[Tigers] Not Tiger---T5 ATF Recommendations

[Gary Winblad]

> All that said I use any Dextron I have on hand but it is in my T-5
equipped Turbo Pinto

Same here in my T-56 in my '99 Corvette.  The interesting thing I found is
that after many 10's of thousands of miles, the ATF does seem
to get old.  After I change it, it really does shift easier, especially
shifting into first at a stoplight.
Gary Winblad


On Wed, Apr 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM Tom Witt via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> 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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