My buddy Lou ran ATF in his 03 Civic for about 18 months and the steering got real heavy on a cold morning. He pulled into my driveway with fluid all over the ground and a pump that sounded like a dying cat. Ended up costing him more in labor than just buying the Honda stuff upfront would have.

Man, that is rough. Did your buddy ever figure out if the PSU was actually a fake or just a super cheap model from a no-name brand? I ask because I've seen those "500 watt" units on Amazon that are basically ticking time bombs with those little rattly fans. It makes you wonder why people don't just spend the extra 30 bucks on a decent Corsair or EVGA unit when they're building a server full of hard drives. Or was he just trying to save every penny and didn't think it would matter? Sounds like a hard lesson learned the worst way possible.