 Power Steering Fluid |
 Jun 9, 2015 - 9:04 PM
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Hey guys, so i have a swapped 3rd gen 3sgte and i want to top off my power steering fluid, i looked it up to see what kind of fluid is needed and it said dexron ii, but apparently they dont make it anymore, so my question is, what do u guys use? And is it the same for all 6th gen motors? Thanks
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Jun 9, 2015 - 9:35 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Dexron is ATF. Some power steering systems call for ATF, some for DOT 3, some are either/or. Power steering fluid is more like ATF but without all of the detergents.
Then you had Ford which specified Mercon which is more or less their version of Dexron. Point being it's important to use what's called for as DOT 3 isn't compressible, isn't full of detergents, and is hygroscopic so using one in a system designed for another can make a real mess of things. -------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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kloudkicka Power Steering Fluid Jun 9, 2015 - 9:04 PM
Box Dexron-III took over for Dexron-II and is availabl... Jun 9, 2015 - 9:24 PM Tigawoods Ive heard people use Automatic Trans Fluid. Im not... Jun 9, 2015 - 9:25 PM kloudkicka Okay so dexron iii should work? I just dont wanna ... Jun 9, 2015 - 10:20 PM RocketScott Yup, Dexron is backwards compatible. Jun 9, 2015 - 10:30 PM kloudkicka Okay cool, thanks for the all the help guys, much ... Jun 9, 2015 - 10:36 PM
Box Dexron-III replaced Dexron-II ages ago. Just make... Jun 9, 2015 - 10:44 PM kloudkicka QUOTE (Box @ Jun 10, 2015 - 3:44 AM)... Jun 9, 2015 - 10:46 PM |
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