Can anyone tell me what is a good quality brand of Dexron III transmission fluid ?
we have several automatic cars at home, and I wanted to change hte fluid on a regular basis to prolong the life of the gearboxes, as its simple to do.
Halfords only sell Comma Dexron III in decent sized (5litre) bottles. The other "big-name" brands like Castrol etc. are all small 1litre top-up bottles, and obviously very expensive if youare doing a complete change to get it in these quanitites.
Is Comma a "good quality" brand or is it just bargain basement, and what other brand should I be looking at and where can Iget it in decent sized quantities without breaking the bank ?
We are running newer shape Civic and Celica, do a lot of town driving, so gearbox-heavy work so want decent fluid to protect !
I'm based Sutton/Croydon area if anyone knows of an outlet, or willing to buy online if people can point me to a site.
Edited by Pugugly on 15/04/2008 at 19:15
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I've used Comma, amongst other brands, for at least 20 years and its products are stocked by the vast majority of car products outlets.
I wouldn't have any qualms using Dexron III for your purpose.
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I dont know what halfords will charge for 5 litres but suspect its more than a local auto factor?
I purchased 5 litres about 2 months ago and the total price was well less than £15
check it out Surrey_Scientist.......bro
you dont need an account just common sense (dont go saturday mornings with the other divs if you get my drift) :-)
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I have about 10-15 litres of Texaco Texamatic 7045E DIIIG in it's drum. (It was £42 a much cheaper way of buying it)
It is top-spec for 'life time' fills.
You can have it for free if you can pick up from NG5 or NG11 Nottingham!
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I meant it was £42 for 25 litres! try the local Total distributor.
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Depends how much you want to spend. Top-spec synths like Castrol Z, Amsoil, etc come out very dear - £10+ a litre, but the best choice for transmissions that spec an HFM DIII and/or suffer lock-up clutch shudder.
Comma is a cheap and cheerful mineral DIII that will be fine for most cars.
Probably the best compromise is to try your local GM dealer for a 25 litre drum of their own-brand DIII - this is good quality (DIII is a GM proprietry spec) and should cost around the £50 mark, depending on what discount they give you.
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oh and my email is ice959@hotmail.com for you to get in touch
thanks
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Hamsafar, do u still have any of this 7045E oil ?
I need some fairly quick.
Can pick up asap (and will be happy to pay for it)
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Sorry, no, it was over a year ago, I couldn't give it away for toffee, and it took up room in the shed, and so it ended up in the waste oil container at the tip, which is a big shame, as it is probably much the best DIII you can buy. Sorry.
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I have used Commer for years and its very good. If I had several automatics I would consider buying a large drum as 2-3 changes will use it easily. Having it there also encourages you to change it more often!
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I have used Commer for years and its very good.
Depends what the car is. You wouldn't want to use it on some transmissions (e.g the Mitsi designed units on Mitsi/Kia/Hyundai), or Honda or Toyota T-4 spec'd transmissions. Must better to go with OEM or wide-range HFM synthetics ATF's.
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Thanks for the info...
"wide range HFM synthetic ATF" - can you give me a few brand/product names and an idea of where to go ?
Most motor factors seem to have just Dexron II or III with brand names I haven't heard of expcept for Comma, I am assuming this is bog-standard mineral-based.
Are there any online stores that stock this synthetic stuff at a reasonable price - I have tried doing a few google searches to buy online but haven;t yet come across a UK supplier - all the synthetic stuff I 've found for sale so far is in the US ( as I suppose they all mainly drive autos)...
Many thanks guys !
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Semi O/T - how long would an auto box last with no mainteance whatsoever?
Parents Proton 'thing' has never had it done, to my knowledge.
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"wide range HFM synthetic ATF" - can you give me a few brand/product names and an idea of where to go ?
Amsoil ATF; Castrol Transmax Z; Redline D4. etc etc. All these are available in the UK, but they are all £10+ a litre retail.
For Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi use Diamond SP-III
Honda need Hondamatic (Honda Z-matic ??).
Some Toyota/Lexus should have Toyota T-IV
Subaru likewise their own brand.
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