Dexron II D LEV specification

[tommygunn]

Hellow,
I've just replaced my power steering fluid. The manual calls for a Dexron II D LEV fluid, I used a Dexron II D.

Google has never heard of that specification (except for other people with the same question, and to complicate the matter, its also gotta be 10W), yet LEV should stand for low emission vehicle.

Did anyone hear about Dexron II D LEV before, is it some thinner fluid than the regular Dexron II D and will my car explode within the next 24 hours?

 

[charbaby]

Where did you find a Dexron II-D ATF?

We can still find today, bottled Dexron III/Mercon though, it's not current any longer. Dexron VI is the current Dexron today.

IIRC, Dexron II-D was spec'd back in the late 80's/early 90's. Then came Dexron II-E. Neither were around long before the spec changed to Dexron III/Mercon, which stayed around til Dexron VI arrived.

Use any current Dexron III/Mercon you can find for your PS unit but, IDK if you can use Dexron VI though, I don't see why not!

 

[tommygunn]

I've had racks and pinions leak after changing or topping off with Dexron III before, so I'd rather not where not specified.

Turns out that "LEV" is the least intelligible way to say "performance level". The recommended oil is just a II D meeting a bunch of manufacturer "LEVs", with the same viscosity as the new one.

Great, so at least for now the car won't explode.