# When do you know it is time to change power steering fluid?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [January 18, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143 "2007-01-18T14:44:56Z")
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### Author:  [@chineybutu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chineybutu)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143/1 "2007-01-18T14:44:56Z")
hey,
I checked my power steering resivor and it was full, but it seems that the fluid is dirty and there are metal particles in it, is this Normal? also when do you know when it is time to change power steering fluid, also how do you do it??
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### Author:  [@logik23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/logik23)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143/2 "2007-01-18T14:48:44Z")
Change it when the fluid is dirty… 😛
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### Author:  [@simplemind7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/simplemind7)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143/3 "2007-01-18T15:39:42Z")
hah, metal particles are not supposed to be in any fluid, i’d say give it a change and hopefully the particles aren’t a sign of a bigger problem.
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### Author:  [@killa\_snake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/killa_snake)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2007, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143/4 "2007-01-18T21:24:37Z")
Its not really connected to this but i got a question since were on power steering… Am i just noticing this now and all s13 are like this or is it a new problem on my car. The power steering helps turn the wheel easy but when i move the wheel really fast back and foreward it seems like its now working properly like its not gettin enough pressure quickly enough. Its not noticable in regular driving but when I take a sharp turn at speed and gotta turn the other way for another corner going the oposite way the wheel gets stiff like the steering assist no longer works for that moment then with no string wheel movement it gets back to normal like the system has pressure again. any ideas? its really annoying as it messes up my intended steering pattern.
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### Author:  [@FUNGC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FUNGC)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143/5 "2007-01-19T15:01:27Z")
> [@Anyone know of any jobs?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-any-jobs/10962/17):
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> Its not really connected to this but i got a question since were on power steering… Am i just noticing this now and all s13 are like this or is it a new problem on my car. The power steering helps turn the wheel easy but when i move the wheel really fast back and foreward it seems like its now working properly like its not gettin enough pressure quickly enough. Its not noticable in regular driving but when I take a sharp turn at speed and gotta turn the other way for another corner going the oposite way the wheel gets stiff like the steering assist no longer works for that moment then with no string wheel movement it gets back to normal like the system has pressure again. any ideas? its really annoying as it messes up my intended steering pattern.
yea i know what you are talking about. haha
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### Author:  [@simplemind7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/simplemind7)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143/6 "2007-01-19T15:50:14Z")
> [@Anyone know of any jobs?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-any-jobs/10962/17):
>
> Its not really connected to this but i got a question since were on power steering… Am i just noticing this now and all s13 are like this or is it a new problem on my car. The power steering helps turn the wheel easy but when i move the wheel really fast back and foreward it seems like its now working properly like its not gettin enough pressure quickly enough. Its not noticable in regular driving but when I take a sharp turn at speed and gotta turn the other way for another corner going the oposite way the wheel gets stiff like the steering assist no longer works for that moment then with no string wheel movement it gets back to normal like the system has pressure again. any ideas? its really annoying as it messes up my intended steering pattern.
i’d say you have a leak and you don’t have enough fluid in it. after i did my engine swap i only had enough PS fluid on me to fill it up half way and it was acting like this, then when i topped it off it worked properly again. check the fluid level by unscrewing the cap, it has a dip stick attached to the cap.
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### Author:  [@killa\_snake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/killa_snake)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143/7 "2007-01-20T15:54:38Z")
lol that was the first thing i checked when this happened.
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### Author:  [@killa\_snake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/killa_snake)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2007, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143/8 "2007-02-17T13:22:15Z")
Noone else knows why this happens?
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### Author:  [@BreedOfSpawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BreedOfSpawn)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143/9 "2007-02-17T13:36:28Z")
Are you running a super hicas?
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### Author:  [@FUNGC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FUNGC)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143/10 "2007-02-17T17:48:28Z")
my problem was taht i had a lose power steering hose. after i tightened it and added back the fluid, bled it and it works perfectly fine. so look for any leaks or loose bolts. change them and you should be fine.
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### Author:  [@flyingchicken](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyingchicken)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2007, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143/11 "2007-02-18T06:31:45Z")
where would a loose bolt be if the power steering is leaking?
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### Author:  [@240newbie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240newbie)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2007, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143/12 "2007-02-18T09:38:37Z")
I noticed this after i put a thicker Power steering fluid in… Or when the weather is cold… The fluid is thicker, so it struggles to push it thru the system till it is warmed up? i dont have this problem when i run thinner PS fluid.
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### Author:  [@FUNGC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FUNGC)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2007, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143/13 "2007-02-18T11:27:51Z")
> [@Legalizing drugs](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalizing-drugs/11053/68):
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> where would a loose bolt be if the power steering is leaking?
theres two 24mm bolts on the power steering system near the pump. its easily spotted.
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### Author:  [@killa\_snake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/killa_snake)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2007, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-do-you-know-it-is-time-to-change-power-steering-fluid/103143/14 "2007-02-19T12:44:12Z")
No Im not Running Super Hicas. Maybe its because of the cold… ill try flushing and changing fluids.