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Borgeson Box wants P/S fluid, P/S pump wants ATF...

Posted By: GoodysGotaCuda

Borgeson Box wants P/S fluid, P/S pump wants ATF... - 08/27/17 09:33 PM

Has anyone run into a situation where their power steering box and power steering pump call for different fluids?

From what I understand, Borgeson only calls for power steering fluid in their boxes. Alternatively, my GM-type power steering pump only wants ATF.

I am up to 200 miles on my car and have only run RedLine P/S fluid in it and cannot seem to get rid of the pump whine. I am thinking I will try swapping over to ATF and see how that goes...what have you used?
Posted By: BigBlockMopar

Re: Borgeson Box wants P/S fluid, P/S pump wants ATF... - 08/27/17 10:53 PM

ATF in mine.
Now my Borg box leaked like a sieve the moment I started the engine, but was due to a pinhole in a weld.
A few strikes with a punch fixed that.
Posted By: MarkZ

Re: Borgeson Box wants P/S fluid, P/S pump wants ATF... - 08/28/17 02:59 AM

Call Scott at Bergman.
Posted By: GoodysGotaCuda

Re: Borgeson Box wants P/S fluid, P/S pump wants ATF... - 08/28/17 03:49 AM

Originally Posted By BigBlockMopar
ATF in mine.
Now my Borg box leaked like a sieve the moment I started the engine, but was due to a pinhole in a weld.
A few strikes with a punch fixed that.



Ok, there's one Borg box with ATF in it that's lived. Good news!
Posted By: GoodysGotaCuda

Re: Borgeson Box wants P/S fluid, P/S pump wants ATF... - 08/29/17 01:20 PM

Bump, anyone else using ATF in a Borgeson box?

Thanks!
Posted By: Jerry

Re: Borgeson Box wants P/S fluid, P/S pump wants ATF... - 08/29/17 02:36 PM

atf will be fine.
Posted By: BergmanAutoCraft

Re: Borgeson Box wants P/S fluid, P/S pump wants ATF... - 09/11/17 12:00 AM

Either way is fine, but synthetic PS fluid is best. If you have a hydroboost, atf is poison.
Posted By: ahy

Re: Borgeson Box wants P/S fluid, P/S pump wants ATF... - 09/11/17 12:39 AM

In general, older style PS pumps which ran ATF as original seem to do fine on power steering fluid. I would not worry about the pump with either.
Posted By: Moparmatty

Re: Borgeson Box wants P/S fluid, P/S pump wants ATF... - 01/04/18 07:47 PM

Originally Posted By BergmanAutoCraft
Either way is fine, but synthetic PS fluid is best. If you have a hydroboost, atf is poison.


Why is ATF poison to Hydroboost setups? Dodge diesel 4x4 trucks use ATF+4 in their power steering systems.
Posted By: Skeptic

Re: Borgeson Box wants P/S fluid, P/S pump wants ATF... - 01/05/18 02:49 AM

Originally Posted By BergmanAutoCraft
Either way is fine, but synthetic PS fluid is best. If you have a hydroboost, atf is poison.
The bus yard I work @ has 30 small busses- Fords and GMs over a span of 30 model years, they all have Hydroboost and all use ATF- factory fill.
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