(bÄsh) v. bashed, bashÂ·ing, bashÂ·es. v.tr. 1. To strike with a heavy, crushing blow: The thug bashed the hood of the car with a sledgehammer. 2. To beat or assault severely: The police arrested the men who bashed an immigrant in the park.
What is this? In power rack-and-pinion steering, fluid pressurized by the pump pushes on either side of a piston mounted to the rack, helping you turn the wheels. Simply put, power-steering fluid is the hydraulic fluid that transmits the power in power steering. Servicing it involves draining or flushing out your car's old power-steering fluid and then adding fresh power steering fluid. Absolutely. The fluid is the cheapest component of your power-steering system.
This is the ONLY power steering fluid you should be using in your Honda. For some reason Honda doesn't recommend ever changing your power steering fluid, but spending a few bucks now will save you a $1000 headache down the road. Here's how you can do a quick-and-cheap power steering fluid change: 1. Open the power steering fluid reservoir and suck out about 75% of the fluid with a turkey baster (don't use your wife's from the kitchen ... go grab one from the dollar store).