Transmission fluid evolution..
My old burb was designed for Dex III. I have of course been using Dex-6 on the occasional drain and fill. I went to the store to buy some Dex 6 the other day and all they had was a synthetic Dex-6/M...
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thomasmnile wrote:
Toyota like so many other manufacturers is using 'sealed' transmissions with fluid that supposedly never requires/requires infrequent changing. With the 2018 Camry 2.5L engine, the factory fill motor oil is now 0w-16 (and per the manual is the ONLY oil to be used unless you can't find 0w-16, which is just appearing in the US market). Hard to wrap my head around, but Toyota has been using 0w-16 on its Japanese vehicles for 2 decades. Guess we'll see how it plays out, especially driving in Florida in the summer months.
Our 2014 Honda Accord specifies 0W-20. I use Mobile One Synthetic 0W-20.
