Power Steering fluid??
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From: Virginia
Yes, that is the recommended fluid as BearMan54 said.
If your PS is as good as my 88' just carry an extra qt. Stupid truck, it doesn't leak oil anymore after a rebuild so it starts to leak from the PS. I figure it's not happy unless it's leaking.
If your PS is as good as my 88' just carry an extra qt. Stupid truck, it doesn't leak oil anymore after a rebuild so it starts to leak from the PS. I figure it's not happy unless it's leaking.
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From: SW Va
My 78 Merc & 94 Taurus both use type F fluid in the power steering.
I just did a P/S flush on the Taurus & took the time to look up the specs on some different brands of type F fluid & was surprised to find such a WIDE difference in published parameters, especially pour points -50~ -38F & flash points 320~460F . I suspect this may hold true for the other types of tanny fluids too, but I've not looked them up to date!!!!
If any of you have a vehicle that uses type F fluid, check out these numbers. Some like volatility & pour point, should be interesting to those that live in the extreme ends of hot & cold weather.
A low pourpoint could make the difference in whether your tranny or P/S works well, during those really cold times.
A high flash point & high viscosity index is a good gauge of the base fluids quality & how the fluid will hold up in hot conditions.
Mfgr / Pour / VI / Flash
Union76 /-56 / 172 / 424
Kendal / -54 / 174 / 410
RedLine / -50 / 170 / 460
Chevron / -49 / 165 / 417
Texaco / -49 / 165 / 417
Phillips / -45 / 145 / 401
Citgo / -40 / 165 / 392
Shell / -40 / 165 / 370
Exxon / -40 / 150 / 320
Mobil / -40 / 150 / 320
Valvoline/ -38/ 178/ 457
Castrol / ? / ? / 347
Caltex / ? / 158 / 203C
Motorcraft/ ? / ? / ?
I just did a P/S flush on the Taurus & took the time to look up the specs on some different brands of type F fluid & was surprised to find such a WIDE difference in published parameters, especially pour points -50~ -38F & flash points 320~460F . I suspect this may hold true for the other types of tanny fluids too, but I've not looked them up to date!!!!
If any of you have a vehicle that uses type F fluid, check out these numbers. Some like volatility & pour point, should be interesting to those that live in the extreme ends of hot & cold weather.
A low pourpoint could make the difference in whether your tranny or P/S works well, during those really cold times.
A high flash point & high viscosity index is a good gauge of the base fluids quality & how the fluid will hold up in hot conditions.
Mfgr / Pour / VI / Flash
Union76 /-56 / 172 / 424
Kendal / -54 / 174 / 410
RedLine / -50 / 170 / 460
Chevron / -49 / 165 / 417
Texaco / -49 / 165 / 417
Phillips / -45 / 145 / 401
Citgo / -40 / 165 / 392
Shell / -40 / 165 / 370
Exxon / -40 / 150 / 320
Mobil / -40 / 150 / 320
Valvoline/ -38/ 178/ 457
Castrol / ? / ? / 347
Caltex / ? / 158 / 203C
Motorcraft/ ? / ? / ?
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