PS Reservoir mesh (1 Viewer)

[Leandro]

Hi guys
with the cold weather (-10 F today) my PS pump whines really bad until the truck warms up.
I assume the whine is due to the fluid being thicker for the cold, and is pretty old also.
Yesterday I drained the reservoir and put new fluid on it, and was planning to repeat the process every other day until I see clean fluid coming out. The old fluid looked like molasses and was no easy to pump it out.
I'm putting Valvoline Synth ATF Multi-Vehicle.
I saw several posts in my search mentioning cleaning up the mesh screen inside the reservoir, but how do you do that?
How do you take the screen out for cleaning?

 

[DirtDawg]

Just remove the reservoir and back flush. That’s the easiest method I’ve found.

 

[fooldall1]

Just remove the reservoir and back flush. That’s the easiest method I’ve found.

This. I actually used brake cleaner, sprayed into the removed reservoir- let sit for a few minutes. Backflush as mentored above. Blow out with compressed air to dry.. Still looks clear today.

 

[Leandro]

Thanks

 

[bluesquirrel]

This. I actually used brake cleaner, sprayed into the removed reservoir- let sit for a few minutes. Backflush as mentored above. Blow out with compressed air to dry.. Still looks clear today.

Same here

 

[Leandro]

Well, yesterday winter gave us a break and with temps in the mid 20s I took the reservoir out to clean.
never expected what I saw there. it was a solid 3mm coating of hard grime on the mesh.
Needed a toothbrush, screwdriver (to scrap), 2 cans of break cleaner, half a can of engine degreaser and several water and detergent flushes.

looks pretty good now and I can actually see the fluid circulating. Now I need to wait until it gets really cold again to see if it whines at start up.