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Old 11-07-2009, 02:21 PM
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Hello All,

Sorry to ask such a basic question but for the life of me i cannot find what power steering fluid this car takes. Is it just "Power steering fluid" or like many of my other cars take dextron?

Btw its a 2001 WS6
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It is just regular power steering fluid in my base T/A. I flushed my '01 with a container of Prestone power steering fluid last year. No noise, no issues, and very clean. The owner's manual says GM power steering fluid or equivalent. I just looked it up for you if you were curious what it might say. If the WS6 is a different power steering system someone will need to speak up or you can just call your local GM dealer.
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Valvoline Synpower here.......
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Originally Posted by SOMbitch
Valvoline Synpower here.......
Same here!
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were are you guys finding the Valvoline SynPower power steering fluid?

Thats what I always use, I went to go buy some last week at the only place I could find it (Advance Auto), and they don't have it anymore. They "replaced" it with Valvoline Maxlife, which i ended up using instead.
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autozone.
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PS fluid is somewhat generic, so any bottle that says "power steering fluid" will do the trick. Only certain makes such as Honda specify a special type of fluid.

Do not use Dexron. Although any hydraulic fluid will work, PS fluid has properties specially formulated for PS.
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Originally Posted by Choppers
autozone.
I had tried 3 of them, my local ones don't carry it.

Is that where everyone else got it?
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I use the GM PS fluid PN#89020661



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