Power Steering Fluid Warning
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Power Steering Fluid Warning
Chrysler Power Steering Fluid Warning.
Chrysler reports that many of its 2004-2005 vehicles ( full list below) can suffer severe damage to the power steering system if the wrong fluid is used to replenish or top off the system. Most at fault are fluids or supplements containing Teflon, which has a nasty habit of clogging or restricting the mesh filter in the pump reservoir. That , of course , leads to pump starvation and the eventual demise of the pump and, possibly , the steering rack.
When servicing a late-model Chrysler power steering system, the carmaker recommends using genuine Mopar fluid or an equivalent. In a pinch, you can also use ATF+4 transmission fluid, with no ill effects.
Vehicles that have the mesh filter and are most susceptible to the problems are:
2004-2005 Pacifica, Sebring, Stratus, Neon, SRT4, PT Cruiser, minivan (Town & Country, Caravan, Voyager) and Viper models, and 2005 300’s and Magnums.
SERVICE SLANTS from February 2005 MOTOR Magazine.
Chrysler reports that many of its 2004-2005 vehicles ( full list below) can suffer severe damage to the power steering system if the wrong fluid is used to replenish or top off the system. Most at fault are fluids or supplements containing Teflon, which has a nasty habit of clogging or restricting the mesh filter in the pump reservoir. That , of course , leads to pump starvation and the eventual demise of the pump and, possibly , the steering rack.
When servicing a late-model Chrysler power steering system, the carmaker recommends using genuine Mopar fluid or an equivalent. In a pinch, you can also use ATF+4 transmission fluid, with no ill effects.
Vehicles that have the mesh filter and are most susceptible to the problems are:
2004-2005 Pacifica, Sebring, Stratus, Neon, SRT4, PT Cruiser, minivan (Town & Country, Caravan, Voyager) and Viper models, and 2005 300’s and Magnums.
SERVICE SLANTS from February 2005 MOTOR Magazine.
