1990 - 740

I'm topping up the power steering fluid on my 1990 740 16 valve. All my manual tells me is "Type F". The only "Type F" I recall is transmission fluid and my local car parts shop doesn't have that. Is there a specific fluid to use?

I've grown fond of my old friend and I want to use the correct fluids.

Many thanks;

Rob

 

Type F was Ford transmission fluid and has essentially been done away with...you can Dexron 3 or 4 ATF.

 

Type F is still available, mainly because there are a lot of cars that use it in their power steering. I get mine at Wal-Mart. As usual though, Swift is right; the Dexron will work and is certainly easier to find.

 

Yup... I use Dexron in my own 740 16- valve!

oh, and if you've truly grown fond of your old friend... here's a little 16- valve advice. Stop me if you've heard this already, but if not... change your timing belt and balance shaft belt. Religiously. Every 50,000 miles- and you should change the idlers and tensioners, as well, plus the oil pump gear bolt. Yes, this is expensive on the 16- valve engine, and the parts can be hard to track down, but it's not as expensive as a valve job. The 16- valve engine is a good engine, but it's real picky about having a good timing belt that's been correctly installed.