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ENGINE SPEED SENSING POWER STEERING

N-15prose procedure

Air bleeding

  1. 1
    Check the fluid level. (Refer to page N-16.)
  2. 2
    Turn the steering wheel fully to the left and right several times with the engine not running.
    Rear-three-quarter view of an MX-5 raised on a floor jack with both front wheels off the ground, ready for steering wheel exercise during air bleeding.
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  3. 3
    Recheck the fluid level. If it has dropped, add fluid.
    Hand pouring power steering fluid from a bottle into the power steering reservoir under the hood.
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  4. 4
    Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until the fluid level stabilizes.
  5. 5
    Start the engine and let it idle.
  6. 6
    Turn the steering wheel fully to the left and right several times.
  7. 7
    Verify that the fluid is not foamy and that the fluid level has not dropped.
  8. 8
    Add fluid if necessary and repeat Steps 6 and 7.

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