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I may need to top up the fluid in the power steering on my Nissan Primera. The handbook says 'use only Dexron type fluid' - does this mean any general fluid available off the shelf in a garage? - if I can find one that sells car-related stuff, most just seems to have groceries these days!

Dexron is a GM tradename and not all dexron fluids are compatible. So what a Dexron type is God only knows as the Beach boys would say.

There again I may be completely wrong.

According to Wikipedia the term is used much the same way as 'Hoover' (tho not for the same kind of products obviously!)

Oh and thanks for the... um.... help?

Think the last time I topped one up we used normal ATF fluid

That's what I thought.

Last time the car went to the workshop I asked them to investigate a noise. The boss told me they had topped up the steering fluid and it was ok now, then the mechanic said no, it wasn't low enough to cause that and I would need a new pump fairly soon. Now it's making the noise again so I thought I'd try a top up again - why didn't they just fix the thing while they had it? That's why I give them my phone number, so they can check whether I want something done. They didn't top up the aircon either cos he said it was better to do that at the beginning of summer. I only take it in once a year for MOT and whatever else needs doing, now I'll have to take it back again for those - I know the bill was less, but I had the money then!

Damn cars.

Damn motors.

Kwackerz wrote:Think the last time I topped one up we used normal ATF fluid

Yep. ATF. Dexton will be the type, so as long as it says it on the bottle, you'll be alright.

atf is fine. best to top the air con up before summer ???
time to change your garage.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthre ... p=59228585

if that is any help

fastasfcuk wrote:atf is fine. best to top the air con up before summer ???
time to change your garage.

Don't think so - it may have just been a polite way of saying it didn't need topping up? Garage boss was a friend of my daughter, used to be round my house as a teenager, those are the only peeps I get any respect from! (even tho he's a married man now and I'm not going to be telling him off for drinking or whatever!). It's generally a good place with a good rep and sensible prices AND it's not far away and if I have a small problem I can pop in and get it looked at and it doesn't cost me anything - I wasn't having a serious moan. Well maybe I was but I wasn't really entitled!