ATF in manual v6 trans???

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mazdamx3freak
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ATF in manual v6 trans???

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so the book says use ATF for our gear boxes... ive always used royal purple but do we accualy know if it doesnt work better. b/c i know honda trannys use 10w30 oil in their gearboxes ......so what can this tell us???
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where did you see that in the online shop manual? Cause on this page it clearly says to use 75W-90W gear oil...

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Post by Yoda »

Mazda only specs ATF for use where climates conditions are continuously below 0deg C or the freezing point.

For some reason Ford specifies ATF in Mazda made transmissions even in parts of the country when it never gets below freezing for more that a few hours at the most.
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Post by mx3autozam »

ya I used to have an Escort and it used the same g series tranny and ford recomended ATF in it. The mx3 is 75w90. I don't know why Ford says ATF. its def somthing to do with climate.
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