Power steering fluid is an important component of your car, but you won’t necessarily use an entire bottle every time. Here’s how long it lasts once opened.
Power steering fluid is one of the 6 fluids your car needs. It is a type of hydraulic fluid used in your vehicle’s power steering system which makes it much easier to turn the front wheels, compared to the manual steering systems of yesteryear, particularly at lower speeds. Even though there has been an increasing movement to electric power-assisted steering (EPAS) on recently-developed vehicles, many cars still on the road today still rely on power steering. Your hydraulic power steering system is powered by an engine belt-driven pump, which uses the fluid’s hydraulic pressure to easily move the wheels that steer the front of your car. Your power steering fluid also lubricates the pump, valves, and pistons that keep the system operating properly. P
The correct power steering fluid for your vehicle can be one of several types, either synthetic power steering fluid, non-synthetic power steering fluid, or automatic transmission fluid (ATF).
