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Yes, adding brake fund to a P/S system can cause damage.
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Can brake fluid supplement power steering fluid in an emergency?
No, they are not compatible and it will cause damage.
How can you tell if brake fluid in power steering res did any damage?
If your power steering pump is not working as well as it used to.
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!
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
Will brake fluid cause damage if you use it as power steering fluid?
YES! Brake fluid is pretty nasty stuff. It'll eat up paint, if spilled, etc. I'd leave it to the brake reservoir only. HOWEVER, you CAN substitute Automatic Transmission Fluid for power steering fluid. Top off if in an emergency if you need to, but if you're gonna use ATF permanently, I'd flush out the power steering system first and refill with ATF so they dont mix...
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.
