Colony Park 1988 power steering reservoir is low. Can I top up with Motorcraft Type M ATF ?
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type f transmission fluid is what the owners manual specifies for our cars
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Can you tell what the difference is between Type M and Type F ?sigpic1988 Colony ParkComment
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Type M fluid is for a CVT transmission. It probably has very different properties from Type F which is for traditional automatic transmissions. It might be ok to use but I would not use it.
85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
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06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)Comment
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I've heard you can use ATF as steering fluid, but then again a bottle of steering fluid is like $21985 LTD Crown Victoria - Currently restoring after she caught fire! CFI to SEFI to Carb swap, all custom wiring, Duraspark 2 ignition, Motorcraft 2100 Carb, slicktop, Shorty headers dumped before rear axle, 140 Speedo, 3G alt, And currently building an engine for her.
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The problem is that I live 200 miles into the desert in Saudi. I need to go into town to get the power steering fluid. That's why I want to know if its OK to top up with ATF for the long drive.sigpic1988 Colony ParkComment
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I'd say don't put anything in it other than type F (NOT type M, designed for very different conditions) transmission fluid. I'd rather run low for 200 miles than have to replace or flush everything somehow because you put the wrong fluid in.
Type F transmission fluid is the fluid recommended for these cars by Ford.
85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc
06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)Comment
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Top it up with what you have, and when you get the correct stuff, just use a turkey baster to pull out as much as you can and swap it. The power steering system is not grossly picky about what it uses. If you use too thin of a fluid, it makes more noise. The additive properties and all that are completely unimportant. Its better to top up with a different kind of fluid than it is to run it low. Air is an absolutely horrible lubricant, and running the system low enough to churn and suck air will ruin the pump.
and yes, the factory-specified fluid is Type F. Many people run Mercon/Dexron III without any problems, though it does make more noise when you do this. Power steering fluid has similar problems with noise. Its just not that critical.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
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Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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Thanks Gadget73. That is what I will do.sigpic1988 Colony ParkComment
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Ok, I tried to find it but I couldn't find it. How do you flush the power steering system again. I topped it off with power steering fluid and shes whining...annoying....
I was told you pull the return hose (no clue where it is at) and run it into a bucket. Turn car on and pour in atf while someone turns wheels to replenish. Am I right?"To Find yourself, you must first lose yourself"
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Originally posted by porschpow View Post
Nah, suck some out with a turkey baster, fill it up with new stuff, turn the wheels back and forth, rinse and repeat. A little whining isn't out of the ordinary on these.2020 F250 - 7.3 4x4 CCSB STX 3.55's - BAKFlip MX4
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I've successfully used/use Dexron in mine. I wasn't going to buy a bottle of Type F just for power steering when I have gallons of Dexron III around.
Alex.Comment
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I use Dexron in mine. I have lots of it around
Motor City Patrick1988 MGMComment
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As long as you dont use motor oil, you're fine. Hydraulic systems are hydraulic systems. I run tractor hydraulic fluid in the auto transmissions on my 96 saturn and 94 s blazer. Converter stalls at a lower rpm tho. 15k on the chevy, 80k on the saturn with the real hydraulic fluid. No problems yet.
Motor oil is a different story though.. Don't do it.Last edited by crazyman; 12-07-2013, 12:26 AM.Maintaining Grandma's 84 CFI GM for her
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I've been using whatever atf that comes to hand for years. No ps pump failures yet.Owner of the only known 5 speed box wagon with a lift kit.
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Axle codes
Open/Lock/Ratio #
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G / H / 2.26
B / C / 2.47
8 / M / 2.73
7 / - / 3.07
Y / Z / 3.08
4 / D / 3.42
F / R / 3.45
5 / E / 3.27
6 / W / 3.73
2 / K / 3.55
A / - / 3.63
J / - / 3.85Comment
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