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My 18' center console (1993 Robalo) uses a pretty standard Teleflex
Seastar single-engine hydraulic steering mechanism. I live a good
distance from any place that sells boat supplies, and was wondering -
can I use automotive power steering fluid in the Teleflex unit?



Don't use power steering fluid or auto transmission fluid in your Teleflex
steering unless it is an emergency. They tell you that in the installation
manual and on their website.

If you can't find the light hydraulic fluid that the steering uses, go to
your local airport repair facility and buy or scrounge the TO 15 hydraulic
fluid that is used in small planes. That is the same stuff as the factory
oil but is dyed red.

Bill Grannis
service manager