Every two years under normal driving circumstances. If fluid is dirty and low, go ahead have it done.
You need to flush the power steering fluid on a 2003 Toyota Highlander every two to three years. You should check the fluid levels weekly.
Flush it
Not an answer - an additional question. My Toyota dealer tells me my brake fluid is dirty (on my newly-acquired 2005 Corolla), and he wants to charge me $175.00 to flush my brake fluid. That strikes me as outrageous! What is involved other than draining fluid and replacing it just like changing the oil? My (non-mechanic) husband asks how the brake fluid can get dirty in the first place. It's not running through the engine like oil does . . (Also he wants $175.00 to flush the transmission . . .)
You will screw your steering system. You need to flush steering system ASAP. And of course do not drive with engine oil in steering.
I paid $ 129.99 at the GM dealership for power steering flush & fill with synthetic fluid.
Water in fluid as a result of leak or condensation. Time to flush and refill with new.
It takes special eqipment to flush the PS fluid. Get a turkey baster and suck all the fluid out of the PS reservoir and refill it. Do this several times and you will have effectively changed the fluid.
have a repair shop flush the system and refill with the proper fluid.
Yes! you should flush your transmission fluid at least two or three times a year or when you chanfe your fluid and filter in the tranny.
Read the owners manual. It has that information.
My mechanic told me every 2-3 years, depending on how dirty the fluid looks.
You could get an oil change as soon as possible to flush the system.