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mek
 


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Switzerland 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Base 5 Seat Manual Tonga GreenDiscovery 3
Top up Power Steering fluid?

Hi,

My power steering fluid is a fraction below the min level. What can I top it up with, or does it require a full flush? There's no leeks anywhere I can see

Thanks,


Andy  
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CMG
 


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United States 2007 LR3 4.4 V8 SE Auto Java BlackLR3

https://www.amazon.com/Pentosin-Hydraulic-...B002WTHW26

This is what I use on mine. Same color and spec as OEM. It's worked great. 17 Discovery 5 HSE Si6, Fuji White on brown | 07 LR3 SE 4.4 Java Black on Alpaca
Club V8/Club OCD
  
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Pete K
 


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Not much cheaper than LR cold climate fluid.
But it depends what's available in your country I guess

It's meant to be green.  
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M3DPO
 


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Have you checked it when it is warm? - the level increases greatly when hot, if only a little under I would not worry unless it has a leak. It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.  
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kajtzu
 


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Re: Top up Power Steering fluid?

mek wrote:

My power steering fluid is a fraction below the min level. What can I top it up with, or does it require a full flush? There's no leeks anywhere I can see


Full flush is close to impossible. What you can do is dilute the existing PSF by sucking it out, adding new, moving steering left-right, starting over a few times. I would measure the level with engine warm rather than cold. While LR’s position is that PSF lasts the car’s lifetime, I swapped mine at approximately the 11 year mark.

I’ve used Pentosin CHF 11S as the fluid as it was readily available.  
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Pete K
 


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Yeah I think the cooler sitting up high makes it difficult to drain it all out  
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