I have a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT with 155k miles. I flushed the power steering fluid with MaxLife power steering fluid. The fluid changed are very dark/black in color. Not long after that the car has been making noises sometimes when turning slowly. I actually didn't remember if the noise exists before the fluid change.
What I used:
It's like a metal rubbing/stretching sound. Like "pop-pop-pop". I could feel the vibration from the steering wheel when I turn the steering wheel slowly. After I raise the car on jack stands it does not make noise. It does not happen all the time, and happens both turning left or right. I have checked the CV joints and ball joints, they both look okay, and the wheels do not have free play when the car is raised.
Did I use the wrong fluid? The maintenance manual calls for Mitsubishi Power Steering Fluid. In the club3g forum they said it is Dexron III ATF. Or may be the fluid change revealed a problem already in power steering? Should I change it back to an ATF like Castrol multi-import? Just $10 of ATF fluid to check before I send it to a mechanic (or not, this car is less than $2k on KBB now).
What I used:
It's like a metal rubbing/stretching sound. Like "pop-pop-pop". I could feel the vibration from the steering wheel when I turn the steering wheel slowly. After I raise the car on jack stands it does not make noise. It does not happen all the time, and happens both turning left or right. I have checked the CV joints and ball joints, they both look okay, and the wheels do not have free play when the car is raised.
Did I use the wrong fluid? The maintenance manual calls for Mitsubishi Power Steering Fluid. In the club3g forum they said it is Dexron III ATF. Or may be the fluid change revealed a problem already in power steering? Should I change it back to an ATF like Castrol multi-import? Just $10 of ATF fluid to check before I send it to a mechanic (or not, this car is less than $2k on KBB now).