ATF Dextron II vs Dextron III ????

[mike_0197]

Mga Sir, can you give me idea my ride is CIVIC VTI, and the ATF use indicated is DEXTRON II , I'm planning to change the ATF fluid to "CASTROL brand but DEXTRON III. Is there a problem with this ? anu ba differences ng DEXTRON II at Dextron III ?????

Pls educate me...... thanks a lot.

[brainmafia_310]

imho, i used petron premium ATF mas mura pa, about 145 per liter (sa may pedro gil cor san marcelino - dito kasi pinakamura ung oil and unleaded gas nila eh) dexron III compliant n din po sya, and mas ok n ngayon tranny ko. pina transtech ko din nga pala civic ko sa autotechnika i consumed about less dan 20 liters to fully clean my tranny.

[redorange]

You can use Dexron III on your car since it is backwards compatible to Dexron II. The difference is that III has a better cooling property than II along with detergents. If you want to use synthetic you can even use Mercon 5 as that is the equivalent. However, if it states that you should use III don't go backwards and use II as that can damage to your transmission.

[mike_0197]

What about Castrol brand ATF Dextron III is it safe and more reliable to us this ATF regardless the price /?

[alwayz_yummy]

basta mahalaga tama ang spec ng ATF, regardless ng brand.. pero syempre iba when u use synthetic ATF...

ako i used atf-dexron-2 spec na woth 85 pesos lang per liter..8 liters ang palitan ng ATF, not ung naddrain mo lang sa pan...

[userfriendly]

You can use Dexron III on your car since it is backwards compatible to Dexron II. The difference is that III has a better cooling property than II along with detergents. If you want to use synthetic you can even use Mercon 5 as that is the equivalent. However, if it states that you should use III don't go backwards and use II as that can damage to your transmission.

I thought that Mercon 5 is for Ford? Are you sure its equivalent to Dexron III?

[userfriendly]

What about Castrol brand ATF Dextron III is it safe and more reliable to us this ATF regardless the price /?

As said before dex 3 is backwardscompatible with dex 2. You can use Castrol safely. Cheaper alternatives will be Petron Dex 3 (around P150 per liter ) and Total Dex 3 (P175 per liter)

[mike_0197]

Mga Sir. Ok lang gamitin ko Castrol Dextron III ATF para sa Civic VTI ? kasi nakabili na ko..... I understand maganda iton Castrol ? please advise. ?

[redorange]

I thought that Mercon 5 is for Ford? Are you sure its equivalent to Dexron III?

MERCON is what Ford calls their suggested atf but is comparable to Dexron III, Mercon V is the synthetic atf that Ford came out with in 1997. SO if you want non-synthetic you would use Dexron III/Mercon and if you wnat synthetic it would be Mercon V. If you look at most Dexron III atf sold it is labeled Dexron III/Mercon as they are equivalent.

[redorange]

Mga Sir. Ok lang gamitin ko Castrol Dextron III ATF para sa Civic VTI ? kasi nakabili na ko..... I understand maganda iton Castrol ? please advise. ?

Yes that is okay to use.

[mike_0197]

redorange > thanks....... do you have idea how many liters laman ng fluid ATF ng Civic .... because I bougth 4 liters of Castrol ATF /III para sa change fluid na gagawin .. ?

thanks;

[redorange]

I could be wrong but I think it's about 4.2 quarts or 3.9 liters.

[mike_0197]

thanks a lot....

[speedyfix]

a regular drain/refill will take 3-4. if you want to flush it it will take more than that.

[hyperthread]

*speedyfix: do we really need to flush po ba? ang ginawa ko po kasi before ay nagpadrain ako 4 liters ang pinalit tapos tinakbo ko ulit.. tapos pa drain ulit tapos fill na naman.. tama ba yun?

Nakita ko naman na naging fresh at maganda ang fluid eh, unlike dun sa first drain and fill.. tingin mo po?

[speedyfix]

yup that's ok na. basta ok na yung quality ng lumalabas na fluid you know ok narin yung nasa loob ng tranny.

[bratski]

tanong ko lang guys,
since walang drain plug ang a/t ng everest ko san maganda magpa change ng atf (yung tipong siphon lahat ng fluid) sa may banawe area? and what kind of atf ba ilalagay sa eve ko since walang nakalagay sa manual kung anong klase (Ive read the entire manual twice na and wala talaga naka specify).thanks

[afrasay]

question ulit...how often do you drain/change your at fluid?

[redorange]

It should be changed every 30,000 miles or 48/50,000km.

[oliver1013]

Wow due na pala ako, magkano kaya ang changeoil,ATF replace and fuel filter for pajero?