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Mickeyfan0805
Explorer
Jul 22, 2013

Adding ATF when you don't know what's in there

We had our transmission fluid flushed and replaced last spring and, being the non-mechanical idiot that I am, I didn't ask for detail as to what they filled it with. Since I didn't ask for synthetic,...
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time2roll
Nomad
Jul 23, 2013
Norskeman wrote:

DEXRON®-VI ATF
General Motors Power train upgraded to DEXRON-VI ATF with the start of 2006 vehicle production.
Only 2005 and prior models that currently use DEXRON®-III may use DEXRON®-VI as a replacement.
All 2006 and future models that use DEXRON®-VI are to be serviced with DEXRON®-VI fluid only.


You will not go wrong with the dexron-VI as called out in the manual.
I would be more curious how the transmission got low on fluid.

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