ATF change

**oj88** · September 27th, 2015 04:51 PM

If you predominantly drive in Metro Manila, the SA's advice of 80k km seems sound. If you compare driving here and in much of the US, you could say that conditions here can be considered extreme.... Long idle times, stop and go traffic, extreme heat, high humidity, dusty/polluted air, etc. 80k km in between ATF changes translates to about every 4 to 8 years.

When I had my Civic, I change ATF every 3 years (or every 30k km), just for insurance. And on the 6th year, I also had the ATF filter replaced. ATF change is relatively cheap, if it means you're prolonging the life of the A/T.

**miko101130** · September 28th, 2015 08:53 AM

180,000 kms bago papalitan ATF... by that time putik na yan,
thats almost 10 years na.

**StockEngine** · September 28th, 2015 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by miko101130

180,000 kms bago papalitan ATF... by that time putik na yan,
thats almost 10 years na.

There is a short statement on all owners manual which says "..whichever comes first"

There are idiots who seem to disregard such.

**Walter** · September 28th, 2015 04:14 PM

Philippine driving conditions would be considered as extreme driving conditions. There was a time when BMW touted their AT transmission as sealed type and no need for change ATF. After a few years, owners of the BMW models with supposedly sealed AT started having problems.

**CVT** · October 3rd, 2015 04:37 PM

Had atf dialysis on our 40kkm ride...

I should say that I was not "proud" of the color of the atf....

**BerrySnow** · October 26th, 2015 09:04 PM

Anong brand po ng ATF ang ma recommend nyo? I have a Lancer MX 2004 and Altis 2009.
Tumawag kasi ako sa Diamond motors it's Php582/L yung SPIII .

**amoyligo** · October 28th, 2015 01:27 AM

Originally Posted by BerrySnow

Anong brand po ng ATF ang ma recommend nyo? I have a Lancer MX 2004 and Altis 2009.
Tumawag kasi ako sa Diamond motors it's Php582/L yung SPIII .

Mahal sa dealership.

Im using Zic XPIII/SPIII for our fleet montero. If yan din rating ng lancer mo pwede yan. But sa altis hindi pwede.

**jaggerx3** · October 28th, 2015 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by amoyligo

Mahal sa dealership.

Im using Zic XPIII/SPIII for our fleet montero. If yan din rating ng lancer mo pwede yan. But sa altis hindi pwede.

Okay yan SP III na Zic for Altis pwede yata yung Zic na Dexron VI basta pasok sa Toyota T-IV spec

**jjmd3_787** · January 23rd, 2016 09:21 PM

Kada 30k kms ako magpalit ng ATF. Pero minsan ay binabase ko din sa amoy at kulay. Pag medyo parang sunog or light brown na ang kulay, palit agad kahit wala pang 30k kms.

The best pa rin kung via DIALYSIS ang pagpalit pero medyo masakit sa bulsa. Kaya traditional change oil technique ang ginagawa namin. We measure the amount of fluid drained para may idea kung gano karami ang ipapalit. This is better than not changing the fluid at all.

I own a Mitsubishi Space Wagon. Dexron III (Mobil) ang dating nilalagay pero hindi maganda ang shifting. Moreover, nung mag change oil kami ay maraming metal shavings, ebidensya ng poor performance nung lubricant. Then a friend of mine suggested the use of SPIII. Yup, it worked like a charm. From then on, I use Syngard CVT (compatible with SpIII) Php450 per liter.

Dexron III is compatible with larger A/T like Pajero, Montero, etc... For smaller vehicles, like mine and Lancers, better use a finer ATF = SPIII. Php800/liter ang SpIII sa Mitsubishi casa.

**jaggerx3** · January 23rd, 2016 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by jjmd3_787

Kada 30k kms ako magpalit ng ATF. Pero minsan ay binabase ko din sa amoy at kulay. Pag medyo parang sunog or light brown na ang kulay, palit agad kahit wala pang 30k kms.

The best pa rin kung via DIALYSIS ang pagpalit pero medyo masakit sa bulsa. Kaya traditional change oil technique ang ginagawa namin. We measure the amount of fluid drained para may idea kung gano karami ang ipapalit. This is better than not changing the fluid at all.

I own a Mitsubishi Space Wagon. Dexron III (Mobil) ang dating nilalagay pero hindi maganda ang shifting. Moreover, nung mag change oil kami ay maraming metal shavings, ebidensya ng poor performance nung lubricant. Then a friend of mine suggested the use of SPIII. Yup, it worked like a charm. From then on, I use Syngard CVT (compatible with SpIII) Php450 per liter.

Dexron III is compatible with larger A/T like Pajero, Montero, etc... For smaller vehicles, like mine and Lancers, better use a finer ATF = SPIII. Php800/liter ang SpIII sa Mitsubishi casa.

If I'm not mistaken SP rating ang Mitsu na ATs like Hyundais. I suggest hanap ka ng ZIC na SPIII. Mura lang yan per litre nasa 400 yata or 450 search mo sa olx si mr liempo yung nagbebenta din ng zic oils. Sa kanya ako kumuha ng SP IV na pra sa Grand Starex ko