Transmission and steering woes

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Jul 17, 09 6:55 pm

I make it quite clear on my website that I am a photographer and not a mechanic, but still I get stuff like this.....can any one help him?

1988 American Chrysler Le Baron 2.5 Automatic.
Vin No. 1C3XJ45KXJG432105

Power Steering Problem.
After innitial start up, when engine cold, the steering wheel is easy to turn (when car is stationary). After a short distance approx. one mile the steering is hard to turn (stationary). After a good distance it is very hard to turn the steering wheel (Stationary) but just moving the car the steering is easy to turn. The fluid level is OK. Could this be the condition of the fluid or more likely to be the pump?

In the Le Baron hand book it states to use MOPAR Power Steering Fluid only, and not to use Automatic Transmission Fluid. The problem is I cannot get the Mopar Power Steering Fluid in the UK. What can I use in the UK?

Shell Technical have given me this detail MOPAR Power Steering Fluid MS-9602. Is this correct? Shell do not have an alternative product? Do you know the UK equivelant?

Most Automatic Transmission Fluids can be used in the power Steering Units. Is this not the case for The Chrysler Le Baron?

Automatic Transmission.
What should I use when changing the Automatic Transmission Fluid? I have been in touch with Shell UK Technical who state that Dexron 11 or Dexron 111 should ONLY be used for Top UP only. But on the Dip stick it states to use Dexron 11.

Shell Donax TA meets Dexron 11.
Donax TX meets Dexron 11 and 111.

Bill Crompton
w.crompton@yahoo.co.uk
(0044) 01889 808280

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Jul 18, 09 9:14 am

Dave, email him back and tell him how to photograph his car and what light setting and aperture he should use on his camera!!

Either that or tell him to email Classic American, I'm sure Ben would love to hear from him.

latil · Post by **latil** » Sat Jul 18, 09 9:39 am

88 Le Baron? Got the number of our local scrappy if he needs it

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Jul 18, 09 10:03 am

Either his pump is knackered or the engine is not fast enough at idle.

You can use any trans type fluid in the trans or power steering. It will only shift harder if drastically different such as type F.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Jul 19, 09 10:39 am

Thanks chaps, asides from the fact that he couldn't even include a greeting in his email such as 'hi' or 'hello', AND forgot to say what a great photographer/website I am/have, means he can go Bananarama! himself - or as Steve says, try CA's dear doctor!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sun Jul 19, 09 11:00 am

He has probably gone to your MoparUK website, not read any details, saw the advert banners you have there, and assumed you were some sort of parts place.

He probably used Google.

I get medical students (and sometimes their parents) telephoning me all the time at work for their exam results.
That is because they Google for "Newcastle Medical School Office" and because on some web page somewhere it mentions that I have an office in the medical school they get my number. But they don't bother reading the web page they get which clearly states what my office does. They just ring the number.

And these are the people that our lives depend on when we fall ill........

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Jul 19, 09 11:15 am