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Power steering flushed on 2year service?
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:17 pm
by still_learning
Hi all,
New to forums
Booked my 2010 lancer activ in for its 2 year service. Have done only 22 thousand kilometers.
Was told by the rep at Heidelberg Mitsubishi that the power steering was due to be flushed and he quoted me $135 plus the $195 for capped price service. Thought I'd check with the brains trust on this one.
Didn't find any mention of this on the service sticky.
Thanks heaps guys!
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:38 pm
by LZY_EYE
2 yrs or 60,000kms whichever comes first from memory...
It would outline it in the service booklet...
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 3:37 pm
by Graham
I changed mine myself after about a year and a half.
It was a huge pain in the ass to do (I probably did it wrong and bled the old fluid from the wrong hose) and would recommend getting it done professionally.
$135 does seem a little steep though. Is that their standard price or is that calculated from amount of time it takes?
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:55 pm
by chris
Don`t bother about the power, you will have sold the car before it gives trouble, if it ever gives trouble, save your money,
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:46 pm
by Cammo00
iTS EASY TO DO IT YOURSELF
1)Find the high pressure side pull the hose off the resavor
2)block the resavor side off and run the hose that you took of the resavor and run it into a bucket.
3)start the engine till there is no fluid left. Fit hose to resavor
4)refill with oil and start engine and keep turning steering wheel left to right lock to lock. Till wineing noise stops. and top up resavor. Done
This works with ever vehicle.
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:56 pm
by Cammo00
Place in a bucket and continue with instuctions above.
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:12 am
by Graham
Cammo00 wrote: 3)start the engine till there is no fluid left. Fit hose to resavor
I've heard you'll break the pump if you try run it without fluid.
Can anyone mechanically minded confirm?
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:35 am
by dannyboi
I had my 2 year service two weeks ago. They only replaced the oil, oil filter and brake fluid. No mention of the power steering fluid requiring a flush at all.
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:54 pm
by pjw1963
They upsold you. no brake bluid flush on 30km service either
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:40 pm
by Quixand
Had my 2nd year service last May.. and it's the same as what Danny mentioned.
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:48 pm
by pjw1963
I run a workshop at a mitsu dealership guys and they upsold you
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:05 pm
by dannyboi
pjw1963 wrote:They upsold you. no brake bluid flush on 30km service either
They upsold me on a capped price service? I'm pretty sure the brake fluid was mentioned in the service manual....
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:25 pm
by WTR
Had mine serviced end of March - no brake/power steering fluid change ..
2 years/16000 km ...
You got ripped ..
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:17 am
by still_learning
dannyboi wrote:I had my 2 year service two weeks ago. They only replaced the oil, oil filter and brake fluid. No mention of the power steering fluid requiring a flush at all.
This is why I check with the brains trust. Just put my car in, guy at the service desk didn't mention it and it wasn't down on the sheet.
I did have alook in the service book regarding 2 year service and there was no mention of flushing. Thats the thing about these capped service deals, upselling everything extra.