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- 08 cx9 grand touring
Like a dumb ass I added brake fluid to the power steering reservoir. And not a little. I bought a Harbor Freight vacuum kit and I stuck a full bottle of brake fluid sticking out of the top of the reservoir while I was bleeding the brakes so I didn't run out. (like your supposed to) I got held up and left it for a couple hours. I came back and through the magic of science there were a steady stream of black fluid coming up through the clear brake fluid. I " thought" it was doing a magical brake fluid swap so I let the entire bottle swap out till it was all black. A couple days later a neighbor came over and pointed out my mistake....I sucked out all the fluid in the reservoir (black liquid not new clear fluid) and it was the amount that was in the bottle of brake fluid I had sticking out of the reservoir but again not clear like the new brake fluid I put in.
I DID NOT START THE CAR SINCE ADDING THE BRAKE FLUID.
The fluid swap in the bottle tells me brake fluid is heavier. Does that mean it sunk to the lowest level in the power steering line?
Will fluid in the reservoir get past the reservoir without starting the vehicle? Like it needs the pump to form suction or will it flow straight out of the reservoir into the lines as soon as I you add it?
Is draining the reservoir enough in this situation and adding PS fluid?
I DID NOT START THE CAR SINCE ADDING THE BRAKE FLUID.
The fluid swap in the bottle tells me brake fluid is heavier. Does that mean it sunk to the lowest level in the power steering line?
Will fluid in the reservoir get past the reservoir without starting the vehicle? Like it needs the pump to form suction or will it flow straight out of the reservoir into the lines as soon as I you add it?
Is draining the reservoir enough in this situation and adding PS fluid?