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  1. #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by bennjamin View Post
    (if you use this product) a honda dealer will still try and squirm their way out of a warranty job or recall relative to the ps rack !
    Agreed. I would use OEM if my car was under warranty. In fact, I may continue to use OEM in my older cars. It's just very inconvenient to buy.

    Here's a story as to why I find it inconvenient:

    I have to travel to Rydalmere to an out-of-the-way industrial park to get to the dealership's spare parts centre.

    But why don't I go to another dealer you ask? Well, twice I tried doing just that.

    I diverted off the Freeway to go to a dealership on Parramatta Road at Homebush. There's nowhere to park but I finally parked up the side road a short distance, walked back, went in to the Spare Parts office. No-one on the counter, so I ring the bell, and a very young guy comes out, says he's new but no-one can help me because everyone's busy. I say all I want is a bottle of HPSF but he doesn't know where it is or how to use the computer to print an invoice. I tell him its not good enough and leave. About a week later I try again. Again no-one in the department so I leave. This same dealership would not give an inch when we were negotiating to buy an new Honda Accord Euro Luxury back in 2005. I'll never ever go there again.

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  2. #14
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    castrol have recomended using fork oil 15 for years... no idea why but i like castrol and in my experiance they have always made a good product and there tech line is on the ball.
    Last edited by Daveho1; 06-10-2012 at 06:45 AM.
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    At the end of the day tho how is Honda going to prove that you are using non genuine PS fluid? Dealerships arenot equiped to chemically test what fluid you have and they will not know unless you tell them you are using non genuine fluid.

    If they were to release a recall on a rack, pump or hose, 99 times out of 100 it is due to a design fault, not because you are using a non genuine fluid.

    Don't get me wrong, I have seen pump seals start leaking within 12 months when you use Dexron as a PS fluid in Honda's, but if Penrite claim that their oil meets OEM requirements, I personally would not doubt it for a second
    Kermit EGK20A
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    Wakefield: 1:08.8

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daveho1 View Post
    castrol have recomended using fork oil 15 for years... no idea why but i like castrol and in my experiance they have always made a good product and there tech line is on the ball.
    I'm also trying to work out if all this talk about non genuine power steering fluid is true or not. Has anyone ever had problems when using aftermarket PS fluid (Specifically Castrol Fork Oil 15W)? I've heard the same things with Gearbox Oil, but Castrol Manual Transmission Fluid seems to working fine on my 98 Integra.

    Started a thread specific for my car:
    http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthr...a-GSi-Power...

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    Will it work fine? Yes it will

    Will it damage the seals? Who knows, only time will tell....
    OEM parts whore

  8. #20
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    I have been using HPSO for the last couple of years and have not had a single drama arise from it
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    Wakefield: 1:08.8

  9. #21
    DONT USE PENRITE HPSO. eversince i changed from oem, my rack started to fricken leak, so i brought a used rack and took that rack to the specialist for pressure test and i got the all good sign. swaped the racks. a few months or so later it started to leak again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dyinghearts View Post
    DONT USE PENRITE HPSO. eversince i changed from oem, my rack started to fricken leak, so i brought a used rack and took that rack to the specialist for pressure test and i got the all good sign. swaped the racks. a few months or so later it started to leak again.
    your problem isnt the fluids... time to check your seals.
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  11. #23
    Quote Originally Posted by Fredoops View Post
    your problem isnt the fluids... time to check your seals.

    Apart from a very strange coincidence - his post strongly implies "...it is the choice of fluid."
    He said he used cheaper fluid for awhile , rack leaked - got a new rack then continued to use same fluid and new rack leaked again. I would bet if you got another rack and used the same
    fluid it will leak again lol.

    Out of interest Dyinghearts - where did the fluid leak from ?

  12. #24
    Quote Originally Posted by bennjamin View Post
    Apart from a very strange coincidence - his post strongly implies "...it is the choice of fluid."
    He said he used cheaper fluid for awhile , rack leaked - got a new rack then continued to use same fluid and new rack leaked again. I would bet if you got another rack and used the same
    fluid it will leak again lol.

    Out of interest Dyinghearts - where did the fluid leak from ?
    from what i saw on my old rack. its the end seals, i trust the steering specialist that he did his job and paid him 300ish for him to check the seals before i put them on my eg myself. so i probably have to blame the fluid itself or i should go find a thicker oil or oem honda if they have one. any suggestion? if anyone willing to donate a steering to me that doesnt leak, i would defs try again with HPSO and try to prove something out of it.

    its a shame that brought everything else new. new dustboot, inner and outer tie rod.

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