Recently purchased vehicle, tran fluid looks a bit dark I'm gonna change. I bought a Haynes service manual today, I guess starting in 2005 suburu outback calls for their own brand ATF type-HP. Is this the only option? Wow, very pricey, must be synthetic?
2005 suburu outback tranny fluid?
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I'd recommend checking the Red Line and Amsoil application guides and seeing if either recommends one of their fluids for your application.
Valvoline MaxLife ATF Dex/Merc will work
Originally Posted By: GSCJR
Valvoline MaxLife ATF Dex/Merc will work
I love this stuff. Amazon has three gallons for $66.
Valvoline MaxLife ATF Dex/Merc will work
I love this stuff. Amazon has three gallons for $66.
I used off-the-shelf syn lubes in my 97. I think back then it was Dyson Syngear II. I don't see it around any more... cold shifts were a little notchy but as soon as it was warm it was an improvement. Syn fluids all around the driveline and there was a ~1mpg average increase. back then I drove 450 miles/week, so that little bit was very welcome. The 97 MT had a heavier "feel" than the newer models-- they have likely changed syncro designs since then. Still, I don't think there is anything special about the oem fluid. IIRC, they had the same thing back then.
Originally Posted By: Bandito440
Originally Posted By: GSCJR
Valvoline MaxLife ATF Dex/Merc will work
I love this stuff. Amazon has three gallons for $66.
That's not a deal. I buy Maxlife ATF around here for $16/gallon...that's every day prices.
Originally Posted By: GSCJR
Valvoline MaxLife ATF Dex/Merc will work
I love this stuff. Amazon has three gallons for $66.
That's not a deal. I buy Maxlife ATF around here for $16/gallon...that's every day prices.
ATF-HP isn't that expensive at all. I paid a little over $6 qt., I would just use it and be happy.
My dad has an '07 Forester ATX bought a couple years ago.
Just did a 3x drain/fill a couple months ago for him.
After researching the [censored] out of it, I was going to go with Maxlife from WallyWorld, except they didn't stock it in the gallons locally. So we went with Supertech and a bottle of Lubeguard red from NAPA. Shifts way better than before (who knows if it was ever serviced - I did it around 130k). Many people had no problems with ML or Supertech when reading through the message boards.
Either way you go you should be fine. If you're going to do multiple drain/fills, $6/qt adds up quickly, though. May as well do the diffs while you're at it - M1 or the Supertech blend both came highly recommended for easy to find locally lubes, FYI.
Just did a 3x drain/fill a couple months ago for him.
After researching the [censored] out of it, I was going to go with Maxlife from WallyWorld, except they didn't stock it in the gallons locally. So we went with Supertech and a bottle of Lubeguard red from NAPA. Shifts way better than before (who knows if it was ever serviced - I did it around 130k). Many people had no problems with ML or Supertech when reading through the message boards.
Either way you go you should be fine. If you're going to do multiple drain/fills, $6/qt adds up quickly, though. May as well do the diffs while you're at it - M1 or the Supertech blend both came highly recommended for easy to find locally lubes, FYI.
Originally Posted By: Phishin
Originally Posted By: Bandito440
Originally Posted By: GSCJR
Valvoline MaxLife ATF Dex/Merc will work
I love this stuff. Amazon has three gallons for $66.
That's not a deal. I buy Maxlife ATF around here for $16/gallon...that's every day prices.
Agreed, the local Walmart has 4 quart jugs for $16.97 here in my area and 1 quart bottles for $4.97 each.
Originally Posted By: Bandito440
Originally Posted By: GSCJR
Valvoline MaxLife ATF Dex/Merc will work
I love this stuff. Amazon has three gallons for $66.
That's not a deal. I buy Maxlife ATF around here for $16/gallon...that's every day prices.
Agreed, the local Walmart has 4 quart jugs for $16.97 here in my area and 1 quart bottles for $4.97 each.
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