I am looking to do some yearly maintenance on our not so often used coach. I am going to let most things go as I've taken steps to use the extended life fluids as much as I can.
I haven't done anything, however, with the hydraulic fan/steering fluid since September, 2013. At that time, just after purchasing the coach, a "service center" topped it off, but left the cap off, so for a couple of days (until I needed fuel and just happened to lift that door in back) it was coming out of the reservoir into that rear service area. The "service center" used a pump to draw out the fluid and then refilled the reservoir with fresh fluid. They also changed the filter.
I am without my chassis manual until I return to the coach but at that time I want to take it for lube/brake service and perhaps hydraulic fluid service, so my question to other similar coach owners, how often do you drain and fill/new filter this fluid, and is the only way to drain by way of pumping out? Now that it's been 2 years, am I due for service of either filter change or filter/refill?
Mike
