Any reasonably priced and readily available Dex II ATF?

**OTEP** · April 8th, 2012 10:27 PM

I drive an old car that uses only Dex II ATF. Any recommended brands? Dex III ATF sells for around Php200/liter in Banawe nowadays. Top1 brand I think.

Just looking for some Dex II in that price range or less also. =) thanks. Dex III is easier to find nowadays.

**kiper** · April 10th, 2012 02:37 AM

Sir Otep, please correct me if I'm wrong - most DEXRON-III/MERCON ATF conforms to DEXRON-III specifications.

Anyway, there's this super cheap ATF available in most auto supply stores. I think it follows DEXRON-II specs.

Its packaged in cheap plastic bottles, I just really forgot the brand. Try going to Visayas Ave.

**OTEP** · April 10th, 2012 03:04 AM

Dapat ata matanong si BlueGirl regarding this since she's the lubes specialist at Shell. hehe. Hindi ko din alam with regards to cross compatibility, eh.

**kiper** · April 10th, 2012 07:30 AM

DEXRON
DEXRON - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dexron
The original Dexron fluid, like its predecessor Type-A/Suffix-A, used sperm whale oil as a friction modifier. The U.S. Endangered Species Act banned the import of sperm whale oil, so Dexron fluid had to be reformulated.[1]

Dexron-II
Dexron-II was introduced in 1972 with alternative friction modifiers such as Jojoba oil. However, it made problems with corrosion-prone solder in GM's transmission fluid coolers and so had to be reformulated.[2]

Dexron-IID
Corrosion inhibitors were added to Dexron-II to address the solder corrosion issue. The resultant fluid, released in 1975, was called Dexron-IID. However, the corrosion inhibitor made the new fluid hygroscopic to a problematic degree, and so had to be reformulated.[2]

Dexron-IIE
Dexron-IIE was introduced in an effort to address the hygroscopicity problems with the previous IID fluid.[vague]

Dexron-III
In 1993, GM released new Dexron-III fluid. It is generally backward-compatible with transmissions originally filled with earlier Dexron fluids or with Type-A/Suffix-A fluid.

Dexron-VI
The fluid specification for Dexron-VI was introduced in 2005,and was first used as the GM factory-fill automatic transmission fluid for model year 2006. All Dexron-III licenses expired permanently at the end of 2006, and GM now supports only Dexron-VI fluids for use in their automatic transmissions.[3] Fluids asserted by their manufacturers to meet Dexron-III standards continue to be sold under abbreviated names such as Dex/Merc, but the licensing system no longer exists. These fluids are not regulated by GM.[citation needed] Dexron VI is of a slightly lighter viscosity than the prior Dexron fluids. The intent of this lighter viscosity is to gain an incremental improvement in fuel economy by lessening parasitic drag in the transmission.

**vinj** · April 10th, 2012 12:03 PM

So in this case, Dexron III fluid should be compatible with older (Dex-II) transmissions (based on the chart above).

**OTEP** · April 10th, 2012 04:36 PM

Kulay red na muntik ko pa di makita. Salamat sa advice. Hirap talaga pag luma sasakyan. Hehe

**kiper** · April 15th, 2012 01:15 AM

You can either use DEXRON-III or DEXRON-VI for your DEXRON-II needs.

**Errol5** · April 15th, 2012 01:53 AM

i dont know if its the correct word, but DEXRONIII supercedes DEXRONII. DEXRONVI supercedes both III and II.

VI is pricier though. Go with DEXRONIII

**OTEP** · April 15th, 2012 10:39 AM

Yep, going with III on the next service. Thanks for the help guys.

**babynos01** · May 22nd, 2012 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by kiper

Mam/Sir, goodafternoon ho. I have a question lang regarding ATF.
Since recommended sa manual to use SP3 ATF, pwede ko ba gamitin yung ATF+x ng chrysler?
Tama din po ba yung understanding ko na I can use any ATF grade placed "above" what the manufacturer recommends?

ie: I need SP3. Since Dex3 is placed higher, I can substitute it for SP3 even if it is on a different column.

Thanks Mam/Sir.