# Risky - removing return PS hose on 21yr well maintained Honda? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [May 17, 2020, 4:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/risky-removing-return-ps-hose-on-21yr-well-maintained-honda/164421 "2020-05-17T04:47:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sciconf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sciconf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sciconf)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 4:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/risky-removing-return-ps-hose-on-21yr-well-maintained-honda/164421/1 "2020-05-17T04:47:20Z")
99 Acura Integra 140k I want to flush the PS fluid by disconnecting the return hose at the reservoir. A friend said when he did it on an Avalon, it ended up in leaking. My car paint is not oxidized - its was not an abused car - bought it when it was 4-5yrs of age. Any advice? ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/risky-removing-return-ps-hose-on-21yr-well-maintained-honda/164421/2 "2020-05-17T11:28:00Z")
> [@sciconf](#): > > 99 Acura Integra 140k > > I want to flush the PS fluid by disconnecting the return hose at the reservoir. > A friend said when he did it on an Avalon, it ended up in leaking. > > Any advice? Leave it alone. It’s an old car. Don’t go looking for or creating problems where they don’t exist. Does it have a reservoir for the PS fluid? I’d just buy a _dollar store_ turkey baster and suck out as much fluid as possible and refill with fresh stuff (the exact fluid required/ recommended by manufacturer specification). Repeat this process every few weeks for a while. The fluid should start to look noticeably cleaner. Then leave it alone except for monitoring and maintaining fluid level. > [@sciconf](#): > > My car paint is not oxidized - its was not an abused car - bought it when it was 4-5yrs of age. > > Any advice? You’re fortunate that the paint is in nice shape. I’m sure you already do, but just keep putting some good wax on it a couple of times per year. Buy your car a treat of some kind. Surprise it! Enjoy the ride! Then find a new hobby or activity. _ **CSA** _ 🌴 🕶 🌴 ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/risky-removing-return-ps-hose-on-21yr-well-maintained-honda/164421/3 "2020-05-17T13:43:45Z")
Well maintained , OK then how did you service the power steering fluid before ? Apparently that worked and just because someone had a leak does not mean you will . They may not have tightened the connection properly. ---
**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/risky-removing-return-ps-hose-on-21yr-well-maintained-honda/164421/4 "2020-05-17T14:58:38Z")
On an old car like this, I second the turkey baster idea. Or any tool with a small hose that can be inserted into the reservoir. Suck out whatever portion of the fluid you can reach, and refill. Do that a few times and you should be fine. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/risky-removing-return-ps-hose-on-21yr-well-maintained-honda/164421/5 "2020-05-17T15:50:09Z")
> [@common-sense-answer](#): > > fresh stuff (the exact fluid required/ recommended by manufacturer specification). Yes, and Honda/Acura spec something different from most other carmakers. ---
**Author:** ![sciconf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sciconf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sciconf)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/risky-removing-return-ps-hose-on-21yr-well-maintained-honda/164421/6 "2020-05-17T16:24:34Z")
I have a syringe that I remove PS fluid like every yr and put Honda PS. No matter what I did, the color is always dark! Now I drive a Chevy Volt, I felt that Integra is harder to steer - my 1st gen Integra was very easy to steer (it was leaking and the PS cables were changed) - so I assumed that it needs to be flushed! I checked the hose - its hard - I sprayed ATP-205 (Scott Kilmer says it softens - but unsure its too late now).