OOPS! Emergency? Pwr str. fluid in motor!

[Kent McLean]

c dyer wrote:
> Color me stupid.
> 
> I was topping off the engine oil, and ZOINKS it came
> out clear. Oops, power steering fluid. Have I done
> serious damage?  The total amount of steering fluid in
> there is only about 1 tablespoon.

People put a quart of ATF (automatic transmission fluid)
in the crankcase short term to clean out the engine oil
passages, so I don't think a tablespoon or two of PS fluid
will hurt things.  There's still 4-5 quarts of real oil in
there, right?

Of course, someone might correct me and tell us that PS
fluid is like acid and will destroy the bearing surfaces,
so I'll just say "that's my 2 cents, YMMV."  But personally,
I wouldn't worry about it.

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Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
'56 Austin-Healey 100 BN2, for sale