Brake fluid in power steering HELP !

[Zipper]

As an old geezer who really should know better I've done the unbelievable, Topping up the power steering I find I've picked up the wrong bottle from the shelf and poured in Dot3 brake fluid....

I've pumped out what I can reach but what now?

Do I simply pop the line, drain all the mixed fluid and top it up, or will it need to be flushed first ?

Any input welcome

 

[sgtsandman]

As an old geezer who really should know better I've done the unbelievable, Topping up the power steering I find I've picked up the wrong bottle from the shelf and poured in Dot3 brake fluid....

I've pumped out what I can reach but what now?

Do I simply pop the line, drain all the mixed fluid and top it up, or will it need to be flushed first ?

Any input welcome

Seems about right. Short of having a bucket full of Mercon V in one bucket with the intake hose and the output hose in the other, Not sure you could flush the system out any better.

 

[Bird76Mojo]

I wouldn't worry about it. Both are hydraulic fluid. Brake fluid can be used in some power steering systems, and I believe some even call for it. The reverse is NOT true though. Power steering fluid can't be used in the brake system because brake fluid requires a higher boiling point.

Just drain or suck out what you can get, and fill it back up with fresh power steering fluid.



GB

 

[adsm08]

Yeah, brake fluid in the PS is not nearly the disaster that PS fluid/ATF in the brake system is.

In fact it was an old timer's trick to pour a little DOT3 into the trans if it was slipping.

 

[Zipper]

Disaster averted !!

Sincere thanks to all who proffered advice.

A hand pump from Harbor Freight did the trick (altho' of course I dropped a tiny part into the engine compartment and had to make a temp version with tape!)

Fresh (correct) fluid and she's right as rain!