StreetSlappah Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Sooo me like a dumbass i accidentally poured power steering fluid into my brake resvoir, I wanted to know if its bad and what should I do? I would really appreciate the advice. I didn't pour a whole lot but still. Thanx Quote Refs-(b.f.) 99vic, WCA Rusty(x3) Nathan@XSPOWER, Ampjunkielikeme, Bread0710, AmiCreations (s.t.) REsLaPz, PandaGT(x2), Keiferacing, Juicemane (t.w.) Powski, Big gil[/center] Build Log http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/77726-sss-celica-dc-buildupdate-611-finished/ 2005 subi STi 380whp 355whp 17" gold bbs 5% tint all around w/sunglare strip JVC dvd double din Knuconceptz 4ga wiring XS Power! Big 3 8" SAv2 d2 1800 audiopipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David711 Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_should_be_done_if_power_steering_fluid_is_put_in_a_brake_reservoir Quote "WHOEVER SAID MONEY CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS MUST OF BEEN BROKE" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordArcane Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Sooo me like a dumbass i accidentally poured power steering fluid into my brake resvoir, I wanted to know if its bad and what should I do? I would really appreciate the advice. I didn't pour a whole lot but still. Thanx if you having pumped the brakes yet its not in your lines so what you could do is suck all the fluid out with like a turkey baster or something like that and replace it with new. other then that i think you would have to drain whole system lines and all, i'd just sucks out whats there and replace it with new, that way even if there some still in there its not much. in all my years of working on cars and semi's i never ran into this so not 100% sure if it will be a big problems but. if was me i'd do like i said then just drive careful keeping close eye on how the brakes feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetSlappah Posted December 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Sooo me like a dumbass i accidentally poured power steering fluid into my brake resvoir, I wanted to know if its bad and what should I do? I would really appreciate the advice. I didn't pour a whole lot but still. Thanx Open the bleeder on the MC and bleed it out... Thats as long as you havent driven it yet... Thanks boiler, but damn man I fucked up I drove it already sooo now what I'm I screwed Quote Refs-(b.f.) 99vic, WCA Rusty(x3) Nathan@XSPOWER, Ampjunkielikeme, Bread0710, AmiCreations (s.t.) REsLaPz, PandaGT(x2), Keiferacing, Juicemane (t.w.) Powski, Big gil[/center] Build Log http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/77726-sss-celica-dc-buildupdate-611-finished/ 2005 subi STi 380whp 355whp 17" gold bbs 5% tint all around w/sunglare strip JVC dvd double din Knuconceptz 4ga wiring XS Power! Big 3 8" SAv2 d2 1800 audiopipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXxOuTLaWxXx Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Go to Napa, they have this thing like a turkey baister you need to suck that crap out of there. Don't drive the car Quote "i'd rather die like a man than live like a coward" quoted from Tupac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David711 Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 I would get a few bottles of brake fluid and run it through and drain it then run another bottle and drain it out. That should flush a lot of that out of there. Quote "WHOEVER SAID MONEY CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS MUST OF BEEN BROKE" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetSlappah Posted December 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Thanks guys but the thing is I drove it already to work which is like 2 miles away from my house and it Sunday and all the auto shops are closed? Should I wait till tommorrow and drive it to a shop? Stupid lil mistake is going to cost me alot I think FML Quote Refs-(b.f.) 99vic, WCA Rusty(x3) Nathan@XSPOWER, Ampjunkielikeme, Bread0710, AmiCreations (s.t.) REsLaPz, PandaGT(x2), Keiferacing, Juicemane (t.w.) Powski, Big gil[/center] Build Log http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/77726-sss-celica-dc-buildupdate-611-finished/ 2005 subi STi 380whp 355whp 17" gold bbs 5% tint all around w/sunglare strip JVC dvd double din Knuconceptz 4ga wiring XS Power! Big 3 8" SAv2 d2 1800 audiopipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetSlappah Posted December 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Sooo me like a dumbass i accidentally poured power steering fluid into my brake resvoir, I wanted to know if its bad and what should I do? I would really appreciate the advice. I didn't pour a whole lot but still. Thanx Open the bleeder on the MC and bleed it out... Thats as long as you havent driven it yet... Thanks boiler, but damn man I fucked up I drove it already sooo now what I'm I screwed Dude, park it, and you have some work ahead of you, or you may have serious consequences... Park it, go and buy a couple gallons of denatured alcohol, and bleed/clean the entire system thouroghly... Can I get that alcohol at any auto store? Its parked right now since I'm at work but I will flush it and bleed it hopefully doesnt fuck up Tue braking system already. Quote Refs-(b.f.) 99vic, WCA Rusty(x3) Nathan@XSPOWER, Ampjunkielikeme, Bread0710, AmiCreations (s.t.) REsLaPz, PandaGT(x2), Keiferacing, Juicemane (t.w.) Powski, Big gil[/center] Build Log http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/77726-sss-celica-dc-buildupdate-611-finished/ 2005 subi STi 380whp 355whp 17" gold bbs 5% tint all around w/sunglare strip JVC dvd double din Knuconceptz 4ga wiring XS Power! Big 3 8" SAv2 d2 1800 audiopipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXxOuTLaWxXx Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Sooo me like a dumbass i accidentally poured power steering fluid into my brake resvoir, I wanted to know if its bad and what should I do? I would really appreciate the advice. I didn't pour a whole lot but still. Thanx Open the bleeder on the MC and bleed it out... Thats as long as you havent driven it yet... Thanks boiler, but damn man I fucked up I drove it already sooo now what I'm I screwed Suck everything you can out of the resovoir and open the bleader on you rear passenger brake caliper and pump the brakes till it's all outm then refill the resovoir with the proper fluid and bleed out all the brakes starting from the furthist from the resovoir working your way to the driver side front. Quote "i'd rather die like a man than live like a coward" quoted from Tupac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaM Customs aka mprete Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 you might end up having to buy a new master cylinder. power steering fluid makes anything rubber (hoses, gaskets, o-rings) expand,so your master might start to not work right because all the o-rings inside are out of place and stuff. there for like a bunch of people said, take it out with a baster type of tool. DO NOT BLEED ALL OF IT THROUGH THE SYSTEM!!! your rubber hoses at each wheel have not been exposed to it yet. and do not use ANY other type of fluid in the system. do not flush any kind of alcohol through it or anything else. you should really take the lines off the master and and drain the whole master and then flush new brake fluid through until you dont see power steering fluid any more or you run out of the bottle. then attach all the lines again and bleed the whole system to make sure no air is in it. but make sure you bleed a lot of fluid through just to make sure no more power steering fluid is in it. but dont freak out or anything power steering fluid is very similar to brake fluid and will work the same way. it just fucks up rubber. it might be a few months before anything even happens from it but if its left there shit will get fucked Quote 2001 dodge ram 2500 quad cab 5.9L V8 my build logs... dodge build http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/94914-mpretes-2001-dodge-ram-2500-quad-cab-build-log/ trik build http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/94447-trik-build/page__p__1298547__hl__trik__fromsearch__1entry1298547 box building thread- very cool designs (PICS!!!) http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/95713-2d-or-3d-box-pics/page__gopid__1318152entry1318152 i am a mechanic, pm me if you have questions or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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