PTU service

[bamsho]

Brought home the SHO today, had to deal with couple snow squalls, that was interesting.  Saw the fluid that was removed from the PTU, look good for 33,000 miles, not thick and pasty looking.  Total bill for the service was $106.  $33 for 2 quarts of Royal Purple, $73.00 for Spangler's to preform the service.  I highly recommend in the central PA area to take there SHO,MKS, Exsport there for PTU service.

 

[BiGMaC]

Brought home the SHO today, had to deal with couple snow squalls, that was interesting.  Saw the fluid that was removed from the PTU, look good for 33,000 miles, not thick and pasty looking.  Total bill for the service was $106.  $33 for 2 quarts of Royal Purple, $73.00 for Spangler's to preform the service.  I highly recommend in the central PA area to take there SHO,MKS, Exsport there for PTU service.

Thanks for the report!... good to know it doesn't always turn to black sludge.  Now f I can just find someone here in Phx metro... still have time to look. Planning change at 25K.

 

[bpd1151]

Brought home the SHO today.

Total bill for the service was $106. 

$33 for 2 quarts of Royal Purple, $73.00 for Spangler's to perform the service. 

$106 sure is cheap insurance for peace of mind, as well as increasing the longevity of your PTU overall.

Great job!

 

[sixtn39]

Since you don't list it in your sig I assume that you have a non PP, correct?

 

[Spartn27]

I thought the PTU held one quart? Just did this service myself the other day and was able to get just over a half quart in there. Of the junk I did get out it was black, burnt, and sludge-like. This is after changing out the PTU oil at 22k miles with Royal Purple and now again at 45k.

 

[bpd1151]

PTU gets 1.1 pints of 75-140 of w/e brand you prefer.

 

[bamsho]

I have a '12 PP car.  Spangler's are a BG dealer and have the equipment to suck out the old fluid and put in new.  Not sure how there equipment would work on cause with burnt, black, sludge oil, but I'm sure they could do it.

 

[SHOdded]

I thought the PTU held one quart? Just did this service myself the other day and was able to get just over a half quart in there. Of the junk I did get out it was black, burnt, and sludge-like. This is after changing out the PTU oil at 22k miles with Royal Purple and now again at 45k.

Time to take a boroscope to it?  If you suspect it's not getting cleaned out enough, then a thinner like kerosene or ATF needs to be used & removed for a flush before the final PTU fill with gear oil.  OR repeat the PTU fluid change process at a much shorter interval (say 1K) so the new fluid has had a chance to thin out the old gummy fluid until satisfied.  Probably would be cheaper to find a BG service shop tho.

 

[SHOnUup]

Brought home the SHO today, had to deal with couple snow squalls, that was interesting.  Saw the fluid that was removed from the PTU, look good for 33,000 miles, not thick and pasty looking.  Total bill for the service was $106.  $33 for 2 quarts of Royal Purple, $73.00 for Spangler's to preform the service.  I highly recommend in the central PA area to take there SHO,MKS, Exsport there for PTU service.

High quality move to save that little thing some wear and tear. I wonder I'd you had sludge build up on the plug end like others and me. My fluid wasn't real thick but I know there's some sludge in it with the gunk that was on the plug.

Rich

 

[bamsho]

I'll ask when I go back, CD player quit working.

 

[SHOdded]

SHO still parked outside, Brian?

 

[bamsho]

Yeah Manu,  she is freaking mess from the snow squalls,  and too freaking cold to wash her.

 

[SHOdded]

Need a few warm, sunny days to set things right

 

[SHOnUup]

Yeah Manu,  she is freaking mess from the snow squalls,  and too freaking cold to wash her.

It's horrible here too. -5 to -15 last 3 days straight. No touches were shut until yesterday. Still only a partial clean as it instantly freezes when leaving the driers.

Rich

 

[Spartn27]

Yeah Manu,  she is freaking mess from the snow squalls,  and too freaking cold to wash her.

It's horrible here too. -5 to -15 last 3 days straight. No touches were shut until yesterday. Still only a partial clean as it instantly freezes when leaving the driers.

Rich

I'm kind of regretting living in Michigan now! This wind chill is ridiculous  :-

 

[SHOnUup]

Yeah Manu,  she is freaking mess from the snow squalls,  and too freaking cold to wash her.

It's horrible here too. -5 to -15 last 3 days straight. No touches were shut until yesterday. Still only a partial clean as it instantly freezes when leaving the driers.

Rich

I'm kind of regretting living in Michigan now! This wind chill is ridiculous  :-

For sure. The cold not so bad, add the 20 mph breeze and it's brutal.

I used the quarter sprayers before the no touch and had water trails 3/4" wide by 1/2" thick freeze basically in motion across the hood. Got to spray off the salty dirt, but almost ice cacooned myself out of car.

Rich

 

[SHOdded]

Ice cocooned!  To be discovered in 30,000 years!

 

[ZSHO]

Yeah Manu,  she is freaking mess from the snow squalls,  and too freaking cold to wash her.

It's horrible here too. -5 to -15 last 3 days straight. No touches were shut until yesterday. Still only a partial clean as it instantly freezes when leaving the driers.

Rich

I'm kind of regretting living in Michigan now! This wind chill is ridiculous  :-

For sure. The cold not so bad, add the 20 mph breeze and it's brutal.

I used the quarter sprayers before the no touch and had water trails 3/4" wide by 1/2" thick freeze basically in motion across the hood. Got to spray off the salty dirt, but almost ice cacooned myself out of car.

Rich

I guess for a few dollars and cents more,will be good to stock up with the washer fluid,and make sure it says protection up to -25 and not -20 cause the the fluid that says -20 will freeze in a heart beat.

 

[SHOnUup]

Ice cocooned!  To be discovered in 30,000 years!

Lol

Rich

 

[SHOnUup]

Yeah Manu,  she is freaking mess from the snow squalls,  and too freaking cold to wash her.

It's horrible here too. -5 to -15 last 3 days straight. No touches were shut until yesterday. Still only a partial clean as it instantly freezes when leaving the driers.

Rich

I'm kind of regretting living in Michigan now! This wind chill is ridiculous  :-

For sure. The cold not so bad, add the 20 mph breeze and it's brutal.

I used the quarter sprayers before the no touch and had water trails 3/4" wide by 1/2" thick freeze basically in motion across the hood. Got to spray off the salty dirt, but almost ice cacooned myself out of car.

Rich

I guess for a few dollars and cents more,will be good to stock up with the washer fluid,and make sure it says protection up to -25 and not -20 cause the the fluid that says -20 will freeze in a heart beat.

For sure. Just filled up the truck and car with washer fluid and bought both wipers ($$$ouch). Fluids on the SHO were the consistent unchanged status, but the truck was low on coolant slightly and power steering fluid. Every tire on both vehicles had lost at least 2 psi with the truck having one at 20 psi (weird). Starting to think the squeak on the truck is either the power steering pump or bearings for the fan, as I damaged one of the blades when changing the water pump. These flashes of frigid weather stink but definitely warrant checking the vitals.

Rich