I established the fluid level was correct from the factory on both my Jeeps early on after having a couple of friends on Jeep forums who had incorrect levels out of the factory. A Jeep A-tech buddy checked mine for me and said both were filled correctly, but stated he ran into a few that weren't. Now that I have a drain plug on my Liberty's transmission pan and an accurate way to check the level, doing a fluid swap is quick and easy, and I'm confident the level is spot on when I'm done.
I don't know what the total capacity is, but for some vehicles, an extra half-quart is a lot. If this is to account for spillage, I doubt you'll spill that much.
ZF says overfill by half a quart
How do they reference that ? Drain it, measure it, and still add a 1/2 quart ? As others have said, it's critical to get the proper baseline first though in case it was overfilled at the factory, even by a small amount. Each time you refill and add an extra 1/2 quart, that doesn't sound right.... Is it easy to drain or remove fluid if it's overfilled ?
I have no idea. I’m just going to fill until it comes out fill hole, then shift through all gears. Wait until ~49C, fill until spills, then call it good
Shell makes Lifeguard 8 fluid for ZF.
Idk. I wouldn’t. I’m down to 3 choices - ML, LG, or LM 1800
ML - LG - LM - are those abbreviations for brands?
Maxlife Lifeguard Liqui Moly
It doesn't mean Shell sells it under their own name though
ZF8 is unique formula. Blender is irrelevant.
I didn't say that thy do.
I imagine there was colaboration between ZF and Shell to develop this transmission fluid.
ZF had several blenders. Whenever there is blending by company, there is collaboration. But there is nothing uber secret about this and nothing stops ZF to change blender which they did numerous times before. ZF6 fluid was originally made by two blenders, Esso and Pentosin. Then by Shell and ZF kept Shell for ZF8. Tomorrow it could be pretty much anyone.
Didn't say you did (I tried to quote an earlier post to add context but it was on a previous page and it's difficult to do it). Just wanted anyone that read that to realize that a company might produce/private-label a product for someone else but that doesn't mean a similar product they happen to sell will be the same thing. It could be.... Or it may be different.
It’s made with gold flakes
