this is awesome, thank you, you REALLY should have mentioned that this car takes ATF, not power steering fluid

Thank you sir for your excellent video. You saved my son and me about $80.00 from the oil change service company. We also found that they did not replace the plastic guard on correctly and saved ourselves more headache. The wheel liner had to be completely removed, but this was quite easy. The steering fluid was brown and cloudy.

Thank you ! I did it thanks to your tips. I removed the wheel, better access !

This is the way I did it. 1. Raise the car and put it on jackstands, 2.empty out your resevoir, 3 disconnect the return line as this gentleman did. Then connect a clear tubing hose to the return line and run it into a container. 4. Fill the reservoir 5. Turn on car and have a helper keep pouring some Dexron III into the resevoir 6. Fluid will run through the clear hose. Keep on running car and moving steering side to side until fluid coming out of return line is clear and the new fluid being poured in.

It's very informative, but I would have removed the wheel to get better access - it's only 3 minutes more to do so.

How would you clean the reservoir filter on the Mazda 3?

Your vids always help me with my 3. Always Wanted to work on it myself without taking it anywhere. At 93,000 and will be doing this at 100,000.

Very nice and helpful video. I have a Mazda 3 2010. (bought it used), It has 70K kilometers on the clock. (Canada, so metric rules.) Anyway, it looks like there's some dirt in the reservoir. I've done my best to remove it using paper towel and cleaning it up as best I can from where I can reach the dirt. The PS is fine no issues so far, but I thnk I'll wait for a warm day to replace the fluid. It's -12 C with the wind chill this morning here in Toronto. Your video is very helpful for this issue. Thanks again!

Greats videos! But noticing your tires, I’m pretty sure you have them rotating the wrong direction we the right side

Thanks for this video, I just finished flushing my Mazda 3 following your steps.

Is this the same for electric power steering too? Drain the electricity into a bucket and fill it back up with battery juice?

Great video, just flushed my wife's power steering. The wheel well was a pain, so I had to pry the bumper down a little. But everything worked.

Is it not better to fill up continuous new Fluid in the reservoir at the drain process when the hose is off? so that the Servo Pump doesn't run dry and no air comes inside the lines?

This helped me with my car granted it's an 85 RX-7 which makes things simpler since it's ancient lol.

Didn't need to programming the pump after do that?

I've replaced my power steering pump and still have stiff steering when reverse it's fine and but I bdrive it's hard to steer and shakes woddles above 50mphs

Hi just wanted to thank you for this great vidéo. Very useful and well détailed from scratch. Thanks and keep going ! Cheers

Is your tire rotation going the wrong way?

thanks for the fast reply ghostlyrich. great info. you must be a mazda mechanic!

Your power steering fluid is still in good condition why change?

Would taking off the front passenger side wheel help? Would jack the car up help with flushing while turning the steering wheel?

i need to seriously get this done on my '09 speed3, our cars are slightly different under the hood (the reservoir is smaller) but i wasn't sure which hose needed to be disconnected under the car, i think that much is the same at least

I know this has nothing to do with power steering flush but I wanted to know how do I stop the beeping noise when I put my key in the ignition in my mazda 3 because it get's annoying sometimes. ????

Is this need to change fluid unique to Mazda 3's or to cars with electro-hydraulic assisted steering (electric power steering pumps) ? Haven't really seen this before on any of my cars with belt-driven power steering.

What aftermarket stereo is that?

Could you do ah video on how to change the transmission cvt fluid .good video man keep it up

hello, i watched your post on how to flush power steering fluid in mazda 3. my problem is after I changed the hubs of my 2010 mazda 3 the steering wheel has become harder to turn when driving and the indicator light is constantly on. how do i fix it?

great tutorial, found it very helpful. but, bruh, pull the wheel off!

I find it easier to disconnect the hose from the rack itself, so you don't need to teardown the wheel arch

Wherr is the power steering fluid pump in a 2008 mazda tribute

I need to replace my pump and flush the system. Should I replace the pump first or flush the system first?

Rather than take the clip off, i just lossen the 17 mm nut at the top of the steering pipe. Much easier but fluid goes everywhere especially if you turn engine on.

okay so i have an 08 mazda 3 and my power steering light come on when i turn the steering wheel all the way so i thought maybe i should change the fluid i did that but it still comes on when i turn my steering wheel all the way what might be the problem

though mazda cars use desame kind of power steering fluid?

Would this work on a Mazda 3 2011 model , or is there Any changes on models compared to yours ??

