shurguywutt
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It doesn't use ATF. Just standard (hydraulic?) PS fluid. The noise is still there but I think the alternator is more of a suspect now.OP, if your pump uses regular ATF, Valvoline MaxLife ATF has been a really good replacement in mine- just buy a gallon, jack up the front of the car and leave the wheels hanging. Take the return line off your reservoir, and stick it into a collection vessel; have a helper start the car and spin the wheel back and forth while you pour new fluid into the reservoir. Keep pouring new fluid in til the discharge is the same color as the new fluid; stop the car and replace the return line. Start the car back up, have the helper spin the wheel again and top the fluid up in the reservoir, and then finish with 5-10 more lock-to-lock spins of the wheel to get any air out of the system. This is by far the easiest way to properly “flush” PS fluid.