Freelander 2 Power Steering Fluid And Reservoir Change

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If you're power steering feels heavy, has a whine to it or you've not changed your power steering reservoir bottle for many-a-year, then take a watch of this video.
Inside the reservoir is a small meshy-bit that filters the fluid when it's returned back to the bottle. Over time this gets blocked up and puts pressure on other parts of the steering system.
To combat this, it's a fairly straightforward (if a bit messy) job of removing the fluid, flushing the system using the old reservoir and a new reservoir together and then bleeding the system. After you've done this, not only will you have a sparkly clean filter in the new bottle, but you'll also have brand new fluid flowing through the steering system.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:43 Put Your Car On Axle Stands
0:53 Removing The Headlight
2:35 Draining The Power Steering Fluid
4:51 Removing The Supply/Feed/Suction Hose
6:08 Bunging The Supply And Return Ports
6:37 Putting The New Bottle On The Supply Hose
7:01 Our Flushing Setup
7:53 The Fluid We Are Using
8:32 Filling The New Bottle With CHF 202
9:06 Flushing The Power Steering System
10:12 Moving The Return Hose From The Old To The New Bottle
11:43 Filling With Fluid Ready For Bleeding
11:54 The Return Hose/Quick Connector In Detail
12:44 Bleeding The Power Steering System
13:39 Starting And Leaving The Car To Idle
14:16 Lock To Lock With The Engine On To Finish Bleeding
15:16 Go For A Test Drive And Check The Level
15:25 Outro
15:45 Thanks For Watching

[@ScottandAlana4x4]

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[@forddude1976]

Really like the explanation with the video, nice easy to understand, just normal people. Great job guys

[@ScottandAlana4x4]

Thanks a lot Ford Dude, we appreciate it. 👌 - Scott

[@stevemainwaring7598]

Nice and easy explanation also easy to follow this is how did mine back in 2017 and recently on my new 2014 SD4 i did not remove the head light because it is just as easy to do without the light removed, therefore less work, also un-plugging any electrics will create DTC faults that need clearing after, good job guy's

[@ScottandAlana4x4]

Thanks alot Steve and thanks for the tip for everyone 👍🏻😀. - Scott

[@MikeSmith-tg1ku]

Just done this on my freeloader. As you say it's important not to run the engine, just do the change by hand. If you don't spill much of the new fluid three quarters of a litre is sufficient to do the job keeping back say a quarter of a litre for topping up if necessary.

[@ScottandAlana4x4]

...or if you're like us, get a truck load so you spill 5L of it. 😄 - Scott

[@MikeSmith-tg1ku]

Ha I dropped the large oil pan half full of Auto box fluid. I was doing a Gibbons flush, the car was on a ramp and I was holding the oil tray with one hand. It went all over my jeans. I should have done it with the ramp lower with the oil pan on the floor.

[@ScottandAlana4x4]

@@MikeSmith-tg1ku 😂. That would've made for some funny video if there had been a camera around. 😁 Life is a constant learning curve. 😁 - Scott

[@BeavisPits]

Great video! Good idea about raising both front wheels off the ground to help turn the wheel. I found I had to start the engine for a fraction of a second to get it to transfer the fluid. Do a few three point turns to get any trapped air out. It took a few days for all the air to come out of mine.

[@ScottandAlana4x4]

Thanks Scott 👍🏻. The service manual actually says to start the engine to flush it through. But it also says to use a funnel that seals the reservoir perfectly and to make sure there is 3 to 4 litres of fluid in the funnel so the reservoir doesn't run dry and do all of the with just 1 person. I'm not sure what perfect world Land Rover thinks we are living in, but that sounds like a recipe for at least 2 litres of fluid to end up on the deck and the reservoir to be empty of any fluid. 😂 After seeing how quickly your reservoir emptied with just cranking the engine over, we thought we'd play it safe and do it without the engines help until the final bleed. 😁 - Scott

[@MikeSmith-tg1ku]

Bevis I like your movies. As I say it's easier to have the wheels off the ground and turn the steering wheel by hand.

[@ducatimikep]

Love the videos! Keep them coming!

[@ScottandAlana4x4]

Thank you Ducati Mike 👍🏻😁. - Scott

[@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu]

It's gonna be a brand new car soon.

[@ScottandAlana4x4]

😄. Our theory is, by the time we have replaced everything, it'll be time to replace the bits we did at the very start. 😂 Land Rovers weren't built like your Yamaha was that took you all over New Zealand and Australia. 😄 - Scott