lucdaica Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 OKay,.... my power steering was leaking... fixed iit... but now i need to fill up the power steering.... i went to advance auto parts to ask for it... and the guy gives me... automatic transmision fuild.. in the back it says for toyota use... but i asked him... if its the same... he said yes... power steering and transmission fuild.. same thing for sc400... WEIRD!!!... is this true???/ im having my friend drive me to school 2morrow, becuase i refuse to mess up my car over some dudes mistake..... i need some advice before i pour that transmission fuild into my power steering...help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 How about some advice directly from Lexus? I copied and pasted the stuff below directly from Lexus's website: Automatic Transmission Fluid Question: What type of automatic transmission fluid is used in Lexus vehicles? Answer: Please check the inside back cover of your Owner's Manual for the type of transmission fluid your vehicle uses. If you Owner's Manual specifies, T-II, you may only use T-II or T-IV. If your Owner's Manual specifies, T-IV, you may only use T-IV. If your Owner's Manual specifies Dexron II, you may only use Dexron II or Dexron III. If your Owner's Manual specifies Dexron III, you may only use Dexron II or Dexron III. Power Steering Fluid Question: What type of power steering fluid is used in Lexus vehicles? Answer: Dexron III transmission fluid is used in Lexus power steering systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximaboy1 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 The ATF Fluid is the same fluid used in the Power Steering System...as the cap on the power steering reservoir should say.. use Dexron II only, same fluid for the Automatic Transmission. So to sum it up, the ATF fluid is Type II/Dexron II, and that fluid is also used in the power steering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 agreed i use mobil1 synthetic tranny fluid in mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzz30 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 yea these transmisions start to act funny if you put in atf. i think its synthetic or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucdaica Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 Thanks every1... feel better pouring that tran fuild in now =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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