atf vs power steering fluid

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Old 08-28-2007, 09:52 PM
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I topped off my power steering in my 1980 245 with regular "power steering" fluid. The manual and Haynes, I realized later, call for automatic transmission fluid. Does it matter? is PS fluid really just ATF fluid?
 
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Same thing. Don't worry about it they are exactly the same. If it starts acting funny you might want to drain it and put in 100% of one or the other i'm not sure if it's bad to mix them but i highly doubt it. As long as the power steering is working fine you have no problem.
 
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