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Originally Posted by Doru
The BMW OEM power steering fluid is ATF, probably a German brand, like Pentosin, which is not readily available.
Reading through other forums, nobody really knows if regular synthetic ATF is OK, or if it needs to be Dexron III or Mercon V ATF.
If you would use any brand of synthetic ATF will the power steering seals deteriorate or not? If it's a "regular" Mobil synthetic ATF will it be OK? Or does it need to be Dexron III or Mercon V compatible?
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Hopefully the link to this PDF will work for you...it was the last list I got that was up to date as of 11/2009 which lists the multiple brands recommended by BMW for power steering systems.
Your X5 would fall under
"3.0" (which says to look at the table of brands under
"5.0":
http://bimmerboard.com/members/q/ori...0Type-List.pdf