The manual states that use only geniune Honda power steering fluid or brake fluid when refilling those parts. Is that really necessary or will generic brands out there do just fine?

 

i dont know about the break fluid but if you go to a auto parts store they might have power steering fluid for honda. i have seen it. break fluid you should use honda fluid because it dose corrode. you should also by genuine honda 50/50 or prestones dont buy any other ****

 

any reputable brand that is compatible with your honda is fine.

 

oem or corroded parts. which do you preffer? oem? corroded

 

Would I use anthing other than Honda OEM?

Transmission? : NOT A CHANCE
PS fluid? : NOT A CHANCE
Coolant? : Sure as long as it meets specs
Brake fluid? : Sure as long as it was a quality name brand that meets the specs

 

for the tranny a good combo is to use honda and gm syncromesh

 

for power steering use honda

brake fluid i used prestone just flush it every 3-5 years

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rollercosta123 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oem or corroded parts. which do you preffer? oem? corroded </TD></TR></TABLE>
is corroded a parts manufacturer too? OEM, JDM, CEM...? lol

 

My friend warns me not to add the brake fluid to the max if it falls below because even a very tiny piece of dust in there will cause a lot of problem. Do you agree?

I am going to buy geniune fluids from Ebay today.

 

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I am going to buy geniune fluids from Ebay today. </TD></TR></TABLE>

you friend is a tool

and what he/you said makes no sense.

 

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you friend is a tool

and what he/you said makes no sense.

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i think he was kidding. because everyone should know that nothing on ebay is genuine

 

to add. when you refill your brake or power steering, do you have to flush it or just pore it in. I jus pore it in, just wana know if i did it right. I always used honda powersteering and honda brake fluid because it says it on the cap to use only honda genuine fluids.

 

I always use honda tranny fluid, brake fluid and p/s fluid...just better to be safe than sorry.

 

Good question. So do you just pore the fluid in to fill it back to the max level? Or should flush it first before poring anything in?

Where can I find geniune honda fluids if not on Ebay?

 

All the fluids I use on my car are Honda fluids. Why, because they're good products. In the past Ive tried several other brands on almost every area and Honda seems to have the same or better quality than those aftermarket ones.
Plus, you dont want to take the chances of messing w/ your tranny for using synchromesh (sp?) or Royal Purple, products that ppl think are reall good stuff but are not designed specially for honda's.
I use Honda products on all the following: P/S fluid, Brake fluid, and Tranny fluid, Coolant. For motor oil I use Mobil 1.

 

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Where can I find geniune honda fluids if not on Ebay?</TD></TR></TABLE>

you can find genuine honda fluids at your local auto shop. autozone, pepboys, anywhere where basically.

i use castrol gtx high mileage for my oil change. its 140k

 

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your local Honda stealership should have plenty of them. dont trust ebay, ebay is gay.

 

Make sure to refill your blinker fluid when you are changing your other fluids. I think Honda makes a fluid for those too.

 

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while you do that, since your already down there make sure to check your clutch belt too.