I want to change my power steering fluid. I got my 2906 Toyota Sienna at about 116k miles and now I’m at around 160k. I have no idea if it’s ever been changed, but I think it’s pretty dark and is slightly lower than it should be.
I was going to drain it out with a turkey baster like I see online, but I’m wondering if it would be best to have a shop flush it since it is so old.
Please let me know if there is any value to spending the $150 to get it done professionally vs the cost of the fluid and baster for doing it myself.
Thank you!
Just suck it up and refill to the minimum line when it’s cold. For proper factory way there’s supposed to be more bolts to drain but it’s usually hard to get to. What I do I to suck it up and refill 3 times between drives. And that should get most of the old fluid out. Read your manual. I think you need the Toyota atf fluid. If in doubt go to dealer parts to get a bottle and ask them for the right fluid. And recycle the old stuff.