Honda VTM-4 Fluid VOA

[joee12]

I sampled some virgin Honda VTM-4 fluid. I will be using this fluid in the VTM-4 system in my '05 Honda Pilot.

Butler/CAT Labs
Sampled 8/13/2006

PPM:
copper - 0
iron - 1
chrome - 0
nickel - 0
titanium - 0
vanadium - 0
silver - 0
lead - 0
tin - 6
aluminum - 0
silicon - 2
sodium - 2
potassium - 0
moly - 0
boron - 364
barium - 0
calcium - 272
magnesium - 155
phosphorous - 286
antimony - 2
zinc - 314

SAE Visc. - 20
Visc. cst@100c - 7.6

Particle Count per 1ml:
>5u - 372
>10u - 129
>15u - 60
>20u - 27
>25u - 16
>50u - 3
>75u - 1
>100u - 0

ferrous debris - 12
iso code - 16/13
particle volume - 1

antifreeze - negative
fuel dilution - negative
water - negative

[ August 29, 2006, 10:29 AM: Message edited by: joee12 ]

 

[unDummy]

Looks like ATF. Why not just use their fancy ATF-z1?

Is this for the X-case or the rearend?

If its the transfer case fluid, I bet that it is heavily friction modified for ultra smooth AWD engagement/disengagement.

Now we need Honda VOA's of the ATF, the dual pump fluid, the PSF and.......

 

[The Critic]

There are special clutches inside this system...so be careful about substituting.

The CRV takes Dual-Pump fluid, not VTM-4 IIRC.

And the SH-AWD system in the RL takes plain ATF-Z1.

 

[joee12]

This fluid is for the rear-end on the Pilot and Ridgeline. The VTM-4 system is like a part-time 4wd system that kicks in the rear-wheels if the front ones lose traction. Basically I will be putting ATF-Z1 in the tranny and VTM-4 fluid in the rear-end, Joe

Mike, no substitutions on the rear-end, but I am thinking about Mola's SF Z1 fluid for the tranny, Joe