HM Dexron III fluid
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You won’t find any licensed Dex III fluids. Dex VI is back-spec’d for III.
If it's a Ford, Ford has specified the use of Mercon V where Mercon was previously recommended for power steering.
If it's not a Ford, you could still use Mercon V in place of Mercon or Dexron III.
If it's not a Ford, you could still use Mercon V in place of Mercon or Dexron III.
This or regular ps fluid would be just fine. https://www.walmart.com/ip/17133890
You can also buy the Valvoline dex merc stuff since it does back spec to Dex 3.
You can also buy the Valvoline dex merc stuff since it does back spec to Dex 3.
Not a Ford.
Mercon V in the Power steering lines?
Mercon V is backwards compatible with Mercon and some Mercon V spec sheets still say it can be used in place of Dexron III (years ago they all said that).
Just get standard DEX/Merc and add a bottle of Lubegard power steering protectant.
There is cases where Dexron VI has hurt powersteering pumps, especially on some Toyota's that call for Dexron III.
If a vehicle calls for Dexron III for powersteering I personally would run Valvoline Dex/Merc.
And these are?
Good luck trying to find Mercon V!
Oooooo...Lubegard huh? I didn't know they made anything for power steering. That combo could be the winning ticket...nice one!
It's in stock at my local wal-mart for $6.83 a quart.
Lubegard manufactures/markets their own synthetic power steering fluid that already contains their protectant (which is also a seal conditioner).
COMPLETE Synthetic Power Steering Fluid - Lubegard
www.lubegard.com
DEX/Merc is still easy to find and HM fluid will work fine with your power steering.
If you really want the equivalent of Dex III, buy Dex/Merc. Castrol is one brand. Also, Motomaster up here.
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If you’re going to do that, why wouldn’t you just buy the fully-formulated Lubegard PSF and fill your whole system with it??
That's usually my go-to for it. Supertech is one of like three actual certified Mercon-V fluids. I found some old stock at Napa that I was able to use.
I’m not sure what you did there on the second “quote”. Pretty sure somehow you typed your response and quoted it to me.
My point was by the time you buy whatever fluid AND the Lubegard additive (heck, a gallon of Valvoline MaxLife ATF and Lubegard red is nearly $40 these days), you could likely have the fully formulated Lubegard PSF in the correct quantity.
My point was by the time you buy whatever fluid AND the Lubegard additive (heck, a gallon of Valvoline MaxLife ATF and Lubegard red is nearly $40 these days), you could likely have the fully formulated Lubegard PSF in the correct quantity.
@SubieRubyRoo ....
Yeah, not really sure what happened. Seems to be a website error on that quote.
I understand your point, but I shop very aggressively. Here's what I paid:
Fram® single quart Multi Dex/Merc fluid x 2:
$12.10 (incl. tax & shipped from Wal-Mart.com)
Lube Gard® 4 fl.oz Universal PS protestant x 1:
$8.11 (incl. tax & shipped from Amazon.com)
Grand total : $20.11
By comparison:
Lube Gard COMPLETE® full synthetic 1quart on Amazon.com : $17.99
I'd need two so the price becomes $35.98 plus tax ($2.96) = $38.94.
A savings of over $18 these days is not trivial when just buying fluids.
Granted it's not the same thing but I'll wager there's not much real world long term difference in fluid wear in a 22 year old car, especially when the supporting parts will be all be rebuilt/remanufactured.
Yeah, not really sure what happened. Seems to be a website error on that quote.
I understand your point, but I shop very aggressively. Here's what I paid:
Fram® single quart Multi Dex/Merc fluid x 2:
$12.10 (incl. tax & shipped from Wal-Mart.com)
Lube Gard® 4 fl.oz Universal PS protestant x 1:
$8.11 (incl. tax & shipped from Amazon.com)
Grand total : $20.11
By comparison:
Lube Gard COMPLETE® full synthetic 1quart on Amazon.com : $17.99
I'd need two so the price becomes $35.98 plus tax ($2.96) = $38.94.
A savings of over $18 these days is not trivial when just buying fluids.
Granted it's not the same thing but I'll wager there's not much real world long term difference in fluid wear in a 22 year old car, especially when the supporting parts will be all be rebuilt/remanufactured.
