It’s usually best practice to change your Jeep Wrangler power steering fluid every 2-3 years or 50,000 miles (whichever comes first). If you take your Wrangler to a professional mechanic, expect to pay around $100—but you can do the job yourself for $10-20.

Even the toughest Jeep owners enjoy the power steering feature found in modern Wranglers But what does power steering fluid do? It’s a hydraulic fluid that lubricates the components in a power steering system to make steering relatively effortless.

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What type of power steering fluid does a Jeep Wrangler use?

If you look at a Jeep Wrangler’s owner’s manual, you’ll find the following fluid is recommended: Mopar® Electric Steering Pump Fluid.

Today, you can find genuine Mopar fluid by searching for

Power Steering Fluid - Mopar (68088485AB)

Can you use other brands? Certainly. While Mopar is designed specifically for

Chrysler

vehicles, power steering fluid made by other manufacturers can be suitable. Take a look below:

Prestone Power Steering Fluid + Stop Leak

($9.69 for 32 oz.)

Peak Original Equipment Technology Full Synthetic Asian Power Steering Fluid

($16.49 for 12 oz.)

You can use automatic transmission fluid (ATF) instead of power steering fluid in newer Jeeps, but always check your owner’s manual to make sure this substitution is acceptable.

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How to change a Jeep Wrangler’s power steering fluid

As with other car maintenance projects, the first thing you’ll need to do before changing the power steering fluid in your

Jeep

is to assemble the products you need:

Power Steering Fluid - Mopar (68088485AB) or another recommended power steering fluid/ATF

A syringe or a turkey baster to remove the old fluid (don’t plan to reuse it). If you have a handheld pump, that would be even better

A safe container to dispose of the old fluid

A funnel for pouring in the new fluid

Rags or paper towels for clean-up

A jack or jack stands (optional). While it is not necessary to jack up your Wrangler, it makes the later steps easier to do

Step 1: Park your Wrangler in a flat area, put on the emergency brake, and secure it with wheel chocks. You never want your vehicle to roll while you’re working on it.

Step 2: Raise the hood and look for the power steering reservoir, which is likely on the passenger’s side of the engine. The cap should be marked.

Step 3: Using your pump, syringe, or turkey baster, remove as much of the old fluid as you can.

Step 4: To flush out the rest of the fluid, disconnect the return hose (typically, the thinner of the two hoses connected to the reservoir) at its lowest point. Place the end of this hose in the container for the used fluid.

Step 5: Add new fluid to the reservoir with the funnel.

Step 6: Turn on the engine and then turn the wheel of the Wrangler several times to work the fluid through the power steering system and discharge the old fluid. This will also help get any air out of the hose system. (Here’s where having your car jacked up comes in handy.)

Repeat steps 5 and 6 until all the old fluid is completely flushed out. When you see only red, clean fluid being discharged into the container, this means you’ve gotten rid of all the old power steering fluid.

Step 7: Shut off your engine and put the return hose securely back in place.

Step 8: Now, fill up the power steering reservoir with new fluid, making sure to reach the fill line.

If you jacked up your Wrangler, take it down.

Note Some owners do a partial flush, and instead of disconnecting the low-pressure hose, they keep emptying the used fluid from the reservoir, adding new fluid, and turning on the engine and turning the wheel until the new fluid is worked through the system.

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What is the power steering fluid change interval for a Jeep Wrangler?

Plan to

replace the power steering fluid

in your Jeep Wrangler every 50,000 miles or every two to three years—whichever comes first.

But if you notice any of these problems, you may need to do an early fluid change, have a leak in the reservoir or hoses, or a loose clamp:

Brown or black fluid in the power steering reservoir

Steering the wheel is becoming increasingly difficult

Unusual noises when turning the steering wheel

A discharge of fluid underneath your Wrangler

Note Steering fluid should be pink or amber in color.

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