powersteering fluid or atf ?????

bryanrevans

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What should I use to fill it back up????.It looked like it had brown gravy in there.

 

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I ask because I put some powersteering fluid in to top off and it looked like I mixed two diff fluids.

 

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That makes sense since the **** that was in there had a red tint!!!Thanks!!!!!!!

 

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I messed up cause when I replaced the hose it looked like old atf I put power steering fluid to get on the road.I hope I didnt F U C K it up!!!!!!!!

 

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raph130 said:

nah just remove the hose again let it all drain turn the wheel back and forth to help. then fill it back up with atf.

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What he said

 

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What hose do you remove to drain the power steering? Is it at the pump or the rack? I've been meaning to change mine forever...

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the one under the resivior is the one that i took off however I think I left alot of the old fluid in there!!!!

 

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The hose under the pump is the return hose. The one on the side of the pump is the pressure hose.

 

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the return hose is a low pressure hose - it looks like a carb fuel line with a hose clamp. the high pressure hose is a nice reinforced hose with a real fitting on it.

one can also get at the return line at the 'power steering cooler' in the nose of the car. might be easier and cleaner to do flushing.

IIRC, Redline PS fluid meets requirements for ford PS systems - check before acting upon what i said (if interested) but that is my recollection (i work on too many cars that dont use the right fluid for the same name item -e.g. ATF in PS system, etc).

good luck.

 

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I refilled mine with P/S fluid after replacing the pressure hose a few years ago. Does it really make that much difference having ATF in there instead??? I never even thought about it till reading this thread, I just cracked open my haynes manual and sure enough it says recommended fluid Motocraft Type F ATF.

 

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Power steering fluid is like some kind of oxymoron. You pay 2 bucks or more for a little ass bottle, when you can have Dextron III for half and you get a whole quart. I've been curious about using GM Syncromesh in them to see what that'll do....it's manditory for a Tremec tranny but i dunno what it'll do in a PS pump.

 

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I got some Valvoline ATF Stop Leak lying around...would it be okay for the stop leak in the power steering system? I need to change mine also...

 

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I've never had luck with stop-leak stuff. Brake fluid is supposed to do the same thing (swell the seals)

Use a good quality atf too, not real cheap stuff.

 

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So does it make any kind ohf noticiable differnece between ATF and P/S fluid? Like I said I have had P/S fluid in mine for atleast two years and never even knew it called for ATF instead.

 

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I went from PSF to ATF and what a difference. It feels like the PS has been resurrected. I can turn the now silent pumped system with 1 finger and it's smooth. It also leaks ferociously which is another side effect of using ATF I guess. I wonder if it is because I am using some old type F I had sitting around.

Brake fluid swells the seals and plugs leaks you say? Hmmm...interesting. Maybe I shall give that a try.

 

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The Shape said:

So does it make any kind ohf noticiable differnece between ATF and P/S fluid? Like I said I have had P/S fluid in mine for atleast two years and never even knew it called for ATF instead.

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PS fluid and ATF are the same thing as far as I know. I have never bought PS fluid because it costs more. It may be clear or have a different dye in it, but its still hydraulic fluid. I have always been told not to run "Type F" ATF in a PS pump or tranny that doesnt call for it. I run Dextron/Mercon. If you are running PS fluid and it looks clean (no noise), then I wouldnt worry about it.


I dont use stop leak, I just fix the leak be it a line, pump or rack.

 

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So to keep it short...what is the preferred (exact) fluid that should be used for the PS pump and where can you get it?