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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 11:49 PM
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Red Power Steering fluid?

hey guys! my dad just got an '06 f250 with the 6.0 so i'll be pokin around in here. i've mainly been in the 73-79 trucks and off road forums. I'm lookin forward to meeting you all! Anyways my dad's power steering has been slowly getting harder to steer and i took a look at it today and the fluid is getting pretty low, but after having a look see i noticed that the fluid was red. I know that some of the older trucks use ATF in the power steering system, and as far as i know all atf is red and power steering fluid is yellow. the dealership put the red fluid in the truck. do these trucks use atf in the PS systems? or could it be red PS fluid?
 
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 12:11 AM
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My thought would be that it might be some of that Lucas power steering stuff??? I think it is a reddish color.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 10:16 AM
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Yes, they use ATF in the power steering system (and the transfer case). A common "upgrade" is to flush out the Mercon ATF and put in a synthetic ATF.

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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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Id also be wondering why its getting low, and where is the fluid going?
 
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