![]() ![]() If rebuilding an automatic, consult the manufacturer as to its recommendation for the type of fluid to choose. Each car company has created its own specific lubricant to meet an increasingly narrow set of requirements.įor a performance application, any of the synthetics would improve thermal stability with a high-stall converter. Yes, his dad is NASCAR’s Lake Speed, but more importantly, our Speed is our oil-engineer guide to lead us through this slippery ATF maze.What triggered this explosion of boutique fluids is the OE’s search for improved fuel mileage. Splash in Dexron versions III and VI and Chrysler’s +3 and +4 fluids and multiply that by a dozen or so oil companies offering their versions of these fluids and the choices, and the resultant confusion is rampant.To attempt to make sense of all of this we’ve asked for a little help from our friendly neighborhood tribologist: Lake Speed, Jr. Today, Ford alone has seven different automatic transmissions fluids. There used to be just two choices: Type F for the Blue Oval guys, and GM’s Dexron for just about everything else. Need to service your automatic transmission? The market for automatic transmission fluid (ATF) has recently become saturated, if you’ll pardon the pun. ![]()
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