Supertech Dexron VI

[outoforder]

I was at Walmart the other day to get some Dexron VI for my Saturn. The bottle on the shelf was labeled Dexron VI/Mercon LV. I have always used supertech atf in the past but I was scared off because I wasn’t sure if a single fluid could be licensed by both Ford and GM. The bottle says the fluid is recommended in a GM application, but I want to know that what I’m using is licensed by GM. I have always thought if it says Dexron VI on the bottle, then it is liscended by GM. Thoughts?

 

[4WD]

I have used this in a Dex VI trans … Ford and GM have co-V transmission plants and this is becoming more common …
Think Valvoline has another …

https://msdspds.castrol.com/bpglis/FusionPDS.nsf/Files/09DFBB064CCF193E80257BA5006EB93F/$File/BPXE-99LBRT.pdf

 

[WyrTwister]

Super Tech has a Dexron VI labeled ATF . They may or may not stock it at your WM , but you can order it , free shipping , to be picked up at your store .

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Super-Tech-DEXRON-VI-Automatic-Transmission-Fluid-1-qt/17134873

 

[WyrTwister]

Originally Posted By: WyrTwister
Super Tech has a Dexron VI labeled ATF . They may or may not stock it at your WM ( mine does not ) , but you can order it , free shipping , to be picked up at your store .

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Super-Tech-DEXRON-VI-Automatic-Transmission-Fluid-1-qt/17134873

 

[bubbatime]

Did you look for the license number on the bottle? Sometimes printed in small print right there near the top. If its there, then its a licensed product.

 

[VeryNoisyPoet]

At least the reference pic on the website shows a license number on the back of the bottle:

 

[mattwithcats]

Don't use Dexron VI in a Saturn S series, use Dexron III...

Too slippery...

 

[kschachn]

Originally Posted By: mattwithcats
Don't use Dexron VI in a Saturn S series, use Dexron III...

Too slippery...

Really? Interesting, where do you find a slipperiness value to compare them?

FWIW it works fine in my old BMW which specs dexron III.

 

[blupupher]

Seems I had read some stores carried the Supertech Dex VI that has a license, and some stores have Supertech Dex VI that is not licensed?

 

[69GTX]

If it is a Saturn calling for ATF Dex III/Mercon....I'd go with the Super Tech Mercon V which is approved by Ford.

 

[4WD]

Originally Posted By: mattwithcats
Don't use Dexron VI in a Saturn S series, use Dexron III...

Too slippery...


https://mobiloil.com/en/automatic-transmission-fluid/synthetic-atf

 

[outoforder]

Originally Posted By: mattwithcats
Don't use Dexron VI in a Saturn S series, use Dexron III...

Too slippery...



It is a 2009 Saturn Aura. I thought the spec of Dexron VI. I should clarify my original question. Can a single fluid be licensed by both Ford and GM? This seems counterintuitive to me.

 

[garageman402]

Originally Posted By: mattwithcats
Don't use Dexron VI in a Saturn S series, use Dexron III...

Too slippery...



It is a 2009 Saturn Aura. I thought the spec of Dexron VI. I should clarify my original question. Can a single fluid be licensed by both Ford and GM? This seems counterintuitive to me.

They usually say "Officially Licensed & GM-Approved DEXRON*-VI Fluid" and something like: "recommended" or "suitable" or "meets or exceeds requirements" for Mercon LV.

GM in fact does not support Dexron III anymore. I believe the license expired in 2016 and was not renewed. GM even warns to stay away from any Dex III fluid. It is not licensed and therefore it's content is suspect. Dex VI is completely backwards compatible with any prior Dexron spec.