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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 12951" data-source="post: 973953"><p>A while back, I stopped at my closest dealership to buy a couple quarts of Power Steering fluid (ATF) and stupidly trusted what the parts department sold me when I told them that I have a 14' Raptor at the time.</p><p></p><p>To this date, never though much of it and been using what I purchased to top off my PS and when the RPG/Reservoir was installed. I am now looking at flushing the whole system and to my amazement, I was sold MERCON V.</p><p></p><p>Looking in the owners manual, it clearly states that it should be MERCON LV and the recent dealership (different one), quoted XT-10-QLVC too.</p><p></p><p>So I've been mixing MERCON V with what has been in it from factory, which I have to assume is MERCON LV. The fluid does have a mild burnt smell in my opinion, hence why I want to flush it.</p><p></p><p><strong> What damage have I caused by doing this? </strong></p><p></p><p>And for anyone wondering, I did do some searching and found a thread where Pat talked about it but the post has mixed opinions.</p><p><a href="http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f7/question-about-power-steering-fluid-41662/" target="_blank">http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f7/question-about-power-steering-fluid-41662/</a></p><p></p><p>Here is a screenshot from the manual so why would anyone recommend MERCON V?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 12951, post: 973953"] A while back, I stopped at my closest dealership to buy a couple quarts of Power Steering fluid (ATF) and stupidly trusted what the parts department sold me when I told them that I have a 14' Raptor at the time. To this date, never though much of it and been using what I purchased to top off my PS and when the RPG/Reservoir was installed. I am now looking at flushing the whole system and to my amazement, I was sold MERCON V. Looking in the owners manual, it clearly states that it should be MERCON LV and the recent dealership (different one), quoted XT-10-QLVC too. So I've been mixing MERCON V with what has been in it from factory, which I have to assume is MERCON LV. The fluid does have a mild burnt smell in my opinion, hence why I want to flush it. [B] What damage have I caused by doing this? [/B] And for anyone wondering, I did do some searching and found a thread where Pat talked about it but the post has mixed opinions. [URL="http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f7/question-about-power-steering-fluid-41662/"]http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f7/question-about-power-steering-fluid-41662/[/URL] Here is a screenshot from the manual so why would anyone recommend MERCON V? [/QUOTE]
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