Thanks for this video. I did mine slightly different. I used a hose extension like the video on the return hose. I plugged the hole coming from reservoir. I added Mobil 1 AFT Dextron III into the reservoir with the car off. I turned the wheels left to right with the car off. This gave me more control pouring the fluid and not letting the pump run dry. At the end I had no bubbles. Thanks again for this video
Another suuper awesome and very informative video..thank you for posting them..keep up the spectacular work..you have earned yourself a new subscriber.. I bought my Lexus GS300 2 weeks ago, and it was your videos that helped me make the choice to purchase one..
Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Very excited for your journey with the GS, they are timeless vehicles and I'm sure it will serve you faithfully for a long, long time. All the best and thanks for watching!
@@theautochap I send a massive amounts of thanks, your way.. You and your videos are much appreciated.. I hope that you will continue to post more videos of you doing stuff with your Lexus GS300, I will continue to follow along and watch them all..
*This is a good instructional video! I have scan tool that actually does the actuations of bleeding the pump. Lol. I love seeing my elderly neighbors watch my wheels turning with no one in the car*
Glad you liked the video! And yes, turning the steering wheel on your own can be a pain on the shoulders, your tool sounds pretty nifty! Thanks for watching! :)
Hello! I have not done a video on that yet. I am quite fond of the electroluminescent gauge that comes stock with the GS so I think I will stay with that, unless of course the lights crap out and I am forced to go LED. If that happens, I will most definitely make a video! Thanks for watching! :)
I have the same car and I had a power steering stop working. drove it up a mountain when I came back down I parked it and the next time I tried to drive it the steering was HARD, any idea what the problem could be I did a flush like the video It didn't fix it but maybe slightly easier?
I have used a mityvac pump to change my fluid and I no longer have to use jack stands, carjacks, no need for extra person, and no need to turn the wheel. It only takes me about 10 to 15 minutes and would be faster if I had a pneumatic mityvac pump. Nevertheless your video is good content and advice if you don't have a mityvac pump
Hello! To get the air out of the system, have a look at 5:09 in the video. You need to turn the steering wheel from side to side while at the same time adding more ATF so that the pump doesn’t run dry. When there is air in the system the steering wheel will vibrate while you turn it, and when all the air is removed it will be nice and smooth. Hope that helps and thanks for watching! 😊
No updates really, I had already flushed out the old power steering fluid once before I made this video so I was just flushing the little remainder of the old fluid out. The steering system is pretty smooth with no weird noises. Thanks for watching! :)
Hello! I’m not sure I understood your question properly, did you mean how often you’re supposed to flush it? If that was your question, the answer would be roughly every 40000 - 80000 miles. And for your second question, were you asking how to locate the jacking point? For this car (or any other 2nd gen. GS 300) the jacking point is on the subframe as I show in the video at 2:37. If I didn’t understand your question properly, please let me know. Thank for watching! :)
So you will need to raise the car so that your tires are not touching the ground while you’re turning the wheels to bleed air from the system. Turning the wheels while the car on the ground is harder and also causes some unnecessary wear to your tires.
Good question! So for the car I work on in the video (a 2004 Lexus GS 300), the owners manual specifies automatic transmission fluid and not power steering fluid, as I show at 1:17. Using the wrong fluid can cause damage to seals, rack and the pump in the power steering system so you always want to stick to whatever fluid the owners manual specifies. Thanks for watching and hope that answers your question! :)
Thanks for this video. I did mine slightly different. I used a hose extension like the video on the return hose. I plugged the hole coming from reservoir. I added Mobil 1 AFT Dextron III into the reservoir with the car off. I turned the wheels left to right with the car off. This gave me more control pouring the fluid and not letting the pump run dry. At the end I had no bubbles. Thanks again for this video
Glad you enjoyed the video, and thanks for watching! :)
Another suuper awesome and very informative video..thank you for posting them..keep up the spectacular work..you have earned yourself a new subscriber.. I bought my Lexus GS300 2 weeks ago, and it was your videos that helped me make the choice to purchase one..
Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Very excited for your journey with the GS, they are timeless vehicles and I'm sure it will serve you faithfully for a long, long time.
All the best and thanks for watching!
@@theautochap I send a massive amounts of thanks, your way.. You and your videos are much appreciated.. I hope that you will continue to post more videos of you doing stuff with your Lexus GS300, I will continue to follow along and watch them all..
You won't regret the purchase bro, purchased mine 3 years ago with 170k miles and its still running strong at 223k!
You are right about using the right type of fluid. I had to learn the hard way $1600 later.
*This is a good instructional video! I have scan tool that actually does the actuations of bleeding the pump. Lol. I love seeing my elderly neighbors watch my wheels turning with no one in the car*
Glad you liked the video! And yes, turning the steering wheel on your own can be a pain on the shoulders, your tool sounds pretty nifty! Thanks for watching! :)
This one of the best instructional videos
Thank you for the kind words and for watching! :)
Great video 👍
Thank you! 😀
Success with my GS430 this afternoon. Thank you very much for your informational video
Glad to hear it! Thank you for watching :)
Have you ever done a video on replacing the dashboard light cluster from halogen to led?
Hello! I have not done a video on that yet. I am quite fond of the electroluminescent gauge that comes stock with the GS so I think I will stay with that, unless of course the lights crap out and I am forced to go LED. If that happens, I will most definitely make a video!
Thanks for watching! :)
Excellent video 👍
I used Toyota ATF purchased from local Toyota dealership
That should be fine, any brand ATF will be fine as long as it is Dexron II/III rated. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching! :)
Excellent video
Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! 😀
I have the same car and I had a power steering stop working. drove it up a mountain when I came back down I parked it and the next time I tried to drive it the steering was HARD, any idea what the problem could be I did a flush like the video It didn't fix it but maybe slightly easier?
I have used a mityvac pump to change my fluid and I no longer have to use jack stands, carjacks, no need for extra person, and no need to turn the wheel. It only takes me about 10 to 15 minutes and would be faster if I had a pneumatic mityvac pump.
Nevertheless your video is good content and advice if you don't have a mityvac pump
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the video! :)
Nice:) Thanx, good video.
Thanks for watching and I appreciate you leaving a comment! 🙂
Can i do this when i install a new power steering pump
How to get air out steering pump?
Hello! To get the air out of the system, have a look at 5:09 in the video. You need to turn the steering wheel from side to side while at the same time adding more ATF so that the pump doesn’t run dry. When there is air in the system the steering wheel will vibrate while you turn it, and when all the air is removed it will be nice and smooth.
Hope that helps and thanks for watching! 😊
Any updates 3 months later? Great video thank you!
No updates really, I had already flushed out the old power steering fluid once before I made this video so I was just flushing the little remainder of the old fluid out. The steering system is pretty smooth with no weird noises. Thanks for watching! :)
Thanks! How many miles you can still flush it? how do you locate floor jack as you are likely cannot see it properly - the car is very low.
Hello! I’m not sure I understood your question properly, did you mean how often you’re supposed to flush it? If that was your question, the answer would be roughly every 40000 - 80000 miles.
And for your second question, were you asking how to locate the jacking point? For this car (or any other 2nd gen. GS 300) the jacking point is on the subframe as I show in the video at 2:37.
If I didn’t understand your question properly, please let me know.
Thank for watching! :)
Also I had a question what was the point of raising the car can this be done with the car on the ground?
So you will need to raise the car so that your tires are not touching the ground while you’re turning the wheels to bleed air from the system. Turning the wheels while the car on the ground is harder and also causes some unnecessary wear to your tires.
@@theautochap thank you!
@@alanmanuel87 glad to help! :)
why use ATF if you can just use power steering fluid? Im genuinely curious
Good question! So for the car I work on in the video (a 2004 Lexus GS 300), the owners manual specifies automatic transmission fluid and not power steering fluid, as I show at 1:17. Using the wrong fluid can cause damage to seals, rack and the pump in the power steering system so you always want to stick to whatever fluid the owners manual specifies. Thanks for watching and hope that answers your question! :)