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post 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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post Jun 9, 2015 - 9:35 PM
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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.


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