anyone recommends a good power steering fluid? my car almost have 45k on it and im thinking changing it soon.. im looking for opinions on which one is more heat tolerant and can stand more abuse than the oem ones

 

along with a DIY on how to change it cause i'd like to know i never done one on a rack and peanut steering

 

i dunno about a performance option but toyota indicates to use an atf thats dexron III compliant.

 

I guess performance wise - the royal purple max atf i use in my tranny is dexron III compliant along with T-IV and aout every other standard out their lol. You could use that technically since it meets dexron III standards. Its expensive though at $8-10 a qt. The power steering doesnt use much tho - ive pretty much cleared it out when i pulled the motor before and it took about a quart to bleed it out and get it functioning and to the correct level again. Dont know how youd really completely drain the system though

 

IMO, use Toyota fluid; what would be the advantage in using something else, here?

 

something synthetic more tolerant to heat and doesnt breakdown/burn easily..

i will look into RP or prolly other good brands i knew