Valvoline Mercon V...full Syn or Blend

[Oregoonian]

I'm about to purchase some Mercon V for an ATF change in my Ford Focus.

The Valvoline website discribes Mercon V as a 'full synthetic'.

On the Amazon site...Mercon V is said to be a 'Blend'

Anyone know for sure?
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2003 Ford Focus (2.3L Duratec) / 92K
M1 5w20EP...10K +/- OCI or 1 year.
Mobil 102 EP filter

 

[Iain]

Originally Posted By: Oregoonian
I'm about to purchase some Mercon V for an ATF change in my Ford Focus.

The Valvoline website discribes Mercon V as a 'full synthetic'.

On the Amazon site...Mercon V is said to be a 'Blend'

Anyone know for sure?
_______________________________________
2003 Ford Focus (2.3L Duratec) / 92K
M1 5w20EP...10K +/- OCI or 1 year.
Mobil 102 EP filter


Site is wrong.

Looked at PDS for ATF; says nothing of being synthetic.

If you want a full synthetic Mercon V ATF, only product currently available is Petro-Canada DuraDrive MV:
http://lubricants.petro-canada.ca/en/products/612.aspx

 

[unDummy]

http://valvoline.com/pdf/MERCON_V.pdf

Its a good ATF.
The only other options are to use a full synthetic like Amsoil, Redline, Royalpurple, Mobil1, Schaeffers, or Amalie.

 

[Iain]

Originally Posted By: unDummy
http://valvoline.com/pdf/MERCON_V.pdf

Its a good ATF.
The only other options are to use a full synthetic like Amsoil, Redline, Royalpurple, Mobil1, Schaeffers, or Amalie.



Please bear with me on this as I'm invoking my pedantic persona.

I don't doubt that valvoline is a good ATF, but OP indicated he wanted a synthetic Mercon V ATF.

Key phrases to watch for here are "Fully approved against MERCON®-V" v "Suitable for use where the following OEM specifications are recommended".

The former phrase is preferred.

Also, please note that current incarnation of Mobil 1 ATF is not fully approved to Mercon V by OEM.

My current fill of it is, but my next fill will be PC DuraDrive MV.

 

[unDummy]

I didn't see "fully approved" in the original post. Vehicle in his signature has 92k miles.

Valvoline is both a blend and full synthetic depending on the rev. You have to visit the stores and see what's in stock.

I also prefer fluids that aren't hindered my OE licenses.

And, PetroCan fluids are rarely stocked in local stores around here. Maybe a store in Canada is a day trip from Oregon? Not worth it when plenty of good ATFs are available.

Add Valvoline Maxlife to my previous list.

 

[Iain]

Originally Posted By: unDummy
I didn't see "fully approved" in the original post. Vehicle in his signature has 92k miles.

Valvoline is both a blend and full synthetic depending on the rev. You have to visit the stores and see what's in stock.

I also prefer fluids that aren't hindered my OE licenses.

And, PetroCan fluids are rarely stocked in local stores around here. Maybe a store in Canada is a day trip from Oregon? Not worth it when plenty of good ATFs are available.

Add Valvoline Maxlife to my previous list.


Good points all. However, Petro-Canada product are available in US:
Here's link to their worlwide locations page.

 

[RF Overlord]

I just looked at my stash of Valvoline Mercon V and none of the bottles state either "synthetic" or "blend". My understanding is that to meet the Mercon V spec, the base stock has to be at least a blend. In any case, I change the fluid in my DD Marauder every 25,000 miles and what comes out looks just as good as what I put in.

 

[Oregoonian]

Originally Posted By: RF Overlord
I just looked at my stash of Valvoline Mercon V and none of the bottles state either "synthetic" or "blend". My understanding is that to meet the Mercon V spec, the base stock has to be at least a blend. In any case, I change the fluid in my DD Marauder every 25,000 miles and what comes out looks just as good as what I put in.

Then why does the Valvoline site state that it is a 'full synthetic'? Could they have possibly changed the formula?

 

[Y_K]

Originally Posted By: Oregoonian
Then why does the Valvoline site state that it is a 'full synthetic'?
It's been like that for minimum over a year