PS fluid for '02 Volvo S60?
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2002 S60 owners manual
The transmission calls for T-IV/3309, so it sounds like you just use the same for your PS. That said, Dexron III should work fine too.
Get a bottle of Maxlife ATF and use it for both PS and transmission
The transmission calls for T-IV/3309, so it sounds like you just use the same for your PS. That said, Dexron III should work fine too.
Get a bottle of Maxlife ATF and use it for both PS and transmission
COMPLETELY WRONG
ABSOLUTELY NO DEX III ANYWHERE IN AN '02 S60.
Yes, the automatic transmission can take the red jug MaxLife as long as it says Toyota T-IV on the bottle.
The blue jug MaxLife is a NO GO.
Your power steering fluid is Pentosin CHF-11S ONLY. Pale, transparent green.
Any red transmission fluid will hasten the death of your PS pump.
The Volvo manual stayed OUT OF DATE for years on this matter. Red transmission fluid injured the PS pump in the first Volvo I owned. Its growling prompted the original owner to sell.
A complete flush bought me about 40K miles of life. It then died.
I watched the junkyard man remove my replacement pump from an '01.
I saw pale green fluid drip from it. Kira
ABSOLUTELY NO DEX III ANYWHERE IN AN '02 S60.
Yes, the automatic transmission can take the red jug MaxLife as long as it says Toyota T-IV on the bottle.
The blue jug MaxLife is a NO GO.
Your power steering fluid is Pentosin CHF-11S ONLY. Pale, transparent green.
Any red transmission fluid will hasten the death of your PS pump.
The Volvo manual stayed OUT OF DATE for years on this matter. Red transmission fluid injured the PS pump in the first Volvo I owned. Its growling prompted the original owner to sell.
A complete flush bought me about 40K miles of life. It then died.
I watched the junkyard man remove my replacement pump from an '01.
I saw pale green fluid drip from it. Kira
Originally Posted By: Kira
COMPLETELY WRONG
ABSOLUTELY NO DEX III ANYWHERE IN AN '02 S60.
Yes, the automatic transmission can take the red jug MaxLife as long as it says Toyota T-IV on the bottle.
The blue jug MaxLife is a NO GO.
Your power steering fluid is Pentosin CHF-11S ONLY. Pale, transparent green.
Any red transmission fluid will hasten the death of your PS pump.
The Volvo manual stayed OUT OF DATE for years on this matter. Red transmission fluid injured the PS pump in the first Volvo I owned. Its growling prompted the original owner to sell.
A complete flush bought me about 40K miles of life. It then died.
I watched the junkyard man remove my replacement pump from an '01.
I saw pale green fluid drip from it. Kira
this^^^^, if it is supposed to have the chf fluid use it, regular atf from a previous owner cost me a PS rack\pump and flushing the whole system out on my wife's new to us Audi. Chf 202 is the newer fluid and backwards compatible with the 11s. I used the compatible fluid from Fuchs.
COMPLETELY WRONG
ABSOLUTELY NO DEX III ANYWHERE IN AN '02 S60.
Yes, the automatic transmission can take the red jug MaxLife as long as it says Toyota T-IV on the bottle.
The blue jug MaxLife is a NO GO.
Your power steering fluid is Pentosin CHF-11S ONLY. Pale, transparent green.
Any red transmission fluid will hasten the death of your PS pump.
The Volvo manual stayed OUT OF DATE for years on this matter. Red transmission fluid injured the PS pump in the first Volvo I owned. Its growling prompted the original owner to sell.
A complete flush bought me about 40K miles of life. It then died.
I watched the junkyard man remove my replacement pump from an '01.
I saw pale green fluid drip from it. Kira
this^^^^, if it is supposed to have the chf fluid use it, regular atf from a previous owner cost me a PS rack\pump and flushing the whole system out on my wife's new to us Audi. Chf 202 is the newer fluid and backwards compatible with the 11s. I used the compatible fluid from Fuchs.
