Lost the Transmission Today - WED 10/2 Update
*Update at end of thread* Well at 144K miles it finally gave up. Had a great drive today down to Western KY for some camping. Campsite was challenging to say the least...trees on both sides of th...
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Put in the "best" tranny fluid you can. I would think that you could use a TES 295 fluid.
Transmission lines and cooler may need to be flushed.
Take a look at the Jasper page.
http://www.jasperengines.com/index.php
First maintenance will be at 5000 miles.
DEXRON-VI is not synthetic. It is made from a blend of Group II and Group III base oils plus the additives package. It does not contain any PAO (polyalphaolefin) which would make it a "true synthetic" Group IV like TranSynd and the other TES-295 approved products.
DEXRON VI is a TES-389 approved fluid
I use TranSynd in the Allison in my truck.
TranSynd is probably the best option. Even though Allison changed seal materials to be compatible with DEXRON-VI, TranSynd will last longer and remain more stable over a given time period.
TES 295 approved fluids:
Castrol - - TranSynd
BP - - Autran Syn 295
Cognis Corporation - - Emgard 2805
International - - Fleetrite Synthetic ATF
ExxonMobil - - Mobil Delvac Synthetic ATF
John Deere - - HD SynTran
Volvo - - Bulldog Synthetic ATF
Transmission lines and cooler may need to be flushed.
Take a look at the Jasper page.
http://www.jasperengines.com/index.php
First maintenance will be at 5000 miles.
DEXRON-VI is not synthetic. It is made from a blend of Group II and Group III base oils plus the additives package. It does not contain any PAO (polyalphaolefin) which would make it a "true synthetic" Group IV like TranSynd and the other TES-295 approved products.
DEXRON VI is a TES-389 approved fluid
I use TranSynd in the Allison in my truck.
TranSynd is probably the best option. Even though Allison changed seal materials to be compatible with DEXRON-VI, TranSynd will last longer and remain more stable over a given time period.
TES 295 approved fluids:
Castrol - - TranSynd
BP - - Autran Syn 295
Cognis Corporation - - Emgard 2805
International - - Fleetrite Synthetic ATF
ExxonMobil - - Mobil Delvac Synthetic ATF
John Deere - - HD SynTran
Volvo - - Bulldog Synthetic ATF
