MikeLXv6
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very stupid thing to do. idk how it passed me. maybe no sleep, extreme heat, no water, hunger idk but i accidentally put brake fluid on the power steering reservoir after i changed my brakes. about 2 oz or so. didnt realize it till last night. after driving about 30 miles or so. then this morning went ahead to the nearest honda bought 3 expensive a** 12. oz PS fluid. drained my old fluid as told by this .pdf file for fluid replacement i found, ran a half a bottle of the new in and then drained again and refilled. turned the wheel a lot of times after then looked at the fluid. looked pretty dark at the bottom but lighter on the top sides. theres no grinding or anything at all though, not hard to turn neither. none while it was driven and none while i was changing fluid. im so scared for my rack right i wasnt able to sleep and literally sh!t bricks (kinda). i love this car too much (1998 accord lx v6 w/abs btw). got it for an amazing price, virtually brand new, low mileage got it with 50k milesor less 2 years ago, and its got enough umf to tow my POS when it broke down. im also too broke to have to pay out for a new rack. im planning on using all my 20$ credit at autozone (yes thats how broke i am) to buy fluid and keep flushing it until it becomes clean. although i did see this article on hondaclub forum which is stopping me from doing it (besides my dad that saying it would be fine now and well just reflush it after a couple of months).
"If the fluid is dark brown or black that indicates a serious system contamination (likely due to breakdown of internal rubber parts or hoses) and more extensive repairs are called for. When this happens do not proceed with solvent flushing. If you carry on it will only make matters worse."
from http://www.hondaclub.com/forum/articles/1492-power-steering-fluid-lifeline-your-steering-system.html
would my car be fine now that i flushed it and maybe the dark color is just from left over inside. or do a couple more flushes. or (hopefully somehow not) do what the the article says and get raped by a shop repairs.
sorry for long post. flame me for the mistake idc. i just want help to have peace of mind that my car will be fine with no major repairs.
"If the fluid is dark brown or black that indicates a serious system contamination (likely due to breakdown of internal rubber parts or hoses) and more extensive repairs are called for. When this happens do not proceed with solvent flushing. If you carry on it will only make matters worse."
from http://www.hondaclub.com/forum/articles/1492-power-steering-fluid-lifeline-your-steering-system.html
would my car be fine now that i flushed it and maybe the dark color is just from left over inside. or do a couple more flushes. or (hopefully somehow not) do what the the article says and get raped by a shop repairs.
sorry for long post. flame me for the mistake idc. i just want help to have peace of mind that my car will be fine with no major repairs.
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