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Discussion in 'VR - VS Holden Commodore (1993 - 1997)' started by benno9911, Jun 16, 2010.

  1. benno9911

    benno9911 Donating Member

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    how much oil dose the oil system take to fill
     
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    hey? you dont really need to know that and i dont know the answer ,just fill it up till it reaches its max level turn the wheels couple times with the lid off and the fluid level will drop abit then just re-top it up to the correct level its got "max and empty" on the side of the it or somthing like that.


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    Cause I have filled it up like 3 tims I think I need a new power steering rack
     
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    Well is there a pool of PS fluid over the ground?

    Mine used to leak out the bottom of the reservoir and you could tell cause it would get on the belt and wip it onto the under side of the bonnet.
     
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    well its been pissing down ran here no stop so the best i can do is tell you that under the driver side of the car there is the colors you get when you put oil on the ground in water
     
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    VS power steering system holds approximately 700 ml's of dexron 111 (3) type auto transmission fluid.
     
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    best bet, take it to local servo and steam clean around the power steering area, pump, rack and get it clean. start engine, turn wheels lock to lock several times and look for new tranny fluid running from somewhere. normal places it will leak from are:
    1.the top of the rack where the steering shaft goes in to it - easy fixed for a few bucks.
    2.the reserviour 'o' ring - easy fixed for a few bucks
    3.the power steer pump front pulley seal - easy fixed for a few bucks
    4.the rear of the pump large plug 'o' ring - easy fixed for a few bucks
    5.return hose to reserviour - replace hose or tighten clamp - easy fixed for a few bucks
    6.split high pressure hose - easy fixed for about $70 or so
    7.internal rack seals and is leaking from the rack boots - terminal rack problem, cost a few hundred bucks to fix to replace rack and alignment

    all up, easy system to work on and diagnose and fix.
     
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    it was
    4.the rear of the pump large plug 'o' ring - easy fixed for a few bucks

    i was taking it for a long drive the outer night and started to smell burning oil it was a dodgy o ring
     
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    so is it fixed now or what?
     
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    well not 100% sure there was a couple of oil drops under the car but i think it might be just might be from when i fixed it
     

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