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Type F transmission fluid is meant for automatic transmissions in Ford vehicles made in the 1970s and earlier. It can also be used as power steering fluid in Fords built roughly before 1996.

What about transmission fluid, though? That does a lot of work, especially in a car or truck with an automatic transmission where it's not just lubricant but also the life's blood of the whole ...