power steering vs atf???

[powerwagon]

for years me and my dad have ran atf in are dodge saginaw stering pumps.its cheeper and havent had a problem yet.infact i know of others that do the same.Now that i own a ford(first time owner) i was wandering if i can use atf or will it fawk something up? its a 88 2.3 4x4.

 

[triumphrider-1]

That I know of, your pump should be run on atf.

 

[7.5L_STX]

+1 ATF is what ive always used in my ford trucks

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

ATF is what your pump uses, Type F in particular

 

[powerwagon]

O0O0O SO IT aint suposed to use powersteering at all... ok i put merkon 3 in it is that ok?

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Should be fine

 

[exbass94]

O0O0O SO IT aint suposed to use powersteering at all... ok i put merkon 3 in it is that ok?

No such thing as "merkon 3" Sorry, it's a pet peeve. It's just Mercon, which is the same thing as DEXRON 3.

 

[Ranger#1]

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