[Tigers] Not Tiger---T5 ATF Recommendations

[Tom Witt]

In general terms Dextron and Mercon are essentially the same. It is 
basically the copyright to the name that is the major difference. 
Dextron is purported to be backwards compatible to all previous 
Dextron's. That said the Wiki link below seems to differentiate some of 
that comparability (note the 2016 Dextron specific to GM manual 
transmissions and is NOT for Automatic cars despite the Dextron name)!  
Being Dextron is primarily an Automatic transmission fluid running 
changes made for the Auto trans /might/ affect its use in the manual.

  Automobile fluids (motor oil, trans fluid, gear oil) often get close 
to a subject that could be Forum forbidden for the (at times) 
contentious rancor that can ensue. All that said I use any Dextron I 
have on hand but it is in my T-5 equipped Turbo Pinto. I wish you the 
best in trying to make an informed decision. I'm just relaying 
information not stating an opinion.

Dextron History - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEXRON



On 4/8/2025 11:59 PM, Daniel Eiland via Tigers wrote:
> I need to fill my T5 transmission with new fluid. Everything I've read 
> says to use Dexron ll or Murkor automatic transmission fluid (atf). Is 
> there a preferred brand of fluid for a 1994-1996 Ford BW T5 transmission?
>
> TIA,
> Dan Eiland
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