wasn’t perfect, it was still a little milky, but it was better, and I didnt have anymore money LOL. But about a month and a half later when it got real cold it froze again and was milky again. This is going to get extremely expensive very fast if 4 quarts of fluid did not fix the problem before, and I have the same issue again. I feel like the power steering pump should probably be replaced soon because of this, and obviously the whole thing flushed again. But does anyone know why am getting so much moisture in the system? Or has anyone else had experience with this problem? Does anyone have a better method of flushing out the fluid then by disconnecting of the cooler and running and pumping it out and during the wheel?
Also, is there a cheaper fluid that I can run through this thing to flush it? And then flush the fluid out with the right fluid?
thanks for the help!
Also, is there a cheaper fluid that I can run through this thing to flush it? And then flush the fluid out with the right fluid?
thanks for the help!
no the cooler is separate from the radiator. that is why my mind is so boggled too. ughhhhh.
any cheaper fluid that would be safe to flush through it? should i use seafoam flush? (the one meant for trans/power steering systems)
any cheaper fluid that would be safe to flush through it? should i use seafoam flush? (the one meant for trans/power steering systems)
Unless the fluid is EXTREMELY hygroscopic, it should NOT accumulate that much moisture, that fast. (unless someone actually poured water into it.....) As for alternative fluids...... Would have to look at the owners manual, usually, they will specify some fluid or other "or equivalent"..... Seriously, it's just hydraulic fluid. WHY they should require some specific type of fluid...... very good question.






