Valvoline MaxLife ATF formula change?

[Matt1980]

I just did two drain and fills on my GMC Terrain with MaxLife ATF and the first thing I noticed with both gallons is that it no longer has that awful smell that MaxLIfe ATF is known for. Just wondering if anyone else here has noticed this? I checked the date stamp on the bottle and were both 2022.

 

[JMJNet]

Did you ask Valvoline?

 

[Matt1980]

No, I guess I could shoot them an email. But I really don't care much, I just found it interesting.

 

[tyman]

In the last two months, I’ve done 2 D&Fs on my Silverado with Maxlife a part of those 6qts. Never noticed an awful smell. Just smelled like ATF.

 

[Cripes]

I just did two drain and fills on my GMC Terrain with MaxLife ATF and the first thing I noticed with both gallons is that it no longer has that awful smell that MaxLIfe ATF is known for. Just wondering if anyone else here has noticed this? I checked the date stamp on the bottle and were both 2022.

Maybe your sense of smell is not what it used to be? COVID did that to me.

 

[Matt1980]

lol maybe, I did have an extremely bad case of covid. Didn't have to go to the hospital but got close.

 

[Bottom_Feeder]

I never noticed MaxLife smelling like anything but ATF either.

 

[Matt1980]

It's not just me, here is a post form a few years ago...

MaxLife - Stinkiest ATF?

Anyone else notice how pungent this stuff is?

bobistheoilguy.com

 

[blupupher]

well, the product info sheet has a date of 6/19/22, so something changed at that time to make them update it.

 

[Hermann]

In the last two months, I’ve done 2 D&Fs on my Silverado with Maxlife a part of those 6qts. Never noticed an awful smell. Just smelled like ATF.

When I used it in the past it always had a sulphur aroma.

Kind of like, gear oil lite.

 

[nicholas]

When I used it in the past it always had a sulphur aroma.

Kind of like, gear oil lite.

Yes totally agree........
It was more potent than other ATF's

 

[bbhero]

In the last two months, I’ve done 2 D&Fs on my Silverado with Maxlife a part of those 6qts. Never noticed an awful smell. Just smelled like ATF.

I agree...


Coming from CVT fluid that smells like cat urine soaked litter that sat in a hot car 150 degrees for 5 days....

Valvoline Maxlife atf smells quite pleasant... Like ATF.

Change 3 qts of VML atf in the 06 Acura just a week and half ago.

 

[xmanjeff]

Yes totally agree........
It was more potent than other ATF's

i noticed that with dex vi, that went into my newer malibu