Thanks. Found the lines on the outside of the reservoir and as best I can judge the fluid is at the max. That's with engine off though. I seem to remember having to check fluid levels with the engine running but I'm not sure if that included power steering fluid. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Walker" <jwalker17@earthlink.net> To: "mike miller" <mwmiller@cwnet.com> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 5:02 PM Subject: Re: Re: Re; Power steering noise
> > > Looked at my power steering reservoir. A couple of questions. What > should > > the level be, and what should be used to fill it, if needed? > > Is ATF correct? > > there are two molded 'rings' around the tank. one has Max stamped near > it and the other one has Min near it. keep it up to the top/Max one. > > vw themselves in the owners manual says "ATF Dexron". so make sure the > atf is of the dexron type. i think castrol makes some in small > bottles. > > good luck! hope it helps. > joel > > |
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