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Is it a good idea to add Motul Brake fluid to top of my Steering Fluid Res,?

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Old 03-05-2002, 03:37 PM
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Is it a good idea to add Motul Brake fluid to top of my Steering Fluid Res,?

I have like 4 bottles of the stuff and they're just sitting. I don't want to run to Autozone if I can use this stuff instead.
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Old 03-05-2002, 05:11 PM
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Old 03-05-2002, 05:13 PM
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You're kidding, right?

ATF for your powersteering!
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Old 03-05-2002, 05:21 PM
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Originally posted by Chunger
You're kidding, right?

ATF for your powersteering!
Don't mind me if I start to sound stupid because I'm overworked, underpaid and have a lot on my mind. I'm supposed to use ATF for the steering? Goodness, I'm going to take a long walk in the cold to wake myself up.
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Old 03-05-2002, 05:25 PM
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Originally posted by deezo
Don't mind me if I start to sound stupid because I'm overworked, underpaid and have a lot on my mind. I'm supposed to use ATF for the steering? Goodness, I'm going to take a long walk in the cold to wake myself up.
Yep ATF . On my I30 I used Redline ATF.
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Old 03-05-2002, 05:33 PM
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Originally posted by deezo
... I'm overworked, underpaid and have a lot on my mind...
I hear ya!
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Old 03-05-2002, 07:46 PM
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Yep ATF . On my I30 I used Redline ATF.
I have regular Pwr. Steering Fluid in mine, what's "Performance Power Steering Fluid" like? Any difference in feel or response? I hope it's not like Yellowline Blinker Fluid I'm using on my car now. No noticeable gains yet.
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Originally posted by Badaxxima


I have regular Pwr. Steering Fluid in mine, what's "Performance Power Steering Fluid" like? Any difference in feel or response? I hope it's not like Yellowline Blinker Fluid I'm using on my car now. No noticeable gains yet.
I just put it in because I had to drain the fluid when I installed my SC. I don't recall any performance gains really, I was consintrating on the extra 80 HP under he hood . I would amagine that a high quality sythetic oil would give a longer life span to the power steering componints. You only need a quart or two to do it too.
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