help with power steering fluid for 2008 Patrol

[Aaron Gouge]

Good morning all,
So I just purchased a 08 Patrol in Quito Ecuador. The manual was in it when I test drove it but when I picked the vehicle up on Thursday it was gone. Aprently the person in charge of cleaning the Patrol before I picked it up took it out. All that said I noticed over the weekend that the steering is a little stiff. Checked powers steering fluid and it is low. Some help on what kind of fluid and procedure for making sure I don't over fill it.
THanks
Aaron

[mudski]

Auto trans fluid and simply open the reservoir and pour until full according to the dipstick level gauge.

[MudRunnerTD]

Hi mate. Welcome here. You can't overfill it, it will overflow. Check tyre pressure. If it is low PS fluid it will often make a whining noise where steering at low speed.

Consider a Swivel Hub Rebuild as a renovation / overhaul of the front end. Makes a huge difference to how it feels to steer.

There is a comprehensive How Too thread in the DIY section.

[Hodge]

For what it's worth . One time I picked up my 2009 GU from Nissan after a major service including power steering . As soon as I drove out of there realised stiff steering and a screeching noise .
Drove straight back in, and it turns out they didn't bleed the system supposedly after full re flush.
I didn't even know PS needed a bleed until then.
Might be worth checking out.