# 1995 Acura Integra - Mixing liquids

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-acura-integra-mixing-liquids/166594>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** acura\
**Created:** [June 30, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-acura-integra-mixing-liquids/166594 "2020-06-30T06:19:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Ipulledastupid3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@Ipulledastupid3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ipulledastupid3)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-acura-integra-mixing-liquids/166594/1 "2020-06-30T06:19:27Z")

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So stupid but I was Gonna top off my oil and I put about a decent cup full into my power steering, would that do any harm for one day of driving till I get it filtered

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-acura-integra-mixing-liquids/166594/2 "2020-06-30T15:23:38Z")

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Probably no damage. Engine oil is thicker than power steering fluid but both are oil. You don’t get the power steering filtered, you get it changed. There is no way to filter out the engine oil you put in.

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**Author:** ![kurtwm1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-acura-integra-mixing-liquids/166594/3 "2020-06-30T16:32:05Z")

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Just get the oil changed when it’s due.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-acura-integra-mixing-liquids/166594/4 "2020-06-30T18:00:08Z")

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> [@kurtwm1](#):
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> Just get the oil changed when it’s due.

The issue isn’t oil, it’s power steering fluid. PS fluid is only changed every 30-100k. But in this case it needs to be changed sooner rather than later.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-acura-integra-mixing-liquids/166594/5 "2020-06-30T18:08:01Z")

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> **[Oil in the power-steering-fluid reservoir: how bad is it?](https://www.cartalk.com/content/i-hope-you-can-help-beleaguered-father-i-need)**
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> I hope you can help a beleaguered father I need to know how deeply I am mired in you-know-what I gave my -year-old son my old Isuzu Trooper when I got a new vehicle I knew that even though it...

Tester

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**Author:** ![kurtwm1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-acura-integra-mixing-liquids/166594/6 "2020-06-30T18:15:57Z")

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I read that OP poured PS fluid into the oil not the other way around. 🥴

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-acura-integra-mixing-liquids/166594/7 "2020-06-30T18:18:37Z")

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> [@kurtwm1](#):
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> I read that OP poured PS fluid into the oil not the other way around.

I suspected as much. Not the first time one of us has misread a post.