Originally Posted By: Click
guyonearth... that link was a brochure from 2009, thats 6 years ago and no longer applies, as some formulations have changed, alot of new products added, you can delete it, its not relevant.
Yes it dates back to 2009 and is certainly outdated.
Sadly it's also a testament to how Amsoil can get carried away with their belief in their products and get a little too tricky for comfort.
In the link posted earlier which goes to their 2009 catalogue, it says that their ATF is suitable for use in DEX II, III and VI applications.
Since then they have changed their recommendations, and brought out an LV fluid that's designed for LV type DEX VI applications.
I don't know how that relates to the ATF+4 spec.
Frustratingly, for my own vehicle which specs a DEX II or III oil(depending upon the source), Amsoil have changed their recommendation for the manual transmission option 3 times in about the last 5-6 years, where It has gone back and forth between 2 different fluids which are similar but not identical.
If I recall correctly, their ATF used to be a higher viscosity fluid, then when the DEX VI spec came out they reduced the viscosity of their ATF fluid in order to "hopefully" catch some of the market for DEX VI applications.
It didn't work out for them too well, so they brought out the dedicated LV fluid for DEX VI applications and raised the viscosity of their AFT fluid back up to what it was originally for the older spec.
I think they may have learnt a good lesson from the above example.
I use Amsoil products and I think they're great and provide me with confidence, but I also get disappointed in their inconsistencies and borderline overly inflated claims.
