When do you know it is time to change power steering fluid?

[simplemind7]

@killa_snake

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.