What oil to fill in the power steering power plant for reliable operation

The hydraulic power steering appeared not because of the whims and whim, but by harsh necessity. It began to establish a serial in the 30s for career dump trucks, and in the passenger car, of course, the Americans were dragged into the passenger car. In 1951, the hydraulicer began to establish a serial on Chrysler Crown Imperial, which appreciated Roosevelt, and in Europe the first hydraulicel was installed on the hyperfuturastic Citroen DS19, which he chose a fantomas. Since then, the design of the device has not changed radically. And why change it, if it serves for a long time and properly, and install the hydraulic on all cars, ranging from Kamaz and ending with tiny DEUs. Despite its dimensionless service life, the power steering requires accurate circulation and rare, but attentive care.

In the photo - a career dump truck, on which in the 30s of the 20th century. started to put the power steering

How to care for power steering

Much amplifier does not ask. Just follow a few rules that will exclude breakdowns by the driver's fault, know which oil is pouring into the power steering and prevent the leaks from the compounds and pump. The first thing to pay attention is the oil level in the tank. In no case cannot be allowed that its level falls below the minimum. It is also easy to evaluate the condition of the hydraulic cell on the sounds that it makes it. Any extraneous noise when turning the steering wheel will be a signal to what is worth looking under the hood. The remaining rules concern only operation:

• It is impossible to hold the steering wheel in extreme positions for more than 5 seconds. This leads to overheating oil.
• In no case can not be operated by a car with a non-working pump of the hydraulic.
• Bear steering from shock loads and other situations that can provoke a sharp increase in pressure.
• Do not play muscles with rotated steering wheel - high speed in this position lead to a very sharp pressure jump.

Running video with hydraulic

Actually, everything else that happens with the power steering, it happens only within a hundred, and the GUR is being treated in almost all cases. But there is another important detail that concerns the owner to a greater degree than the wizard at the station - replacement of the fluid for the hydraulicel and the correct choice.

Take up, change or mix?

Therefore, we have come to the fact that our holy duty is to follow the fluid, whatever we cost us. Its level should be between the minimum and maximum marks. Sometimes there is a markup for heated and for a cold engine, but it is already details. In addition, we will control the purity, because the dirty liquid is able to kill the hydraulicel for one hundred thousand km. Fluid cleanliness Checking the PCU. No one can give exact regulations for the replacement of fluid, but the experience suggests that the replacement of the hydraulic power supply fluid should take place at least once a year.

Replacing replacement, but sometimes you need to top up the liquid. The car manufacturer necessarily gives recommendations on specific oil for the GUR of a certain brand, but the oil may not always be at hand, at the same time there are many liquids and even more advisers. In order to leave the ranks at once and for all, we learn what fluids are in principle, how they affect each other and so if their color is crucial.

What oil to pour into the power steering

The color here is not the main thing. The main thing is the composition of the fluid, the presence of certain additives and the basic component. Like any oils, the base can be synthetic, mineral and semi-synthetic. Whatever color is fluid, in no case cannot be mixed with synthetics and mineral water. Therefore, it is always when you have to fill the oil of another color, the system should be rinsed thoroughly, but only then fill the new oil. Otherwise, oils of different compositions will be at least foaming and lay down the sediment, flasham and score channels. It is Polwy, but if you confuse the synthetic with the organic, the consequences will be the smallest. The fact is that in the hydraulicel there is a mass of sealing elements and seals, some of which are made on the basis of natural rubber. If such parts are in contact with synthetic oil, it simply destroys them. Now, specifically on the brands of liquids.

Let's start with the Red: Dextron

Red liquid and has several modifications - Dextron I, Dextron II, and so on. All these liquids are designed primarily for automatic transmissions, so ATF is marked (Automatic Transmission Fluid). In principle, their viscosity is absolutely the same, and the difference between them is only in additives that affect the operation of the automatic transmission. Therefore, if the plant recommends Dextron, I leave any dextro, despite the labeling. By and large, this is the same industrial spindle, which is full of full on every machine-building factory. The price makes its bourgeois roots. Compatibility with most modern popular cars - Chevrolet Aveo, Lacetti, Daewoo Lanos, Toyota, Opel Astra N.

Yellow liquids

All Mercedes branded fluids, BMW, as well as FEBI, SWAG, Ravenol. In some BMW, however, the use of oils from the automatic transmission is allowed, what does the inscription on the tank lid say.

Green liquids

This is usually pentosine. This one of the first companies that appeared in our market and know it better than others. The danger is that Pentosin can be both synthetic liquid and mineral, but green. Therefore, you need to keep your ear in acute.

Consequently, we found out that Pentosin and Dextroin, in fact, for the hydraulic agent are conventional industrial oils with reduced fluidity, the main thing is that the composition of the base, synthetic or mineral can be taken into account when mixing or replacing them. That's the whole steering color.

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