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    Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF

    Has anyone done a VOA yet or...? I will say, the smell of it is noticeably different than Maxlife though. No comment on the color, it's been a minute since I changed it and I can't recall.
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    Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF

    It would seem the "restore" portion is perhaps doing something? I've put maybe 4-500 miles on it since the fluid change, and it's just continued to get smoother. When I took it out to the store earlier (first time I'd driven it in about a week), I put it into gear, and had a minor panic attack...
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    Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF

    Did the fluid change. Old fluid was still nice cherry red; small amount of clutch material in the pan, but nothing unusual for a healthy transmission with 120k miles. After 4-5 heat cycles (while working on other issues) and ~10 miles of driving to circulate the fluid, the 4L80E's delay/slow...
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    Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF

    Mine got delivered today as well. It's going to go into my 4L80-E Jag XJ12 on Friday along with a new filter. It's been a hair slow to go into reverse on occasion, I think it's varnish on one of the valve body check balls... We'll see if this changes anything. It's never been serviced before...
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    Old Euro Car Coolant Recommendations (not IAT?)

    All of my cars have proper overflow systems/tanks, thankfully
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    Old Euro Car Coolant Recommendations (not IAT?)

    I ended up going with the Peak Titanium. I was going to go with G-05, but it actually turned out to be more expensive than the Peak, no matter where I looked. Kinda matters when every V12 I have takes upwards of 7-8 gallons.
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    Old Euro Car Coolant Recommendations (not IAT?)

    I'm not too worried about them not being available in all honesty, I can always mix whatever I get with a same-formulation of something newer... G-05 has been on sale for like 7 years at this point, and Peak Titanium used to be their 10X formulation (before they turned it into a DexClone). I can...
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    Old Euro Car Coolant Recommendations (not IAT?)

    I'm unfortunately aware of the old IAT lifespan, which is why I was thinking of transitioning to something newer. You don't even wanna know the corrosion hell I'm currently dealing with on the current winter project. G12 Evo is not Deathcool AFAIK, the older G13 was(?), the newer formulation...
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    Old Euro Car Coolant Recommendations (not IAT?)

    Hey all, looking for a “universal” coolant recommendation for my old Euro car fleet. Criteria/considerations: Primarily 70s-90s European cars (mostly Jaguars), virtually all with aluminum blocks and heads Most run silicone hoses (all the V12s) or have RTV in places (thermostat housings, water...
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