What to do with gallons of DEX III atf

[53' Stude]

Good day BITOGERS. vacation this week. May have to head back to late father’s estate. He had like 25~ give or take gallons of Mobil DEX III atf sitting on a shelf near the HDEO OIL. We were wondering what to do with it. I proposed bringing it home and donating it to my local “good wheels” low income car sale place. I don’t have a Toyota anymore but I’d hate to dump all this out. All jugs are still sealed.

 

[Overfill]

I'd second that idea

 

[53' Stude]

I'd second that idea

Yeah, since I have tons of WIX samples I may do VOA on it too

 

[cptbarkey]

Your local HS shop class might like some. More then likely their doner's would be able to re-use.
I'm always a fan of using clean ATF as a wood preserver (50% diesel mix).

 

[hemitom]

Lots of diesel guys use a bit of ATF on fill ups ?
maybe give it to them if you know any.

 

[Kira]

Can't Dex III be used in most transfer cases?

Contact transmission shops...Heaven forbid you make a couple of bucks!
Wipe 'em down if they resemble the oil jugs you showed us.

 

[BHopkins]

My mailman burns used ATF in his diesel truck. There must be someone in your neighborhood that would be happy to have 25 gallons for fuel.

 

[spasm3]

Didn't some log splitters use that?

 

[oil pan 4]

I would keep some as bar and chain oil, flush oil, probably take the rest of to the local agriculture auction place.

 

[xmanjeff]

hit up a couple older car shows , them guys could have a good use for it

 

[mrsilv04]

hit up a couple older car shows , them guys could have a good use for it

Ummm... some of us still daily drive vehicles that use Dex III...

 

[ripcord]

Based on the what's on the shelf at Walmart, it looks like they still sell just as much DexIII/Mercon as anything else.

 

[Bud_One]

Any schools around you that have auto shop/mechanic classes ?
Maybe they might be able to use it ?

 

[ripcord]

Put it in your stash!!

 

[Foreman04]

Are there any shops or people in the area that burn used oil in a furnace for heat? I take mine to a local body shop where he collects it and burns it in the winter to heat his shop.
If you can’t find a home for it, giving it to someone who would use it for heat would be a great option.

 

[toyotacarnage]

If it's not that old, we have a use for it in our fleet. You can still use DEX/MERC III in some modern transmissions and it'll actually improve the shift quality, you'd be surprised at the flame resistance on it as well. We use it in place of toyota WS/SP-IV and Mercon LV. Transmission shops nearby have a use for it as well.

edit: if you're going to use this in a newer vehicle, please reset the transmission shift learning or fluid degradation rate parameters. IT STILL HAS A USE. Just monitor fluid quality.

Don't believe me, send a sample after 30,000mi to blackstone labs. They'll tell you

 

[GI_GRIFF]

Replace 1 quart of engine oil for a few oil changes with that Dexron III for a slow clean of your engine insides.

 

[ripcord]

Replace 1 quart of engine oil for a few oil changes with that Dexron III for a slow clean of your engine insides.

Old wife's tale. Modern motor oil has more detergents than ATF

 

[GI_GRIFF]

Old wife's tale. Modern motor oil has more detergents than ATF

Well, I am an old guy, people used to like it. I guess now we have the Restore and Protect engine oil.

 

[ripcord]

Well, I am an old guy, people used to like it. I guess now we have the Restore and Protect engine oil.

Way back in the day when ATF had whale oil in it, it actually did clean better than the oils of the day.