Is Valvoline pushing Maxlife ATF too far?

[WyrTwister]

I have read there has been a close relationship between Mazda & Ford for quite some time .

My personal experiences with Fords are from the late 60's to the early 70's , presumably , pre-dating this relationship .

I have no personal experience with Mazda .

So , with those disclaimers , does Ford use the same transmission ar the one in your target vehicle ? If so , what fluid does Ford spec ?

Thanks ,

 

[yaris0128]

Im really confused with Maxlife ATF in the aspect that the Mercon spec is Mercon LV. No Ford's in this country really use Mercon LV. 90% of the Ford vehicles use either Mercon or Mercon V.

 

[clinebarger]

Originally Posted By: yaris0128
Im really confused with Maxlife ATF in the aspect that the Mercon spec is Mercon LV. No Ford's in this country really use Mercon LV. 90% of the Ford vehicles use either Mercon or Mercon V.


The 6R140 & 6R80 used in F-series trucks call for Mercon LV.....That alone accounts for millions of Fords.

 

[SilverFusion2010]

Originally Posted By: yaris0128
Im really confused with Maxlife ATF in the aspect that the Mercon spec is Mercon LV. No Ford's in this country really use Mercon LV. 90% of the Ford vehicles use either Mercon or Mercon V.


My fusion and all the other fords that use the 6F35 six speed auto are Mercon LV. Millions more...

 

[jj51702]

Simple. If u don't trust them stick to ur Oem fluid

 

[SoNic67]

Originally Posted By: clinebarger

The 6R140 & 6R80 used in F-series trucks call for Mercon LV.....That alone accounts for millions of Fords.

Originally Posted By: SilverFusion2010

My fusion and all the other fords that use the 6F35 six speed auto are Mercon LV. Millions more...


Those are NOT pure Ford transmissions, they are GM-Ford: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM-Ford_6-speed_automatic_transmission

 

[SilverFusion2010]

And GM specs dexron VI. A low viscosity fluid quite similar to Mercon LV.