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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 07:44 AM
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Power steering fluid question?

Hi everybody.

I'm a new user (from Serbia) and I bought Pontiac Firebird GTA 5.7l few days ago. Can anybody tell me, what kind of fluid I need to buy for power steering? I'll buy Haynes and Chilton manual, but until that happen' , I need that information.

Thank you in advance.
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 08:08 AM
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Re: Power steering fluid question?

ATF, same as your transmission.
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 08:17 AM
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Re: Power steering fluid question?

Thank you for your help. Is there any way to find out what kind/type of tranny is in my Pontiac? Only that I know is that it is automatic tranny with 4 speed
There is no adequate knowledge for this car in Serbia, so my question may be so stupid
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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Re: Power steering fluid question?

700R4
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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Re: Power steering fluid question?

shone190, no such thing as a stupid question when asking for help, that`s why most of us are here.
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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Re: Power steering fluid question?

Originally Posted by jimdutro
shone190, no such thing as a stupid question when asking for help, that`s why most of us are here.
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Not surprisingly, however, there are stupid answers.

JamesC
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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Re: Power steering fluid question?

"There is no such thing as a stupid question.
There is however, an abundance of inquisitive idiots."


Sorry, I just couldn't resist that.

shone190, welcome.
We all (generally) try our best to answer HONEST questions.

You'll find that the technical experitise available here,
is exceeded only by the quantity of gas-bags.
(Again, just couldn't resist.. )
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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Re: Power steering fluid question?

sorry , i could not help jumping in . when i was instructing students in acft. maint. , i always made it clear the only dumb/stupid question was the one that was not asked . good luck .
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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Re: Power steering fluid question?

Stupid question - Why is the sky blue?
Stupid answer - If it was green, we wouldn't know where the horizon was.

Stupid question - Honey, does this outfit make me look fat?
Stupid answer - A reply of any sort.
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 02:39 PM
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Re: Power steering fluid question?

I thought you used power steering fluid? That is what I've used.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 09:21 AM
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Re: Power steering fluid question?

same here i've always used transmission fluid...... works excellent in my gta....
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