Idemitsu ATF Type-TLS

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Anyone know much about this ATF? Listed on this product sheet:

http://www.worldpac.com/pdfs/Flier%20Ide...%202%202011.pdf

Says it meets ATF Type T-IV specifications, and I've found a place that I can order it online.

Is it any better than the Mobil supplied T-IV / JWS3309 sold at the parts counter of any of the makes with an A-W transmission specifying this fluid or their Mobil/Esso 3309 available through some retailers?

Is it synthetic?

If this stuff is truly better, and meets the T-IV/JWS3309 spec (not just "suitable for"), then I will be up for trying some of this. If not, it's more convenient and less costly to stick with one of the sources of Mobil T-IV.

 

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I'm a big fan of anything made by Idemitsu, citing from Honda semi-syn MTF that is blended specifically by Idemitsu (which I'm using now in my Honda fit), to motor oil (they are the Jpn Honda OEM lubricant supplier for their manufacturing plants.

IMHO based on the rather limited experiences (pretty much limited to their Honda MTF and motor oil), I wouldn't be surprised if it betters Mobil's ATF3309/Toy T-IV by Esso.

Use it with confidence.

I personally have been using PetroCan's syn ATF on my wifey's Camry (which calls for Toy T-IV/Aisin-Warner ATF-3309 spec), and has been very satisfied so far (smooth shifting, very long lasting (done some drain-n-fill already)).

Of course: difference between Idemitsu and PetroCan is that I can get the latter from my local oil distributor (which carries locomotive lubricants BTW).