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How to Check Power Steering Fluid 2010-16 Cadillac SRX

Created on: 2018-08-23

How to check the power steering fluid level on the 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Cadillac SRX

  1. step 1 :Removing the Engine Cover
    • Turn the oil cap counterclockwise and remove it
    • Remove the T30 Torx bolt from the engine cover
    • Lift the engine cover off
    • Reinstall the oil cap
  2. step 2 :Filling the Power Steering
    • Twist the cap to the left and remove it
    • Clean the dipstick
    • Insert the dipstick
    • Measure the fluid - should be between the two markings on the dipstick
    • Add fluid as necessary
    • Measure the fluid
    • Twist the cap on
  3. step 3 :Installing the Engine Cover
    • Turn the oil cap counterclockwise and remove it
    • Press the engine cover into place
    • Tighten the T30 Torx bolt to the cover
    • Turn the oil cap clockwise

Tools needed

  • Funnel

    Power Steering Fluid

    Socket Extensions

    T30 Bit

    Ratchet

Hi, I’m Mike from 1A Auto. We’ve been selling auto parts for over 30 years!

What's up, guys? Here we have a 2013 Cadillac SRX we're going to be working on. If you need parts for your vehicle, check out 1AAuto.com.

We're going to pop the hood. To pop the hood, there is a right next to the kick panel. Right here is a little lever with a hood. Just pull that lever. To release the safety, there's a little lever right here. You're going push it towards the driver's side and lift it up.

To check the power steering fluid in this vehicle, we have to remove this cover. So we're going to remove the oil cap. Twist that off, and pull that off. There is a screw right here. We're going to use a Torx, it's a T30 Torx bit, an extension in a ratchet. Just going to loosen this up. We can do it by hand. Pull this screw out. Once that is out, you can grab the cover from underneath and yank it up, grabbing the back, give it a yank, pull that cover off. We can put the oil cap back on, so we don't get anything with the oil.

Now the power steering fluid is right here. Wipe it off a little bit. You can pull the cap, it's a little bit tricky with this air intake in the way. Twist it to the left and then pull up. Going to wipe it with a rag first.

Reinstall the cap and then take it off again. Check the dipstick, and it wants to be right in between those hash marks there. This one, it's a little bit low, you can see it in the minimum, so we're going to want to top it off. We're going to use a funnel. We’re going to use some ATF Dex 6 in this vehicle. You want to check your owners manual to make sure you're using the appropriate fluids.

Pull the funnel out and recheck it. Push that down and pull the cap off again. And, as you can see, it's right in our hash marks right where it wants to be. So we can reinstall our cap, and we're good to go.

Right, so we'll pull our oil cap off, so we can reinstall this shield. You can line it up with the cap first, then there's these little grommets that you push down, locks in place. Then we'll reinstall our oil cap. Then we can take our Torx screw and go right in there. Take our T30 socket with an extension, snug this down. Just use the ratchet, and you can just snug it down a little bit and it's all set.

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