Water in power steering fluid.

[AZ4x4]

My steering is been working just fine actually really easy to turn but I check the flu the other day and it is full of water with some oil. I'm trying to figure out the best way to get all the fluid out of the reservoir so I can fill back up with fresh pair stirring fluid. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Broncobowsher]

OK, this is the second post with water in a fluid it shouldn't be in.
What did you do? I'm guessing with all the rain in the past 2 days you just sank it.

 

[Eoth]

The most straight forward would be to take the "low pressure return" off and fire up the motor for a little bit.... Just be prepared that you shouldnt expect to just re-fill and go. You will have introduced lots of air into the system and you will have to work/bleed it all out before it behaves correctly again.

 

[FordBronc]

Drain by removing a lower line or use a large CC syringe and a small piece of tubing and then flush with fresh fluid. Do not forget the lines, and the p/s cooler (if installed) then refill. Start and run it a bit, then I would do it again. Also figure out how it got in, bad p/s cap seal, or was you u boat commanding it?

 

[70_Steve]

After seeing how badly the bottom of the sector shaft was rusted when I did my 4x4x2 conversion, I'd suggest literally removing the PS box and turning upside down to drain. It's the lowest part of the PS system. No guarantees that a flush will actually flush out any water that settled in the box.

 

[AZ4x4]

So from reading a few of the post on here, I've come to the conclusion that maybe it's not water that I actually have in my systems but that the fluid is so old that it's gotten very very thin or less viscosity. With this be a wrong assumption? It's not that I don't want to do the work I just want to know what I'm getting into before I do the work.