Power Steering Fluid - Question

[mtn. burb]

Finally got the WTO ram back after 3 1/2 weeks, it was leaking. When I disconnected it for shipping, I capped the fittings on the steering box, and sealed the hose ends with duct tape.
Put it back together tonight, added some p/s fluid and looked into the p/s pump and all the fluid is milky??
I have a wix filter in line too. What caused the fluid to turn milky? I'm going to purge it, but why if it was sealed, was it white today? I had replaced the p/s fluid just a few months ago.

 

[SkulzNBonz]

Milky sounds like water contamination. You may have some condensation.

John

 

[R72K5]

milky is water yep,

thats not cool

id be flushing it out asap

 

[dyeager535]

Expect to spend a lot of time and fluid flushing it if it's contaminated. I went through multiple quarts flushing mine. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[stallion85]

Yes it is a PITA to flush power steering fluid. Sorry, good luck. /forums/images/graemlins/1zhelp.gif

 

[84_Chevy_K10]

Not really, just pull the return line, put fluid in the resevoir, and start it up. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif