the other day while working on my ranger I turned the wheel lock to lock while the truck was off and it leaked all the power steering fluid I inspected the pump but couldnt find the source of the leak. my question is will I have any problems if I refill it with regular power steering fluid or do I have to fill it with ATF since I read somewhere that is what your supposed to use ?
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If the truck was turned off when you did this, it probably just spilled out of the filler neck on the pump reservoir. I know that when I fixed my power steering pump, and I would turn it lock to lock, the fluid would spill out of the reservoir. I would just fill it back up and see what it does. Clean off the spilled fluid just to be sure if it is leaking anywhere.
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And yes, use Mercon ATF
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