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Honda vehicles have a habit of "foaming" their Power Steering fluid. You can use other fluids for an emergency, say you are on the road and the only fluid a truck stop has is generic, but Honda recommends then draining it out and replacing it with a fluid to their specifications as soon as possible. Using other power steering fluids without as much anti-foaming additive will result in short-term whining in the power steering system and the air bubbles will make the steering sluggish and jerky. Long-term effects of aerated fluid are pump cavitation(damage) and premature wear of the power steering gear (air bubbles don't lubricate). I would stick with what Honda says to use, since it really doesn't cost much more and service intervals for most power steering systems are quite long. Hope this helps.
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