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Sea Bass 11-30-2018 07:44 PM

Didn't use power steering fluid meant for Hondas. Is that bad?!
 
So my project over Thanksgiving weekend was to change my power steering pump. It had been acting up for almost three years now, and after weighing my options (rebuilding the existing one vs buying a new one vs whatever) I decided the easiest thing for me was to buy a brand new Duralast branded one from AutoZone.

Long story short, the project ended up taking WAY longer than I had budgeted my time for, and I found myself running late for work Monday morning and in desperate need of PS fluid. The dealership wasn't an option at that point so I stopped by AutoZone and bought some random name-brand PS fluid. It did not say that it was meant for Honda/Acura on the bottle.

That was about 100 miles ago. Everything seems to be working somewhat okayyyy but the clear fluid is now jet black.

From searching online, it looks like you're not supposed to do what I did. Should I drain and flush it now? Leave it alone? ???

ezone 11-30-2018 11:02 PM

Re: Didn't use power steering fluid meant for Hondas. Is that bad?!
 

Should I drain and flush it now?
I would.


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