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My BMW requires hydraulic fluid in its trunk mechanism. See here.

Can I use Liqui Moly Top Tec ATF 1800 in place of Aeroshell 4 or Aeroshell 41 fluid? I have a quart of the Liqui Moly lying around, and don’t want to buy unnecessary fluid if it isn’t needed. As far as I know both are hydraulic fluids?

So, update, I’ve done a drain and fill, and changed out 4 liters of fluid. I used Liqui Moly Top Tec 1800 ATF, for now the shifts have become smoother and it got rid of any noise and jerky movements.

Got a response from LubeGard. Any thoughts guys?

I was planning on it, but I don’t want to cause it to start slipping (since it’s high mileage). My plan was to use the Red, so it’s detergents clean up a bit, then do a phased drain and fill (I.e drain 2 litres first time, wait a few months, then 4 liters, then eventually a full drain and fill)...

Yeah, my car runs fine when the weather isn’t too cold, but when it gets sub zero, I start to feel some clunking sometimes, it leads me to believe that it could be the fluid acting up since it hasn’t been changed because of BMWs “lifetime fluid” claims. So I want to start with Lubegard red and...

Hi, Does anyone have any experience adding Lubegard to German Cars? Any positives that came out of it. I'm debating whether I should add it to my 6HP26 Transmission, to extend its life, and hopefully get rid of some 2-1 downshift clunk that is notorious in the transmissions. The car currently...