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View Poll Results: Which ATF fluid is the best? | |||
OEM (ZF Lifeguard) | 40 | 57.97% | |
Redline D4 | 7 | 10.14% | |
Redline D6 | 5 | 7.25% | |
Other (specify in comments) | 17 | 24.64% | |
Voters: 69. You may not vote on this poll |
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03-24-2019, 08:48 PM | #24 | |
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funny enough I need to do my 2006 range rover and on rockauto it calls for the same fluid as my 2011 328I , So might as well buy enough for both. I just want to make sure the maxlife will work in the GM trans as well , all though I am not sure which trans I have in my 328I All I know is its a 6 speed automatic Last edited by chadjones99; 03-24-2019 at 09:20 PM.. |
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Mercon SP for the past 5k miles. No issues.
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Same here, Mercon SP. I don't know the service history of my transmission but when I bought my car it had 218K miles. Around 220K I did a drain and fill, and the fluid that came out was pretty nasty and black. I didn't really have any issues with the shifting before, but after the fluid the shifts were much smoother and it resolved a screeching sound when I tried downshifting.
I'm coming up on 230K miles now, and I plan to replace the transmission pan with integrated filter and refill with Mercon SP again. |
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04-29-2019, 12:10 AM | #30 |
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I replaced my transmission fluid at 85k and plan on doing it every 35k from now on. I used Liqui-Molly ATF.
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I used Redline D4. I did a thorough flush though, used ~14 or so quarts, and it shifts really well for 180K. Put 15K on it already and not a single issue. The shifting is buttery smooth when driven leisurely, yet crisp when in sport mode and asking for power. It has the ZF transmission, not GM.
I don’t have an issue with the ZF fluid, but I have been using Redline, Liqui-Moly and Pentosin fluids in my BMW’s for years and you can not go wrong with them. A big point is to clean the crud out of the heat exchanger when doing this service. |
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With something specific like transmission oil, I always go OEM, or whatever equivalent LiquiMoly produces that is compatible - because I trust their products quite a bit.
Best source to find what is best is not the vehicle manufacturer, but the actual manufacturer of the transmission itself. ZF, GM, etc. They know best than anyone. All this considering the transmission are 100% the OEM the car was manufactured with. With specific or modified transmissions, it's all up in the air.
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Have to use whatever meets BMW specs exactly. There are very specific friction modifiers depending on the transmission type.
There are excellent articles and videos on line from the actual manufacturers. Search posts in forum for some of them. I think I posted some videos when I changed mine (GM). Can't go wrong with OEM, but as long as the specs are right non OEM should be just fine. I would plan on doing it a few times. I did it 2x and may do one more. Torque converter shudder almost gone. Was AWFUL before draining. |
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