How to change the power steering oil filter

From : vd

Q: my car is town and country 2003 but i think its either close too or identical to a dodge van. the question is that my power steering pump made noise so i am changing it. however i heard that i need to clean the oil filter for this tool. my question is this 1 is there such a thing oil filter for steering pump and if so where is it 2 if the oil filter is in the reservoir as one of the mechanics i talked to how do i take it out. look at the reservoir it seems to be a plastic container that doesnt have way to open it i havent taken it out yet. 3 do i have to change the oil too how the mechanics told me that poor oil on top and let it pushes the old oil out. that means i have to have an opening in the bottom somewhere. one place i can see is the 2 input/output of the oil cooler. also if i let oil out of one of those 2 two would that be enough full path 4 if i need to change the oil then it seems i need to put back the oil pump first the question is that would it block the oil flow when i change the oil thanks. .

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From : denny

my car is town and country 2003 but i think its either close too or identical to a dodge van. the question is that my power steering pump made noise so i am changing it. however i heard that i need to clean the oil filter for this tool. my question is this 1 is there such a thing oil filter for steering pump and if so where is it it is in the bottom of the reservoir. youll need to get a new reservoir to get the filter/strainer. good is that its not an expensive part....$15-$20 if i remember right. 2 if the oil filter is in the reservoir as one of the mechanics i talked to how do i take it out. look at the reservoir it seems to be a plastic container that doesnt have way to open it i havent taken it out yet. 3 do i have to change the oil too how the mechanics told me that poor oil on top and let it pushes the old oil out. that means i have to have an opening in the bottom somewhere. one place i can see is the 2 input/output of the oil cooler. also if i let oil out of one of those 2 two would that be enough full path 4 if i need to change the oil then it seems i need to put back the oil pump first the question is that would it block the oil flow when i change the oil the way i do this is to use a suction gun to pull as much fluid out of the reservoir as possible then replace the reservoir. put the hose going to the pump on and stick the end of the return hose in a gallon jug. cap off the return fitting in the reservoir with a rubber cork for the time being. start the engine and leave it idle while pouring new fluid in the reservoir. itll take about 2-3 quarts till the clean fluid comes out of the return line. hook up the return line and clean up the mess. denny thanks. .

From : vd

thank you. ill give it a shot tomorrow. on mar 30 1002 pm denny wddo...@woh.rr.com wrote my car is town and country 2003 but i think its either close too or identical to a dodge van. the question is that my power steering pump made noise so i am changing it. however i heard that i need to clean the oil filter for this tool. my question is this 1 is there such a thing oil filter for steering pump and if so where is it it is in the bottom of the reservoir. youll need to get a new reservoir to get the filter/strainer. good is that its not an expensive part....$15-$20 if i remember right. 2 if the oil filter is in the reservoir as one of the mechanics i talked to how do i take it out. look at the reservoir it seems to be a plastic container that doesnt have way to open it i havent taken it out yet. 3 do i have to change the oil too how the mechanics told me that poor oil on top and let it pushes the old oil out. that means i have to have an opening in the bottom somewhere. one place i can see is the 2 input/output of the oil cooler. also if i let oil out of one of those 2 two would that be enough full path 4 if i need to change the oil then it seems i need to put back the oil pump first the question is that would it block the oil flow when i change the oil the way i do this is to use a suction gun to pull as much fluid out of the reservoir as possible then replace the reservoir. put the hose going to the pump on and stick the end of the return hose in a gallon jug. cap off the return fitting in the reservoir with a rubber cork for the time being. start the engine and leave it idle while pouring new fluid in the reservoir. itll take about 2-3 quarts till the clean fluid comes out of the return line. hook up the return line and clean up the mess. denny thanks. .

From : stormin mormon

if the fluid is low the pump will make noise. i know of no filter on the steering system. how do you know its the steering pump i had to replace one on my chevy s-10 blazer but that was cause it didnt work well and i was tired of the steering being hard to turn. i question if its a bad pump on a four year old vehicle. -- christopher a. young you cant shout down a troll. you have to starve them. .. my car is town and country 2003 but i think its either close too or identical to a dodge van. the question is that my power steering pump made noise so i am changing it. however i heard that i need to clean the oil filter for this tool. my question is this 1 is there such a thing oil filter for steering pump and if so where is it 2 if the oil filter is in the reservoir as one of the mechanics i talked to how do i take it out. look at the reservoir it seems to be a plastic container that doesnt have way to open it i havent taken it out yet. 3 do i have to change the oil too how the mechanics told me that poor oil on top and let it pushes the old oil out. that means i have to have an opening in the bottom somewhere. one place i can see is the 2 input/output of the oil cooler. also if i let oil out of one of those 2 two would that be enough full path 4 if i need to change the oil then it seems i need to put back the oil pump first the question is that would it block the oil flow when i change the oil thanks. .

From : vd

sorry for the slow reply. the fluid was not low. the noise occurs even when i dont steer and the car is not moving. when the car is not moving if i rotate the steering wheel a little bit the noise is much louder. after replace the pump and the oil the noise is gone with very limited testing. i however notice a new problem now though. when changing the power steering pump i notice the 2 boots near the inner tie rods are both wet with oil. i also heard twice lately once before and once after the change of the pump a loud cracking noise on when turning the wheel while backing the car up from parking. could someone please tell me how the oil is leaked here i plan to open it up but i want to learn a bit about it before doing this. usually with this problem which components fail thanks. on apr 1 834 pm stormin mormon cayoung61**spambloc...@hotmail.com wrote if the fluid is low the pump will make noise. i know of no filter on the steering system. how do you know its the steering pump i had to replace one on my chevy s-10 blazer but that was cause it didnt work well and i was tired of the steering being hard to turn. i question if its a bad pump on a four year old vehicle. -- christopher a. young you cant shout down a troll. you have to starve them. . my car is town and country 2003 but i think its either close too or identical to a dodge van. the question is that my power steering pump made noise so i am changing it. however i heard that i need to clean the oil filter for this tool. my question is this 1 is there such a thing oil filter for steering pump and if so where is it 2 if the oil filter is in the reservoir as one of the mechanics i talked to how do i take it out. look at the reservoir it seems to be a plastic container that doesnt have way to open it i havent taken it out yet. 3 do i have to change the oil too how the mechanics told me that poor oil on top and let it pushes the old oil out. that means i have to have an opening in the bottom somewhere. one place i can see is the 2 input/output of the oil cooler. also if i let oil out of one of those 2 two would that be enough full path 4 if i need to change the oil then it seems i need to put back the oil pump first the question is that would it block the oil flow when i change the oil thanks. .