Nick1994
$100 site donor 2024
Just put a new expensive OEM power steering pump on my Jeep, would like to keep it going for many more years without a pump failure.
I’m thinking of getting 3/8” barbed threaded fittings and attaching them to a ‘T’ with a ball valve on the leg out, so I can occasionally pump a quart or so out to change the fluid, maybe $3 worth of fluid a year. I’d probably need 2 T’s, one to stop flow to the reservoir and one to open for draining.
The reason is, I tried changing the fluid last month by popping the return hose off, and it broke the plastic end where the hose meets up to the reservoir. I don’t want that to happen again. Plus the original black fluid was absolutely disgusting.
Any reason brass fittings from Home Depot wouldn’t be compatible with power steering fluid? Or pressure might be too much on the return hose?
I’m thinking of getting 3/8” barbed threaded fittings and attaching them to a ‘T’ with a ball valve on the leg out, so I can occasionally pump a quart or so out to change the fluid, maybe $3 worth of fluid a year. I’d probably need 2 T’s, one to stop flow to the reservoir and one to open for draining.
The reason is, I tried changing the fluid last month by popping the return hose off, and it broke the plastic end where the hose meets up to the reservoir. I don’t want that to happen again. Plus the original black fluid was absolutely disgusting.
Any reason brass fittings from Home Depot wouldn’t be compatible with power steering fluid? Or pressure might be too much on the return hose?