What Brand Power Steering Fluid to Use?
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What Brand Power Steering Fluid to Use?
Getting ready to flush power steering fluid in my 2007 Acura TL. I was going to use Amsoil power steering fluid, but on ther website it says "No AMSOIL Product Recommendation". Should I use this fluid or Honda/Acura fluid? Thanks.
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Amsoil no longer meets spec but I ran it for a bunch of years with some favorable characteristics over the stock fluid.
I would have to say OEM. I'm running Redline High Temp ATF with about 3,000 miles on it now with great results but I would never recommend it to anyone else, at least not for another 100,000 miles or so.
If I were running the stock fluid I would do a single drain and fill of the reservoir (turkey baster method) every year. This way you always have fresh fluid and it removes any contaminates since this system only has a metal mesh to catch contaminates. This takes about 5 minutes at most and it sure beats flushing the whole system which is not necessary if you do it this way. Adding a Magnefine filter is always a good idea to give it some real filtration.
I would have to say OEM. I'm running Redline High Temp ATF with about 3,000 miles on it now with great results but I would never recommend it to anyone else, at least not for another 100,000 miles or so.
If I were running the stock fluid I would do a single drain and fill of the reservoir (turkey baster method) every year. This way you always have fresh fluid and it removes any contaminates since this system only has a metal mesh to catch contaminates. This takes about 5 minutes at most and it sure beats flushing the whole system which is not necessary if you do it this way. Adding a Magnefine filter is always a good idea to give it some real filtration.
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