help me please

had 2 · #1 10-23-2005, 03:44 AM

hello everyone
first of all i bought my daughter a 2000 gt mustang for her birthday. she hasn't had the car a good 3 months before calling herself independent and poured power steering fluid into the brake fluid reservior. i really don't know what to do but i'm open for any and all suggestions

neatofrito1618 · #2 10-23-2005, 10:19 AM

wat r u talking about? what dont u know how to do?

had 2 · #3 10-23-2005, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by neatofrito1618

wat r u talking about? what dont u know how to do?

what am i 2 do about the power steering fluid mixed with the brake fluid? if it needs to be driven then ill drive it but i don't want to take it to a repair shop and be ripped off either for something simple...ya know

351wStang · #4 10-23-2005, 02:37 PM

Pump all the brake fluid out and then refill the system. Thats about all I know to tell ya.

SVTcobra306 · #5 10-23-2005, 10:06 PM

Suck everything out of the master cylinder, fill it with new brake fluid, open all the bleeder valves, pump the brakes until the MC is almost empty, refill, and continue until you have fresh fluid at all 4 corners, then bleed the brakes really well.

MagicRat · #6 10-24-2005, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SVTcobra306

Suck everything out of the master cylinder, fill it with new brake fluid, open all the bleeder valves, pump the brakes until the MC is almost empty, refill, and continue until you have fresh fluid at all 4 corners, then bleed the brakes really well.

I agree.

However, even a little PS fluid in the lines themselves will, over time, eventually destroy the neoprene seals in the master cyl and the calipers. At worst, your daughter will have a catestrophic brake loss.

I would not consider this problem to be 'simple', if PS fluid has entered the lines. If the car was not driven after this was added, the lines should be free of the PS fluid.

After sucking the fluid out, clean out the master cyl resivoir with a spray can of brake cleaner. Make sure the brake cleaner sprays all over the inside and flows out of the master cyl. It will wash out all the PS fluid and then dry itself up with no residue. Then fill and bleed as stated above.

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