Okay, this may be a dumb idea, but I want to throw it out there. I did a pan drop and filter change a couple of weeks ago on my transmission. My system holds 9.3 quarts and I used 6qt on refill. Now today I'm going to drain what I can out through the installed drain plug and refill to get as much clean fluid as possible. At the same time I need to flush my power steering out and refill, both take atf+4. In order to save some cash and not want to be wasteful I figured I could just filter out the fluid from the tranny and use it in my power steering.
What does everyone think about this, bad idea, go spend the money for new stuff, or good idea, won't hurt anything... Thanks for the help!
Recycling tranny fluid to power steering?
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Most power steering systems don't use that much fluid; I would NOT put in used fluid with unknown stuff from the transmission, filtered or not.
Kevin
Originally Posted By: fdcg27
Price out a PS pump and a steering rack.
Then ask yourself whether the reward justifies the risk.
New fluid only. The PS system doesn't hold that much fluid so as to break the bank when you replace it.
Why would even think of doing that ? Use new fluid.
MolaKule
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Originally Posted By: ag_ghost
Most power steering systems don't use that much fluid; I would NOT put in used fluid with unknown stuff from the transmission, filtered or not.
Kevin
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Well, kwooten31, after being roasted by everyone above, I would not do it in my vehicles but the tranny fluid would probably be fine for the PS in that the tranny probably dosnt run as hot as your PS does, so it might be in better shape.
I’m all for saving a buck when appropriate and preserving resources, but reapportioning that used fluid in this instance strikes me as false economy.
Thanks everyone, new fluid it is!
Yeah, I'd only use new P/S Fluid or ATF(required) for your P/S system. It's only an extra qt at most!
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