93 ITR

hey everyone well my power steering rack is leaking, not to bad but it is. I'm going to replace it in a few months. But what i was wondering is can i use a different name brand P/S fluid instead of the honda P/S???

Civic2Scooby

why would you?

93 ITR

why would I what???

JoePoonani

Just use Honda p/s fluid, its not expensive.

Civic2Scooby

why would you not use Honda p/s fluid? It's cheap and its the proper fluid for your car.

JoePoonani

I can't stand when people cheap out on stuff for their car, especially fluids when they're all relatively cheap.

A-series

I'm assuming that b/c he's having to add fluid on a regular basis, and he might be able to get an aftermarket brand easier/cheaper, he wanted to know if it would hurt the car.

I'm not a mechanic, nor have I ever worked on a Honda steering rack, but the oem Honda fluid is the way to go from what I understand - both for the life of seals, and the rack. If you use aftermarket fluid, even the "for Honda" stuff, it will normally leak fluid faster than w/ the oem stuff, so the price savings doesn't pan out.
If you don't have a dealership near you, you could try partsgeek.com The P/S fluid costs the same as at a dealership but w/ significantly lower shipping cost.