my regular place to get oil changes has been dependable for nearly 10 years for me (full service auto shop as well). but when they brought out one of those little comparison charts and showed me my ...

Q. I read your article on fluid flushing (Motormouth, Jan. 11) with interest. My Toyota dealer told me I needed a power-steering fluid flush when I had my oil changed. My 2004 Camry has 34,000 miles.

My Acura dealer is recommending flushing the power steering fluid on my 2002 Acura 1.7 EL with 100,000 kilometres. I have owned cars for 40 years and have never heard of this. Do you recommend this ...

A car’s power steering system is a mechanism that assists drivers in steering their vehicles. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of driving an old vehicle with manual steering, you know how much effort ...

Seeing as many vehicles switched from hydraulic power steering to electric power steering by the mid-2000s, fewer and fewer cars have power-steering fluid anymore. (Only the hydraulic systems use ...

Just as with any hydraulic system, power steering can develop pockets of trapped air in the lines and may need to be bled after part replacement, addition of a ram, a complete fluid flush, or even a ...

Have you ever stopped and wondered why it’s so effortless to turn a 5,822-pound Cadillac Escalade using a single finger? It’s not the result of your semester stint as a high school athlete, it’s the ...

Q: I have a 22-year-old Toyota Camry with 230,000 miles on it. The power steering and brake fluid have never been changed. Is it too late to change them? A: First, congratulations on keeping your ...

Power steering has been a common automotive feature for decades now. Available in electric and hydraulic forms, power steering eases turning the steering wheel when driving the vehicle. It is a ...