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> Elle wrote: >> The archives and I emphatically echo Tegger's caution >> about >> using only genuine Honda PS fluid. One can now purchase >> this >> "genuine Honda" fluid at Autozone. Using non-Honda fluid >> will destroy the PS system seals, IIRC. > > I wonder how geenuwine it really is though.. For the archives, I have been using the "genuine Honda" PS fluid sold at aftermarket stores like Autozone for four years in my 91 Civic. I have been through a bottle or two, in 2002 to replenish that lost over some 11 years, and in 2004, to replace that lost during removal of the PS pump (and subsequent purge etc.) for the timing belt job. Given how low cost it is at the dealer's, though, I can understand people not wanting to gamble. |
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Elle wrote:
> > wrote >> Elle wrote: >>> The archives and I emphatically echo Tegger's caution >>> about >>> using only genuine Honda PS fluid. One can now purchase >>> this >>> "genuine Honda" fluid at Autozone. Using non-Honda fluid >>> will destroy the PS system seals, IIRC. >> I wonder how geenuwine it really is though.. > > For the archives, I have been using the "genuine Honda" PS > fluid sold at aftermarket stores like Autozone for four > years in my 91 Civic. I have been through a bottle or two, > in 2002 to replenish that lost over some 11 years, and in > 2004, to replace that lost during removal of the PS pump > (and subsequent purge etc.) for the timing belt job. for the future, it's not necessary to disconnect the pump hoses and lose fluid to change the timing belt. because the pump is connected with flexible hoses, it can be lifted out of the way with the hoses still attached. > > Given how low cost it is at the dealer's, though, I can > understand people not wanting to gamble. > > |
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OK. So I checked the fluids myself yesterday. Power steering fluid was
light, clear, honey-colored, and mighty tasty. Brake fluid was fine, but not as sweet. ;-) Thanks for all input. On Oct 16, 6:42 pm, wrote: > Hi everyone. It's been a while. Nothing to report. Not a whimper from > my '92 Civic with 149k. Recent Castrol GTX and a can of SeaFoam for > good luck. Putting miles on my 2-wheeler! ;-D > > So my folks call me and tell me that on Dad's '98 Buick Century (45k) > the dealership is recommending a power steering flush and a brake fluid > flush. Never heard of such a thing, so I googled 'em both. PS flush if > it's "chocolatey" and causing problems. Not at all the case. Brake > flush? Fluids are replaced with pad and disk changes, no? Had those > done recently. So, where do you draw the line between a pro-active > dealer's service department looking out for their customers (hee-hee) > and a sucker sale? The Buick is in showroom condition and has *no* > problems whatsoever (ok, except for being cheap, unrefined, and > plasticky). |
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