Pennzoil Dexron VI
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ryangtp89
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Well i hope it is, cause i just sent my car off to get my new tep tranny installed and i bought dextron VI, i bought 2 gallons of it from zzp and its the gm car care brand and then i bought the rest from vip, its the penzoil dextron VI it should be the same stuff and i should be ok.
Zef_66
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Penzoil Dex VI is fine. The Dexron VI rating will give you a lot more benefits over the old Dex III stuff. Overall, you should be fine.
Zef_66
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So you have no proof? I heard rumors that GM was switching all their car lines to V8 RWD. But it is just a rumor. And worth nothing.
Dexron VI is a specification that demands the fluid properties and makeup of all fluids that have are called that. Some other fluids, such as Amsoil will advertise that they meet the performance specifications of Dexron VI because the composition is not the same as other Dexron VI fluids. But in order for a tranny fluid to be identified as a Dexron VI fluid, it needs to meet strict guidelines from General Motors Corp that specify performance standards as well as compositional standards. For this reason, I can guarantee that Penzoil does nothing of the sort. One Dexron VI fluid should be very similar in performance and chemical makeup as the next. Valvoline Dexron VI is a full synthetic instead of a semi-synthetic, but still approved by GM as only how the base stock is composed is changed. The rest of the ingredients are monitored very closely.
FWIW, any GM dealer service shop will carry and sell GM Dexron VI fluid. You don't have to buy it from ZZP everytime. But again, not much difference from GM fluid, to Penzoil, to Castrol, to Valvoline. All are Dexron VI and all will work fine, even mixed together.
Vegas~Blown
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okay, if this thinking is true, as I assume it is, then I could save myself ~$2 a quart by buying WalMart brand Dex VI fluid and be okay? I'm wanting to do a filter change and fluid swap (2 or 3 times to get the old crap out -- ref Bob is the Oil Guy calculator) and would rather not spend the extra money for the name on a label.
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Warhellride
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You should be fine. The WalMart brand is probably made by one of the major brands and sold under the WalMart label. If you look on the back, it may even tell you by whom it's manufactured.
Zef_66
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I wouldn't have any problems using wal-mart fluid on a daily driver. The Dexron VI fluid is leaps and bounds better than the Dexron III fluid. While not the best fluid availble, the Walmart brand should be fine, as long as you are not hard on your car.
pontiacman22
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Define "HARD." lol :burnrubber0:
Zef_66
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I drive my car as a daily driver. It gets me to and from work. I learned a long time ago that if you beat on a vehicle that you depend on, it will eventually let you down when you least expect it to happen. Thus, I drive my car gingerly, take care of it, and it treats me fine in return. While I take it to the track from time to time, I do it sensibly. I don't beat on it or drive it hard. I save that for the vehicles I don't have to depend on everyday.
So, if you do beat on your car and drive it hard, then you are going to want to use top of the time stuff to help keep it from breaking down and I would not want to use Wal-Mart or any other cheap tranny fluid. I would be looking at +$10/quart stuff like Redline, Royal Purple, or Amsoil.
04 GTP COMP G
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Has anyone used this Max ATF is a synthetic, high-performance, automatic transmission fluid. It's by Royal Purple. I'm thinking of puttinh it in my tranny.
Royal purple will work fine, but its a waste...they all have to meet the same spec and they cant "exceed" that spec because essentially it will make the fluid too slippery and cause the trans to slip. So weather its cheap wal-mart oil or expensive novelty brands like royal purple/amsoil etc.. there not going to be a hell of a lot of difference if any (other than the fancy label)
Street Wolf
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Wrong. It's not the fact that the more trusted name brands can't outdo the cheapy stuff becuase it'd be to 'slippy'. It's the fact that the cheap crap is made cheap and will break down a lot quicker than the good stuff and does'nt reduce friction as much as the 'novelty' brand which it turn creates more heat which makes the fluid break down faster. The cheap part store brand, Wal Mart brand junk is not even on the same level as B&M, Castrol, or something of that sort.
Sabrewings
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Exceeding specs doesn't mean it is more slippery. It means that it lasts longer against shearing and breakdown in high heat and load conditions. More protection for your internals.
The whole idea is most of the "cheap" brands are just made by the more expensive companies. A friend of mine worked for Quaker state, and their synthetic motor oil is the same as wal-marts tech 2000 synthetic oil :th_scratchhead: And there's a huge price difference there. I personally cant justify paying upwards of $10/bottle for some novelty brand trans fluid or oil. I remember watching a show that tested major motor oils in a variety of categories, and some of the more expensive ones actually failed while the cheaper name brand oils preformed quite well. Your best bet is to buy regular name brand products instead of the cheapest 'house brand', and avoid over priced specialty brands that claim the world on the bottle...
Street Wolf
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Who ever said Quaker State was a good brand? It's about the most worthless you can buy. Same stuff as Pennzoil. Both worthless and no better than store brand stuff to begin with.