Power Steering Fluid ATF?

**bobochan789** · December 29th, 2009 11:58 PM

is it ok to use ATF as power steering fluid na din? got a honda civic vti. nilagyan ko kasi ng petron premium SAE-20 yung power steering reservoir kanina, e nakita ko ngaun lang sa manual na dont use any other than OEM PS fluid ng honda.

ok lang ba ginawa ko? sabi kasi ng mechanic friend ko ATF nga daw.

**incus** · December 30th, 2009 12:08 AM

don't know about honda, sa mazda 323 ATF ang nilalagay sa power steering.

**speed unlimited** · December 30th, 2009 12:24 AM

OKay lang naman kung nalagyan mo ng ibang brand ang powersteering fluid mo . Mas prefer nga lang nila Honda powersteering fluid gamitin mo dahil Honda makina mo . Kahit nga motorcycle nakalagay sa makina use only Honda oil.

**sirhc77** · January 1st, 2010 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by speed unlimited

OKay lang naman kung nalagyan mo ng ibang brand ang powersteering fluid mo . Mas prefer nga lang nila Honda powersteering fluid gamitin mo dahil Honda makina mo . Kahit nga motorcycle nakalagay sa makina use only Honda oil.

sabi sir ng iba nakakasira daw ng power steering pump kung iba fluid ang ginamit,kaya dapat daw yung sa honda talaga,tulad ng sa akin maingay na ang steering,alam ko nung binili ko na may damage na sya kaya lang hindi pa sya malala,pero ngayon,maingay na,nakabili na ako g repair kit nya kaso hindi ko pa maipagawa,tanung ko sana kung may idea kayo kung magkanu ang labor sa repair ng steering pump?salamat,sinsya na nakisingit ako

**oj88** · January 1st, 2010 03:42 PM

Only use Honda PSF for the power steering and Honda ATF-Z1 for the A/T (non-CVT).

**weisshorn** · January 1st, 2010 03:43 PM

pardon me for my egnoramus

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Yan bang petron premium sae-20 ay hydraulic oil or engine oil ang designation. Kung hydraulic oil yan I think ok lang basta ma meet nya ang minimum requirement ng recommended type.

**speed unlimited** · January 1st, 2010 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by sirhc77

sabi sir ng iba nakakasira daw ng power steering pump kung iba fluid ang ginamit,kaya dapat daw yung sa honda talaga,tulad ng sa akin maingay na ang steering,alam ko nung binili ko na may damage na sya kaya lang hindi pa sya malala,pero ngayon,maingay na,nakabili na ako g repair kit nya kaso hindi ko pa maipagawa,tanung ko sana kung may idea kayo kung magkanu ang labor sa repair ng steering pump?salamat,sinsya na nakisingit ako

Hindi ko alam kung magkano repair ng steering pump . Sundin mo na lang nakalagay sa Vehicle manual mo kung Honda ATF and nakalagay na dapat mong ilagay.

**voltscastillo** · January 2nd, 2010 11:24 AM

honda ps fluid for power steering.

honda atf for auto tranny.

use any other fluid for these two and they will break. guaranteed. hindi naman instantly, siguro bibigay sya pagka bumiyahe kayo ng pamilya mo sa ilocos, leaving you stranded in the middle of the road. you don't want that, do you?

don't ask me why i know this... lets just say i have experience in these matters. lots of it. hehehe.

**scharnhorst** · January 2nd, 2010 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by voltscastillo

honda ps fluid for power steering.

honda atf for auto tranny.

use any other fluid for these two and they will break. guaranteed. hindi naman instantly, siguro bibigay sya pagka bumiyahe kayo ng pamilya mo sa ilocos, leaving you stranded in the middle of the road. you don't want that, do you?

don't ask me why i know this... lets just say i have experience in these matters. lots of it. hehehe.

so it's true? hindi pwede gumamit ng ibang brand kahit na yung viscosity specifications e parehas?

wow. talk about tying the customer up. good job Honda!

**oj88** · January 2nd, 2010 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by scharnhorst

so it's true? hindi pwede gumamit ng ibang brand kahit na yung viscosity specifications e parehas?

wow. talk about tying the customer up. good job Honda!

Honda designed their equipment in collaboration with OEM fluid manufacturers so it will work as designed and for it to last a long time. They spend millions on R&D so I guess they're a lot smarter than we are. They know which fluid should go to which reservoir and they've listed it in the manual. Are we the wiser?

For example, Honda's A/T is a unique design. They don't use planetary gears as with the majority of A/T cars. Honda instead use sliding gears on two shafts, very similar to a M/T. Hence, they have the proper fluid for that... the Honda ATF-Z1.

If you check out Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automat...mission_models

Automatic transmission families are usually based on Ravigneaux, Lepelletier, or Simpson planetary gearsets. Each uses some arrangement of one or two central sun gears, and a ring gear, with differing arrangements of planet gears that surround the sun and mesh with the ring. An exception to this is the Hondamatic line from Honda, which uses sliding gears on parallel axes like a manual transmission without any planetary gearsets. Although the Honda is quite different from all other automatics, it is also quite different from an automated manual transmission...

Using OEM fluids is a win-win situation, IMO. It gives them business and also provides us peace of mind, knowing that the fluids we put in were designed for the machine it was intended to be used with.