Power steering fluid??? 2004 V6

Seasparrow · 2019-04-20T13:38:24+00:00

I have done a lot lately, (mostly lying on the ground) , thanks to this forum, my half life refresh is going great. Well, right up until I was thinking about power steering fluid, which has become one of the hardest things to find out. Is Dexron III superseded and interchangeable with type IV ??? As the discussion goes, the color difference in the existing fluid in the T4R is that what they put in originally was Dexron III ATF "without dye". I didn't think finding power steering fluid was going to be one of the hardest part of refreshing my vehicle. The PDF for my 04 says CHECKING POWER STEERING FLUID Parts (if level is low): Automatic transmission fluid DEXRON II or III The cap says Dexron ATF, that makes sense as II was superseded by III etc etc. The stealership says IV is the same as III, but I am not going to trust a parts person on my runner. Lots of internet and T4R discussions but nothing sticks out as the definite answer, So HELP, anyone running type IV, did you flush, is III available anywhere?? What to do ?? I am afraid to use just any brand of Dexron III. Thanks for any help.

Thread starter Seasparrow
Start date Apr 20, 2019

Seasparrow

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Apr 24, 2019

Just for anyone who has the same question in the future;

Can type T-IV transmission fluid be substituted for Dexron III in Power steering?

Reply from Toyota;

"
We apologize, Toyota does not recommend any power steering fluid for your 2004 4Runner aside from the DEXRON II or III. Type iV transmission fluid cannot be substituted for DEXRON II or III automatic transmission fluid".