Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Hey everyone have a little problem my power steering bottle is gone down a bit and its only just tipping the dipstik and its make that anoying noise when u turn the steering wheel.. What i need to know is what fluid do I use for a R33 GTS T Series 1.

Cheers.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/246069-power-steering-question/
Share on other sites

ATF works, but there are power steering specifics available with stop leak within them, i have been using it recently and works to reduce the leaks well, after 1.5 bottles, its in a bluish grey bottle. $6 for those small bottles.

remember to bleed after the refill by going lock to lock 6 to 10 times after filling it up.

ATF works, but there are power steering specifics available with stop leak within them, i have been using it recently and works to reduce the leaks well, after 1.5 bottles, its in a bluish grey bottle. $6 for those small bottles.

remember to bleed after the refill by going lock to lock 6 to 10 times after filling it up.

Are you talking about seal swelling agents, or the stop leak stuff that sets like sugar crystals?

Most ATF's [not all] have 'seal conditioners' in them, they don't have any leak stop agents. I'm always a bit suss of the stop leak stuff anyway, it gunks up and sets, so it is probably doing it in other places where you don't want it to do it as well, little valves, journals and venturi's [talking general application not just power steering].

What happens if i top it up with a different fluid thats different to the one in the car? any damage?

99.99% chance it has ATF in it, won't really hurt with brand name difference. Far better to have fluid than let it run out!!

Are you talking about seal swelling agents, or the stop leak stuff that sets like sugar crystals?

Most ATF's [not all] have 'seal conditioners' in them, they don't have any leak stop agents. I'm always a bit suss of the stop leak stuff anyway, it gunks up and sets, so it is probably doing it in other places where you don't want it to do it as well, little valves, journals and venturi's [talking general application not just power steering].

yeah its stop leak, not sure how it acts to stop them.

no adverse affects from my end yet

someone mentioned $400 for a rebuild of the rack in another thread.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Nah its a server spammer thing  Although, now that I manually approve all the accounts I can probably loosen up some of the restrictions.  
    • Thread bump, again! Although, no bad news this time. Posting for the sake of possible root cause. Basically, I rebuilt it (mostly stock), installed Haltech + sensors, had it running fine on new ECU.  Still not really understanding why it cracked pistons last time. Got to tuners, and while checking timing, noticed +-10deg of timing scatter while revving. Changed CAS, and it was rock solid. While not definitive, can't imagine seeing 20+ psi with that amount of scatter would be a good thing. Also glad I found something.   Bit more of a run down; Carried out a stock rebuild, a set of stock pistons, out of a spare bottom end. Everything stock apart from head studs and oil restrictors. (so I can pretend I didn't let the Nissan out, ha.) Armed with the measuring gear and FSM, set about doing overhaul. Oil restrictors as per oil control thread for a RB25, stock oil pump, drifting. Head drain/vent from rear of head, to passenger side of sump above oil level. Two dash 10 vent lines from drivers side of sump (unused atm) Hi octane style cam cover breather kit Splash covers over last 2 cam caps. Both breather lines from cam covers to vented to atmosphere catch can, not plumbed back into sump (wanted to see what it was actually breathing). Got it run in (did about a 1000km) no to low boost scenario, As I had questions over old ECU setup. Installed haltech +sensors for flex Retune on E85 (finding CAS Issue along the way), made 300rwkw at 20psi, out of wastegate. Did a drift day the next day (yes, it was a big weekend!) and was checking catch can throughout the day, ZERO blowby. I mean nothing. Lines from cam covers are not even wet. Done a bunch of street driving, spirited and catch can is still dry. Early days I guess, but pretty happy so far. Also now run 10w60, up from the 10w40 that I used to run. Oil pressure is significantly better, especially when hot (as you would expect)      
    • Thanks buddy. I thought it was a server storage thing. 🤣
    • Perfect! Thanks for this, both look like great options!
×
×
  • Create New...