Power steering pump replacement (1 Viewer)

[92Cruiser]

Just had the PS Pump replaced on my 95 and the dealer put in regular PS Fluid not ATF. I called the weekend guys to ask why they did that and the service tech was not sure and said to call back on Monday and ask the original service writer. Anyone know if this is ok? I've always put ATF in both the 92 & 95.
Also, they replaced the distributor o-ring and now I have a pretty good hesitation on take off. Any ideas?

 

[jonheld]

In the short term it probably won't cause harm, but I would throw a hissy fit in the service department. Brand new pump and they put the wrong fluid in? Gimme a break.

 

[cruiserdan]

"Power steering fluid" and ATF are very similar and either will be fine. In fact it is ironic that Toyota specifies ATF yet the factory power steering fill is a honey-blonde color which is definitely not ATF.

As far as the hesitation is concerned the timing may not have been set correctly when the distributor was reinstalled.