Where's your proof? Shell M-1375.4 is a specification. The base stock for Lifeguard6 is mineral oil. as seen in page 1 of the MSDS, under chemical breakdown:
MINERAL OIL, ADDITIVES
http://www.tsgparts.net/images/pdf/Lifeguardfluid6.pdf
Then, why isn't it TE ML
11C since we know that A, B, and C denote ZF's longevity rating?
http://www01apps.zf.com/kst464/ZF_In...014_en0700.pdf
also, why is it not on any other list? Lifeguard5 for instance is given a rating of 11B. Castrol Transmax Z is given a rating of 11B, and
14C. Why is it superior to a fluid like tansmax Z which is tested to be 14C (i.e: suitable for 1,000+hours or 2 years in BUSes, and heavy duty industrial vehicles? Looking at the MSDS for transmax Z, you can see on page 1 under chemical breakdown that its:
synthetic base, and proprietary additives:
http://www.msds.castrol.co.nz/msds.a...no=450358-NZ07
yet it's inferior to LG6? even transmax Z it has better KV @ 40C/100C, VI, and Flash Point?
weird, its on the brochure that its 6hp:
http://www.crpindustries.com/pentosi...ssionfluid.asp its ZF, that called pentosin up, and is bullying them into stating other, despite, relabelling their fliud as "lifeguard5" and charging 2wice the price.
No. Things written on the label, is called marketing. Thats why we look at the government required MSDS. Despite the fact that mineral oil based castrol multivehicle is TE ML 11A, its still superior to LG6, with higher Viscosity (thus more resistant to shear), and flash points.
For more precise information on this, See our discussion, which socom ran from:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=363648
I have pictures of this so called lifetime fluid in two of my cars, and It is clearly degraded by 40K miles (dark black and stinky) of light driving. Its original color is light brown. It is very easy to change your trans fluid. Just go to a local euro/import shop, and they have equipment to suck out the fluid and pump new fluid back in, like I and countless others have done. The dealership, won't do this, because they want to sell you a re-manufactured trans, and keep yours, for future re-manufacturing.
or for $4.68/quart, buy motorcraft Mercon SP, its the same thing.
yes, that LG6 is used in ALL 6 speed autos. from those handling extreme torque, to those handling very little. Was that smart? We know that LG6's sole use, was to provide gas milage savings only:
http://www.just-auto.com/ia.aspx?id=2403
I changed my fluid with pentosin ATF 1, at 51K miles (Do a search for my write up with pictures), and that didn't happen! Your full of myths, and legends.
