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Power steering fluid Dexron???

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Old 12-18-2020, 04:44 PM
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Default Power steering fluid Dexron???

It seems like you can't get Dexron III anymore.
What is the replacement for our vehicles?
 
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Old 12-18-2020, 07:58 PM
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any atf works

supertech dex 3 is the cheapest if you’re in the states
 

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This one is good for power steering and transmission. Wally-world usually has it, and the Supertech too.



 
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+1 on Richard's recommendation.

That Valvoline Dex/Merc in the blue bottle that he posted is the most affordable and readily-available Dexron III equivalent in the U.S. It has the proper (high) viscosity of original Dex III. The synthetic Valvoline Dex/Merc in the red bottle has too low a viscosity so I don't recommend it. Synthetic fluids that I know to be good Dex III equivalents are Mobil 1 ATF and Redline Oil D4 ATF.

General Motors claims Dexron VI is backward compatible for applications for which Dexron IIE/III were originally specified, but its viscosity is significantly lower than that of original Dex III and I know from personal experience that it does not work properly in the ZF 4HP24 transmissions in X300s, so I don't recommend it for the power steering system either. You may not notice a difference using a thinner fluid in your P/S system, but the system pressures may be incorrect and therefore unhealthy over the long term.

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