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Old Jun 5, 2024 | 10:56 AM
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Type F for power steering

Type F is getting hard to find. The power steering in my 79 calls for type F.

How picky is the PS system? Could mercon or mercon v be used without harm?
 
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Old Jun 5, 2024 | 06:14 PM
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Not picky at all.
 
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Can you mix them?
 
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You can just use power steering fluid. I recently ran out of type F, and got some PSF from O'reilly's, and it worked fine. I noticed that it has friction modifier in it, like for clutch type limited slip differentials, that regular ATF do not have.
 
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