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ATF in manual v6 trans???
Posted: August 26th, 2007, 8:46 pm
by mazdamx3freak
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???
Posted: August 26th, 2007, 9:05 pm
by Tunes67
where did you see that in the online shop manual? Cause on this page it clearly says to use 75W-90W gear oil...
Tunes67
Posted: August 27th, 2007, 4:39 pm
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.
Posted: August 27th, 2007, 6:09 pm
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.