[Bymet]

I've heard you can use ATF in place of power steering fluid. Is there any advantage of one over the other?
Thanks

 

[Traveler]

We used to do it back in the old days. Don't know if its true nowadays or not.

 

[Rolling-Thunder]

Well, the story was, was that the T-Birds left the factory with transmission fluid in them - for the power steering.

I flushed my old fluid out and added some Mercon V to mine.

Never had any problems.

 

[MadMikeyL]

Yeah you can put ATF in and it will be fine. No real advantages as far as I know. I usually just stick with whatever is already in there. If it has ATF, I put ATF. If it has regular PS fluid, I put that in.

Mike

 

[Bymet]

Yeah you can put ATF in and it will be fine. No real advantages as far as I know. I usually just stick with whatever is already in there. If it has ATF, I put ATF. If it has regular PS fluid, I put that in.

Mike

Thanks to all. I'm changing out the pump this weekend & was wondering which fluid to buy. I'll stick with the PS fluid

 

[jk69cat]

dont use power steering fluid ! ford calls for mercon spec trans fluid ! use merc 5 in it and be done

 

[Bymet]

dont use power steering fluid ! ford calls for mercon spec trans fluid ! use merc 5 in it and be done

Thanks

 

[frankjc]

IIRC, I used Type F, per shop manual.

 

[twin turbo 281]

Atf and Ps is basically the same fluid. Some cars even say use ATF on the reservoirs

 

[jk69cat]

All Fords Use Atf!!