Power steering Fluid
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Power steering Fluid
Hi ! Did someone ever use hydraulic fluid instead of power steering fluid in a power steering circuit? My system will need a lot of oil because i use the pump to tilt my bed and run my hydroBoost.
Thank for your help!!
TSL BOGGER
87 Ranger
351W
35" Bogger
Thank for your help!!
TSL BOGGER
87 Ranger
351W
35" Bogger
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From: Southern IL
Power steering Fluid
I really dont see a problem using hydraulic fluid in the power steering system. it is basically the same thing as ATF. I have used hydraulic fluid in the power steering system before.
'90 F-150 351 AOD "The General"
'78 F-250 460 C-6 "Old Green"
'93 Mustang 5.0 AOD
'88 Jeep Cherokee 4.0
'90 F-150 351 AOD "The General"
'78 F-250 460 C-6 "Old Green"
'93 Mustang 5.0 AOD
'88 Jeep Cherokee 4.0
Thank you Deere 81 for the info!
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From: Annapolis, Maryland
Power steering Fluid
Another thing you can do is to check what Ford's specification is for the P/S they want you to use in your system, then see if the hyraulic fluid satisfies this. I've been looking at a similar situation - I want to switch out my P/S fluid with a synthetic, so the steering is consistent through all temperature ranges. Ford recommends "Motorcraft Premium P/S fluid, Specification EWS-MC88-whatever". Turns out that the specification is "Type F" fluid - so all I need to do is find a synthetic ATF that satisfies the Type F rating. I e-mailed Mobil to find out if M1 ATF does.
At any rate, make sure everything jives. It's not fun being the guinea pig in these kind of experiments.
XXL
At any rate, make sure everything jives. It's not fun being the guinea pig in these kind of experiments.
XXL
