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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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Mobil 1 Syn multi-vehicle atf?

hey guys, any of you use that in your dexIII trannies? i think its from 2003 and earlier yota auto trannies.... no one sells the plain dex\merc M1 syn atf. its all multi-vehicle now.. i keep hearing that yeah its fine for dexIII trannies but i wasnt sure. the website isnt up to date on synthetic atf info though the regular mobil multi-vehicle atf says its fine in yota dexIII trannies. can i assume that its the same for the syn version of m1's multi-vehicle atf??

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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 11:48 AM
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my personal oppinion is to just stick with whatever the dealer recomends or whatever the service manual suggests for ATF. When your entire transmission is rellying on fluid pressure and density i feel that its best to stick to what it was designed for.
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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^ I agree. You can't go wrong stick with OEM.
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 01:18 PM
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I'm using this http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/...hetic_ATF.aspx Mobil 1 ATF in my 2001 tranny. I also use it for my power steering.

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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 02:20 PM
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I've heard and experienced good things with running GM Synchromesh Friction Modified..make sure its the Friction Modified stuff.
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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This is the best thread I've seen on the subject:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/w...-other-105153/
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mt_goat
I'm using this http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/...hetic_ATF.aspx Mobil 1 ATF in my 2001 tranny. I also use it for my power steering.

the only synthetic atf i can get is M1 multi-vehicle or Castrol DexIV.

i want the M1 dex\merc but they quit selling it in my area. i have been using maxlife dex\merc and just wanted to switch to synthetic but those are my only choices for local buys.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 06:43 AM
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talked to a rep at Mobil and he said the M1 syn multi-vehicle IS spec'd for dexron. bc not all dexron vehicles are GM where dexVI is required.. so i dunno, Mobil reps have been known to lie like crazy
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