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Very bad things will happen. Power Steering fluid will cause all of the seals in the brake system to swell. You need to get the fluid out immediately, and you will probably have to replace the master cylinder and possibly all the rubber lines and the calipers and wheel cylinders.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt is better than putting power steering fluid in the brake system but it is still not a good thing. Flushing the p/s system as soon as possible would be best.
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Can power steering fluid be used as brake fluid?
No. Brake fluid is not a petroleum product. Power steering fluid is. Petroleum product will swell and ruin rubber part's brake system is full of rubber parts. You will destroy your brake system using power steering fluid.
What would happen if you put brake fluid in the power steering?
Your power steering will fail because brake fluid is poor lubricant.
Can brake fluid be used for power steering fluid?
no, but if you have a auto transmission you can you can use that for power steering
Can brake fluid be used as power steering fluid?
No !
Can you use brake fluid as power steering fluid?
No!
What happens if you put brake fluid in the power steering system?
Bad juju. Don't do it. If you've already done it, you'll probably have to have the power steering system flushed; brake fluid has significantly different characteristics from power steering fluid. Agree with above. It's pretty caustic, flush and get it out of there before you have problems.
What happens if you put power steering in brake fluid with anti-lock brakes?
Any fluid other than brake fluid will ruin the master cylinder, abs unit, brake hoses, and calipers.
Are brake fluids and power steering fluids the same?
NO !! POWER STEERING FLUID IS SIMILAR TO TRANSMISSION FLUID... BRAKE FUILD IS LIKE NOTHING ELSE
Is ford power steering fluid interchangeable with brake fluid?
NO ! ( My Ford Explorer uses automatic transmission fluid as the power steering fluid )
Where do you add power steering fluid to a Mitsubishi 3000 gt?
facing engine (bonnet up) on right hand side near shock tower is BLACK reservoir with sensor wire in center of cap - this is power steering(white capped reservoir = brake )do not put brake fluid in power-steering or power-steering fluid in brake res. use power-steering fluid or auto trans fluid to top up
You put brake fluid where power steeling is supposed to go in is this a big problem can you just take it out and put right fluid in the car was ran only 15 minutes at most?
Both the power steering pump and the brake booster operate hydraulically. Putting brake fluid in the power steering pump will not harm it since brake fluid is a light oil only with different properties. I would only worry if it were the other way around and you put power steering fluid in the brake master cylinder. Power steering fluid doesn't have the heat range or density of brake fluid.
Is brake fluid the same thing as power steering fluid?
no, brake fluid is not the same as power steering fluid, make sure you actually get the right stuff. and double check what type of brake fluid you have (dot 3/ dot 5) because there is a difference there too
