High mileage ATF products?

[GimmeTorq]

I'm about to do a drain-n-fill in a '97 Mercury Villager (~90k) transmission with Valvoline MaxLife DextronIII/Mercon ATF. Has anybody used any of the high mileage ATF products out there?

 

[Ken2]

Agreed, marketing gimmick.

What's the price on that Valvoline stuff? If the price is close to Mobil 1 ATF, get the Mobil 1...better ATF, high or low mileage.


Ken

 

[unDummy]

I still say its a marketing ploy.

 

[GimmeTorq]

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Originally posted by Ken2:
Agreed, marketing gimmick.

What's the price on that Valvoline stuff? If the price is close to Mobil 1 ATF, get the Mobil 1...better ATF, high or low mileage.


Ken

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Actually, nowhere near... $2.25 a quart (Mobil 1 ATF is $5-$6 a quart where I live), cheaper than the Valvoline Blend (30% cheaper), but 40%-50% more expensive than regular Dexron/Mercon ATF.
I did it yesterday. The smell is quite different from the regular ATF, most likely the additive package. We'll see how it goes.
I will be going with Mobil 1 for my 2002 Maxima though, but I couldn't justify using it in the "beater" minivan, which is close to be replaced.

[ April 27, 2003, 12:25 PM: Message edited by: GimmeTorq ]

 

[Gerhard]

You could use RedLine High Temp Dexron III ATF.

This has a slightly higher viscousity and improves shift quality on worn transmissions.

Just a thought.

I've seen a few Honda SportShift owners that have tried this and had good success.

 

[GimmeTorq]

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Originally posted by Gerhard:
You could use RedLine High Temp Dexron III ATF.

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Isn't RedLine like $7 a quart? Maybe for the Max, not the soon to depart minivan...

Thanks for the suggestion.

BTW, after a drain'n'fill with about 4 quarts of MaxLife ATF, the transmission is shifting better now, specially the 1st-2nd shift, which used to be pretty hard before. So far, it seems it has made bit of difference.