power streering and synthetic fluids

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knew of any good synthetic power steering
fluids. A few years back, I had 1993 Ford Ranger and a round 200,000
kilometers, the power steering became inefficient and very noisy. One
day I was in Walmart and noticed the store brand synthetic power
steering fluid that was about $1.50 or so. I bought it and with a
turkey baster removed some fluid (there is no drain on a ford power
steering pump) and then topped it up with the synthetic from Walmart.
In a few minutes after starting the engine, the noise went away and
power steering work almost like new again. I had to do the same thing
about 50,000 kilometers later and had the same results. The downside
is that Walmart doesn't sell a synthetic power steering fluid anymore.
The only other brand that I came by was Valvoline's but that cost
around $10 which I could pay knowing that it would eliminate the wine
and moan from the power steering pump in my 1998 Ford Windstar. Anyone
have any suggests on a good synthetic power steering fluid or even a
transmission fluid that I could use?

Thanks,

Carl

carlbernardi.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if anyone knew of any good synthetic power steering
> fluids. A few years back, I had 1993 Ford Ranger and a round 200,000
> kilometers, the power steering became inefficient and very noisy. One
> day I was in Walmart and noticed the store brand synthetic power
> steering fluid that was about $1.50 or so. I bought it and with a
> turkey baster removed some fluid (there is no drain on a ford power
> steering pump) and then topped it up with the synthetic from Walmart.
> In a few minutes after starting the engine, the noise went away and
> power steering work almost like new again. I had to do the same thing
> about 50,000 kilometers later and had the same results. The downside
> is that Walmart doesn't sell a synthetic power steering fluid anymore.
> The only other brand that I came by was Valvoline's but that cost
> around $10 which I could pay knowing that it would eliminate the wine
> and moan from the power steering pump in my 1998 Ford Windstar. Anyone
> have any suggests on a good synthetic power steering fluid or even a
> transmission fluid that I could use?
>


No, no suggestions. But: So.....it never occurred to you to flush and
replace your power steering fluid, brake fluid, coolant, transmission
fluid, differential, etc., with new lubricant? Do you think there is
any possibility the simple act of installing clean lubricant may be
beneficial to a machine working at twice its design age?