Power steering fluid replacement

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Power steering fluid replacement

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Hi,

I had an advisory this week that the power steering filter and fluid could do with replacing. There's no mention of this topic in Haynes and I can't afford a Bentley manual, but is this a straightforward drain and refill or is there some bleeding involved?

Would welcome comment from anyone with experience of this.

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I just slackened off a pipe near the rack and let it drain, you could always syphon what's in the reservoir, run it for a bit then do it again. To bleed the system I just went full lock to full lock, while the van was up on axle stands with the engine running.
Can you spot the old filter?
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Where did you buy the filter from mate.
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I thought Gunzl had them but you know where to go in the UK
https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/index.php/ ... ilter.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I searched brickwerks for filter,that didnt show up.Thanks..
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Yup, got mine from Brickwerks.

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Thanks for that.
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