zf 5hp19 trans oil substitute

[anderson]

asides from pentosin aft1(which is what i use now) what other budget friendly fluids could be used
it seems total atf mv is a acceptable substitute but i was wondering if there was more is a specific atf and not a generic atf like a mv

cars in question are 2003-5 passats with the autobox of course

 

[WhyMe]

i had that trans in my 02 330i . i used maxlife in its for 40k miles before i sold it and it worked just fine

 

[Trav]

Stay clear of MV fluids.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/zf-automatic-transmission-fluid-1-liter-lt71141#fitment

This is on the top of the approval list for the ZF HP19

 

[anderson]

yes i am trying to avoid mv fluids , it just gets expensive servicing a handful of cars

wish there was a cheaper alternative

 

[Trav]

I know what you mean but big $$ parts that fail can really hurt the wallet. Unless its a dex III or dex VI fluid I stay away from AMM and MV stuff on anything European.

 

[anderson]

most defiantly , my supplier just droped off 12 cases of the finest. guess if you want to play you gotta pay

 

[Trav]

That is true! I don't get all these one size fits all fluids, I am surprised they don't include hot oil enema's in their fits all specs.

 

[Egg_Head]

Originally Posted by WhyMe
i had that trans in my 02 330i . i used maxlife in its for 40k miles before i sold it and it worked just fine


My 02 540 had a 5HP-24 and I used ML every 50k-60k miles with filter change and was running strong up till it was totaled at 220k miles. The 5HP-24 was very persnickety about the tranny fluid level being exactly correct. Other than that zero issues and I had the Dinan engine and transmission tune.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

For the ZF 5HP19 there are no alternatives but who knows. Specs were written based upon the technology available at the time. See page 4 HERE for most current information from ZF.