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Old 12-30-2014, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by salnj View Post
I was checking the powersteering fluid on the x5 and it is at the lower mark. Figured I will add aft fluid to what is in it already. My question is I don't know what kind of fluid is in it other then it is atf. The other concern is I can not tell if it is synthetic or regular. No burnt smell at all and it looks like it it is a reddish brown. So my question is can I add synthetic to what is in it? Also I can't find dexron 3
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As long as it is labelled ATF and not CHF11S you can use any ATF. Make sure it is fresh. I would pick one that is Dexron certified but only to make sure it is blended to some quality standard. It doesn't need to be synthetic. What is in there isn't, so no reason to mix types.
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