Thread: ATF

There have been some failures with oyher brands, it is a shell spec ATF and must meet the specs set by ZF. Cheapest in Oz is the get the Lifeguard 6 in bulk direct from ZF.

G'day

I got a price of $580 with delivery from ZF in Sydney for 20lt. I've read bad reports about penrite and mixed reports about stuff like duradrive. I find it hard to believe that after 7 years nobody has made a equivalent product for such a popular box

Cheers

Chimpy

Funnily enough this topic came up yesterday with my son. He has a FPV Typhoon with 308Kw!!! at the rear wheels and on my advice changed the trans fluid.

The mechanic used ZF, and said that he had been told that Castrol are working on it but haven't been able to meet the spec yet.
He also fitted a steel sump from a BMW X5.
Regards Philip A
PS it is FAST.

Yet another case of price gouging in Australia... AU$20.60 per litre in UK, versus what? $43/L from Ford or $bend_over/L from LR!

Fuchs Titan 4400 is a full synthetic ATF that has been used successfully on the 6HP26. I will be using it on my next flush.

Fuchs does not list this ATF as the same as lifeguard. It is DEXRON III and does not meet the spec. Be very carefull about what you put in the transmission.
It must meet Shell ATF M1375.4 It has to do with conductivity and the matalurgy of the transmission components.

Do not believe what you are told when you are told an ATF is suitable.

DISCO3.CO.UK - View topic - Automatic Transmission Fluid ATF

A few have been told that an ATF is suitable to only find out it wasn't. If it doen't meet the correct spec then you are taking a risk.

What's the ZF approval code for the fluid ?

It'll be TE-ML-xx

http://www.zf.com/na/content/media/u..._11_en0700.pdf