Can I mix power steering fluid on a mercruiser????

Question

check it!! I have a 97 larson with a 5.7 Mercruiser motor in it.. I need to add some power steering fluid to it but dont know what kind is already in it.. I bought some Quicksilver powersteering/trim fluid.. Is it ok to just add it to the existing fluid???? on the bottle of the fluid i just bought says safe to use where you would use ATF, whatever that means I dont know... also that is the power steering pump that's mounted to the front of the motor right??? I don't want to add it and mess everything up....

Answer 1

ATF  THATS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID JUST TO LET YOU KNOW

THE QUICK SILVER FLUID YOU HAVE IS FOR A HYDROLIC SYSTEM I DONT KNOW IF IT WOULD BE GOOD  WHAT YOU WANT IS THE SAME STUFF YOU PUT IN YOUR CAR CAUSE YOU HAVE A CAR ENGINE BASICALLY  SO I WOULD GO TO A AUTO STORE AND GET POWER STERRING FLUID  DEXRON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT  GOOD QUESTION

HYDROLIC STEERING THE PUMP IS MOUNTED DIRECTLY TO THE STEERING ASSEMBLE

Answer 2

Is it the original fluid?  This probably isn't good advice, but I toped mine off with what ever I could find at wallmart and it worked fine for years..

Answer 3

Yep, that'll be your P/S pump, and yep again, that's the correct fluid.  Just a thought, why are you adding fluid?  Is your resevoir low? Where did the missing fluid go to, as this is a contained system?  Have a look for leaks.