Thank you sir, I have the same type of vehicle, I was looking for video like this, thanks Respectfully; Andy

Hi! I changed Mazda’s steering oils, and all went well. Now, however, steering reacts strangely and sometimes steering warning light goes on. Liquid level remains the same all the time, and I there isn't any leak on the system. Could it be that there is air in the system? Can you please help me.

is it the same set up for a mazda 5 2009?...looks the same

Why don’t you remove the wheel?

Hola amigo. Buen video. Recuerdas cuánto aceite ocupaste en todo el proceso?

It could have been better if you had let the new oil flush in the system since you took the tube out already..but this is a good stuff ;)..thanks for sharing

gracias

What did you replace your stock radio with ? (Offtopic)

helo sir i have problem in Mazda3 2005 P1369 this cod show in computer can u help me plz

good job their ghostlyrich. i like the low cost funnel. ps does the 2005 mazda 3 with factory air have the cabin filter? my owners manual shows the air filter only .thanks alot .

Wouldn’t it be easier if you removed the wheel?

Chrisfix should've done it this way, no need to start up the car, also if you drain from the bottom, instead of sucking from the top, all contaminants, grit, etc drop down

why not just disconnect the line that's under the car? It's easy to access and you don't have to tear apart the front of your Mazda, which is kind of a pita. just curious

So how do you dispose of the dirty fluid?

I have Mazda 3 2010, I been in a minor front end collision, the car was standing for 7 months, I recharged the battery and turned the car on but the steering wheel doesn't want to turn at all!! Even though the power steering fluid is to the max level, What do you think the problem is?

That curb rash on your wheels tho. :(

What year is this car !?!!

How many quarts did you use?

What type of fluid did you use Rich?

Excellent Job !!

Have you ever had problems with your ps pump or the ps light has ever been on?

how often should you change the power steering fluid? the manual just says to check but not replace it

Greeting! Have you felt any benefit after replacing oil, lighter wheel, or the like?

At 9:17-9:18 into the video, looking at the reflection of you on your car it looks like you got a doobie in your ear? Lol. I have not a clue of why or how i managed to see that but hells to the yeah

is it ok to leave the reservoir empty when flushing the fluid out?

Having issues with my 2012 mazda3 with its power steering. The fluid is at max but power steering warning light is on and pump makes a slight whining sound when I try to turn. Car is at 60K so should I try flushing the power steering fluid before attempting to get a new pump? Tried to have someone else look at the car yesterday and of course it worked with no problems but again this morning didn't work. Any thoughts?

THANK YOU!!! Saved me $150 !!!

Hi .bro .,my mazda3 .1doubt. coolant tank empty everytime because engine stopping again not started .what problem bro.? Pls reply.

how do you reset the power stering light on a 2010 Mazda 3

What type and how much fluid did you use? Also what year is your 3?

Dude forget the power steering fluid, your engine mount is literally cracked in two and staring at us......... How can you tolerate the vibration and jerking? those FOMOCO mounts are garbage and I have changed several. The other two are probably trashed as well since you been driving it like that. Good luck.

Near the end of the video when you started the engine, I've noticed the steering fluid is above the "MAX" line. Is that by mistake?

Thanks

And is there a specific fluid to use for the mazdas?

Thanks help me alote

can I also use DEXTRON III?

how many litres of fluid does it takes?

I would do three things different. 1) Remove wheel to make access easier. 2) Raise both front tires of the ground to make pumping fluid easier with steering wheel. 3) Block ONLY the flex return tube going up to reservoir, so I can fill reservoir back up with fresh fluid, and then pump it through by moving steering left/right. This will flush all the old fluid out if the metal return line and avoid getting lots of air in system. Once you start seeing fresh fluid coming out, unblock flex hose and put it back on metal return line quickly.

Since you had the car jacked up, it looks like it would be more convenient to remove the wheel.

How much fluid did you use?

Did you use dexron III or mercon V?

Hey do you still have your Mazda 3?

good work keep doing more videos their helping me alot ,, and im sure their helping others... GJ

Take the bloody wheel off

0:18 turkey baster

Love these videos got my mazda tore apart. I say fuck hayes mechanic books. turn to richs videos. still trying to find video on removing transmission. have to replace clutch kit. any suggestions bro. still respect the book. has all the specs

Not the same for a mazdaspeed 3

How about just suck the fluid out of the reservoir, refill it, run it for a while.Then do that a couple more time's.

remove the tire next time Einstein

U talked too much!

This guy doesn't even know what he's doing. It's electric power steering. The car needs to be running

excellent