If Toyota recommends ATF, why would you use anything other than ATF? I'm pretty sure Toyota knows what's best for their own power steering system!
New Rack New OIL
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HONDA NO
Hey thanks for info CRASH
I was wonderin if this was just a TOYOTA thing, maybe Toyotas PSFluid is made up of mostly ATF stuff.
HONDA has there own version, huh?
Maybe GM has there version too, w/might be best to use the actual POWER STEERING FLUID :idea: I say this since I always read FOR GM, BUICK an some other domestics in the back of the power steering fluid bottles.
Hey thanks for info CRASH
I was wonderin if this was just a TOYOTA thing, maybe Toyotas PSFluid is made up of mostly ATF stuff.HONDA has there own version, huh?
Maybe GM has there version too, w/might be best to use the actual POWER STEERING FLUID :idea: I say this since I always read FOR GM, BUICK an some other domestics in the back of the power steering fluid bottles.
I BELIEVE
Hey Shawn after you saying that I'm finally starting to believe :hail:
Hey Shawn
after you saying that I'm finally starting to believe :hail:Yes, Honda has its own power steering fluid. Another thing I just remembered, in the later 80's the manual transmissions took 5w30 motor oil. :shock: I realize Honda and Toyota are much much different, but there's weird sh*t out there like that, I think it's just to mess with people or something.
REDLINE ATF
Gosh, these fluids and chemicals in cars just seem endless :roll: I know this topic must be old and talked about before + boring. :sleeping:
But I never hear much on PSFluids and very :crazyeye: & curious about it.
So I'm goin REDLINE ATF. Thinkin even in my AE101. But I'll try in the MK2 first after the rack & pinion swap is done.
If anyone has any thoughts on this,>please feel free to talk openly on this topic
Gosh, these fluids and chemicals in cars just seem endless :roll: I know this topic must be old and talked about before + boring. :sleeping:
But I never hear much on PSFluids and very :crazyeye: & curious about it.
So I'm goin REDLINE ATF. Thinkin even in my AE101. But I'll try in the MK2 first after the rack & pinion swap is done.
If anyone has any thoughts on this,>please feel free to talk openly on this topic
This is an interesting subject! Many times I've found that a lot of new cars come straight from the factory with a clear or even slightly Amber colored power steering fluid, yet the service manual says to use ATF. I suspect that some automakers may have their own special brew for P/S fluid. I have also noticed that swapping the original factory P/S fluid for store bought stuff can sometimes lead to premature P/S system problems. Maybe the original P/S fluid is actually ATF without any red dye added. In fact, every new Toyota that has been in my family, including the 84 MKII, originally had something other than Red ATF in the P/S fluid resevoir. One of these days I hope to find out what lies behind this mystery. Any good Dexron/Mercon type ATF will generally work fine in most P/S systems and not cause any problems as long as the P/S system is in good mechanical condition. Personally, I use Amsoil synthetic Universal ATF and have had no problems. 8)
In fact, every new Toyota that has been in my family, including the 84 MKII, originally had something other than Red ATF in the P/S fluid resevoir. One of these days I hope to find out what lies behind this mystery. Any good Dexron/Mercon type ATF will generally work fine in most P/S systems and not cause any problems as long as the P/S system is in good mechanical condition. Personally, I use Amsoil synthetic Universal ATF and have had no problems. 8)
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