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I have 89 accord. have been using Castrl Dexron II ATF for Power
steering fluid. It is leaking very slowly. In four months time, i had
to refill 1 Litre of ATF.... Is it the problem of ATF????? or do i have
to use the specified HONDA power steering fluid?????? Please help......
Thanking you in advance.

anupman wrote:
> I have 89 accord. have been using Castrl Dexron II ATF for Power
> steering fluid. It is leaking very slowly. In four months time, i had
> to refill 1 Litre of ATF.... Is it the problem of ATF????? or do i have
> to use the specified HONDA power steering fluid?????? Please help......
> Thanking you in advance.
>
There is no real difference between ATF and Power steering fluid. I've
used ATF in power steering in a number of vehicles with no problems,
however, you may want to go to a jyard and see about picking up a non
leaking Power Steering box, because they generate a lot of line pressure
and if one goes out, you may be in trouble. It's cheaper to fix it now,
than later

HTH

Eric

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thanks a lot eric.
Eric wrote:
> anupman wrote:
> > I have 89 accord. have been using Castrl Dexron II ATF for Power
> > steering fluid. It is leaking very slowly. In four months time, i had
> > to refill 1 Litre of ATF.... Is it the problem of ATF????? or do i have
> > to use the specified HONDA power steering fluid?????? Please help......
> > Thanking you in advance.
> >
> There is no real difference between ATF and Power steering fluid. I've
> used ATF in power steering in a number of vehicles with no problems,
> however, you may want to go to a jyard and see about picking up a non
> leaking Power Steering box, because they generate a lot of line pressure
> and if one goes out, you may be in trouble. It's cheaper to fix it now,
> than later
>
> HTH
>
> Eric
>
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HOw about a cheap fix I found on th eRange Rover Board and have used in my
wife's '88 RR Classic. OK to use the trans fluid but next time you add
fluid put 2 caps full of BRAKE FLUID. If the leak is from dried or worn
seals the brake fluid swells them. repeat @1x a
year...................I've been doing this for 6 years with great results.
Originally someone from Whales told me about it and since I was looking at a
huge replacement bill I thought I'd try it...................

"anupman" <anupman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have 89 accord. have been using Castrl Dexron II ATF for Power
> steering fluid. It is leaking very slowly. In four months time, i had
> to refill 1 Litre of ATF.... Is it the problem of ATF????? or do i have
> to use the specified HONDA power steering fluid?????? Please help......
> Thanking you in advance.
>

DO NOT DO IT. Honda power steering fluid is different from regular
power steering fluid. If you put regular fluid or brake fluid in you
will damage the seals and just have to fix it sooner.l