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Just did a bunch of fluid flushes on a 2007 Saturn Relay 6 cyl. Took a long time doing all of these things without professional machines and it was quite messy.
First, here is a simple DIY oil change:
For the power steering flush, I disconnected the return line from the reservoir and attached hose that ran into a bucket. With the engine running, I poured new fluid into the reservoir until I started seeing new fluid in the bucket. I had a helper sit in the driver seat and start the car and turn the wheel left/right to flush the rack and pinion:
My power steering flush set-up
The old power steering fluid:
The power steering pump was very noisy until I bled the system.
Using a coolant flush kit, I cut in a T-splice into the upper heater core inlet in which to attach a garden hose w/ the heater on ‘high’:
Coolant flush in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ65WntIEng&feature=youtu.be
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ65WntIEng&feature=youtu.be[/video]Here is a link to my brake fluid flush.
All of this was a lot of work to do all at once, took a lot of time, and was very messy but I ended up saving a lot of $$$. Did everything except a transmission flush and filter, which I decided would be too messy to drop the pan. Cost $$$ to have someone else do the trans but it was worth not having to deal with the mess.
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