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Old 09-21-2012, 02:25 PM
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Synthetic Trans Fluid (Auto)

Anybody using Synthetic tranny fluid in thier automatics? What would the benefits be? Smoother gear shifts?
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Old 09-21-2012, 02:45 PM
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Tyler isn't almost all trans fluid synthetic.

I recently was looking at, I think Havoline or Valvoline, in Wally World. It was marked synthetic. Nothing special, Just the GM Delco replacement.
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Old 09-21-2012, 02:55 PM
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Didn't know that. Thanks for your help.
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Old 09-21-2012, 03:06 PM
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Most is now. Our Mazda comes from the factory with synthetic. I've heard good things about royal purple!
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Remember to double check though.

I do remember, thinking at the time, "What's the difference between this (whatever I was holding) and all these wonderful exotic boutique fluids that people talk about....other than an additive package".
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"Anybody using Synthetic tranny fluid in thier automatics?"

I thought I read they come with syn trans fluid in automatics.....
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I thought the trannys were sealed units.
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Old 09-21-2012, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by bassbase
I thought the trannys were sealed units.

Just No trans fluid Dip Stick.

Cheap Bastages they are!
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Old 09-22-2012, 04:46 PM
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Mentioning the "no trans. dip stick".......

A friend of mine was looking at a new BMW, he said he couldn't find the OIL dip stick. He thought maybe BMW did not include oil dip sticks on their vehicles.

Without looking it up , can anyone say if this is true.
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Valvoline Dexron VI is synthetic. I just replaced fluid and filter in the wifes G6 and I will be doing my HHR next weekend. The last time I checked Royal Purple was not rated for anything that uses Dexron VI.
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