# Power Steering Fluid

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/power-steering-fluid/49952>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** focus, ford\
**Created:** [June 6, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/power-steering-fluid/49952 "2010-06-06T21:30:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mocarp84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mocarp84](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mocarp84)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/power-steering-fluid/49952/1 "2010-06-06T21:30:24Z")

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mechanic says I need to drain, flush and refill power steering system. A 2004 Ford Focus with 54,000 miles. He says Fords are hard on ps fluids I have driven Fords for almost 40 years and never changed fluid or ever had a ps problem. I keep it full and add fluid as needed during oil changes.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/power-steering-fluid/49952/2 "2010-06-06T21:50:38Z")

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“He says Fords are hard on ps fluids”

Ummm…I think that you might want to look for a new mechanic.  
I have never heard of any one make of car that is “hard on ps fluid”, as compared to other makes of cars.

That being said, I do like to change my PS fluid every 60k miles, but this mechanic’s statement makes me skeptical about what other procedures he might be pushing that aren’t really necessary.