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"Burnt smelling" and brown colour are characteristics of PS fluid that is past its useable lifetime. The fluid should be changed ASAP. It can also be indicative of PS pump problems, when chrome plating may be dissolved and circulated with the fluid. This is recognizable with a shine or reflective characteristic of the fluid.

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