I thought this would be a breeze, but I ended up unsure of what to do, so I haven't done anything yet.
I bought power steering fluid and an engine air filter. Opened the rear lid to expose the engine area, replaced the air filter (as I have done before), but I was flummoxed with what to do with the power steering reservoir. It's a 2008s, but I have not checked or tried to top off the power steering fluid until today. I checked the owner's manual - no help; and I checked Pedro's garage, but didn't find anything there; searched this board (if there is something here, I missed it); and checked the web, but that only showed what to do for 1997-2004.
With the engine bay open, I assumed the blue top on the passenger side was the power steering reservoir. But, it is not labeled, so I was not even sure what it was, but I can't think of any other fluid for the car (gas, oil, coolant, power steering fluid covers it all I think). The fluid in this reservoir was a different color than the liquid in my bottle, but that may not mean anything. What was quite odd was there wasn't a stick on the bottom of the top with which to measure the level (as in the video I found for 1997-2004). I looked inside with a flashlight and saw a line. The fluid level was about 1/4 inch below this line, but I have no idea whether or not this is the proper line to top off to.
So, my questions are:
For 2008's, is the power steering reservoir on the passenger side inside the engine bay?
And if this is it, how do you determine what level the fluid should be when cold?
Thanks in advance,
Bob