Originally Posted By: Kira
COMPLETELY WRONG
ABSOLUTELY NO DEX III ANYWHERE IN AN '02 S60.
Yes, the automatic transmission can take the red jug MaxLife as long as it says Toyota T-IV on the bottle.
The blue jug MaxLife is a NO GO.
Your power steering fluid is Pentosin CHF-11S ONLY. Pale, transparent green.
Any red transmission fluid will hasten the death of your PS pump.
The Volvo manual stayed OUT OF DATE for years on this matter. Red transmission fluid injured the PS pump in the first Volvo I owned. Its growling prompted the original owner to sell.
A complete flush bought me about 40K miles of life. It then died.
I watched the junkyard man remove my replacement pump from an '01.
I saw pale green fluid drip from it. Kira
You did indeed save the day. Thanks!
COMPLETELY WRONG
ABSOLUTELY NO DEX III ANYWHERE IN AN '02 S60.
Yes, the automatic transmission can take the red jug MaxLife as long as it says Toyota T-IV on the bottle.
The blue jug MaxLife is a NO GO.
Your power steering fluid is Pentosin CHF-11S ONLY. Pale, transparent green.
Any red transmission fluid will hasten the death of your PS pump.
The Volvo manual stayed OUT OF DATE for years on this matter. Red transmission fluid injured the PS pump in the first Volvo I owned. Its growling prompted the original owner to sell.
A complete flush bought me about 40K miles of life. It then died.
I watched the junkyard man remove my replacement pump from an '01.
I saw pale green fluid drip from it. Kira
You did indeed save the day. Thanks!
Originally Posted By: Kira
COMPLETELY WRONG
ABSOLUTELY NO DEX III ANYWHERE IN AN '02 S60.
Yes, the automatic transmission can take the red jug MaxLife as long as it says Toyota T-IV on the bottle.
The blue jug MaxLife is a NO GO.
Your power steering fluid is Pentosin CHF-11S ONLY. Pale, transparent green.
Any red transmission fluid will hasten the death of your PS pump.
The Volvo manual stayed OUT OF DATE for years on this matter. Red transmission fluid injured the PS pump in the first Volvo I owned. Its growling prompted the original owner to sell.
A complete flush bought me about 40K miles of life. It then died.
I watched the junkyard man remove my replacement pump from an '01.
I saw pale green fluid drip from it. Kira
Kira is completely right.
Pentosin ONLY in your PS system. To do otherwise is a $2,500 mistake.
$400 pump. $1300 rack. Drop the subframe to install the rack. It adds up...
COMPLETELY WRONG
ABSOLUTELY NO DEX III ANYWHERE IN AN '02 S60.
Yes, the automatic transmission can take the red jug MaxLife as long as it says Toyota T-IV on the bottle.
The blue jug MaxLife is a NO GO.
Your power steering fluid is Pentosin CHF-11S ONLY. Pale, transparent green.
Any red transmission fluid will hasten the death of your PS pump.
The Volvo manual stayed OUT OF DATE for years on this matter. Red transmission fluid injured the PS pump in the first Volvo I owned. Its growling prompted the original owner to sell.
A complete flush bought me about 40K miles of life. It then died.
I watched the junkyard man remove my replacement pump from an '01.
I saw pale green fluid drip from it. Kira
Kira is completely right.
Pentosin ONLY in your PS system. To do otherwise is a $2,500 mistake.
$400 pump. $1300 rack. Drop the subframe to install the rack. It adds up...
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You can also use Febi-Bilstein 06161, which is what I use in my Swedish cars. It's the same stuff as CHF 11S, and usually a little less money. At Amazon the price changes a lot; I got a couple liters of it last year for $13/ea shipped. http://www.amazon.com/Febi-Bilstein-Power-Steering-Fluid-CHF/dp/B004Z75I24
Thanks for the F-B 06161 tip.
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