Wrong Transmission Fluid

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Kasper, May 2, 2008.

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  1. Kasper

    Steve Guest

    How can you increase "infinite?" They didn't change the "severe use"
    intervals, but even with +3 they still claimed that in "normal use" you
    never had to change the fluid. Of course with ATF+3, that was complete
    BS. Try it and the TC clutch would be shuddering like a dog trying to
    poop a peach pit by 60,000 miles
    Well, I'm not. I'm looking at the SAE paper (Technical Paper 982674),
    and the oxidation rate, total acid number, and viscosity increase
    graphs. ATF+3 sucks rocks. By FAR the worst fluid out of the 5 tested.
    Mercon V was also far better than Dexron III, interestingly.
    That would be an amusing conspiracy theory, were it not for the fact
    that Texaco and Lubrizol were co-developers of both fluids.
     
    Steve, May 21, 2008
    #21
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