Re: RE: Mobil 1 ATF is it worth it?

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Mon Jul 10 2000 - 19:37:34 EDT

Tom, what route did you take? I pulled 17.73 MPG (as figured at the
pump, no computer) from Syracuse to Potsdam and back this weekend
driving the speed limit the whole way (I'm a bit paranoid after the
ticket). I'm running "regular" fluids everywhere except the engine,
which is Valvoline Synthetic.

Get caught in that rain Sunday late afternoon? Wait, probably
not...that was late afternoon.

fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
>
> I've put synthetics into the engine, diff's and the tranny (T-Case is next) and
> my mpg has not changed a bit. I just got back from a trip out to NY state and
> my best all highway was 16.4 mpg doing between 70-75 mph. When I glanced back
> in my records I had hit that exact same mpg before I went synth. so it's not
> doing anything for me in the mpg wars. I switched to it for added protection
> and really only time will tell with that. My tranny has never given me any
> trouble and I didn't really notice any change in how it operated after going
> with Redline. One thing to note if you do this yourself though, is to pay
> careful attention to the fill procedure. I was a little short on the fluid when
> I did mine and it really banged through the shifts until I got it up to the
> proper level.
>
> Oh yeah, I think AMSOIL came out with a type 7176 +3 or 4 ATF so you do have a
> bit of choice these days.
> Good luck.
> Tom
>
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> Subject: Re: Re[2]: DML: RE: Mobil 1 ATF is it worth it?
> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Date: 7/10/00 3:55 PM
>
> Tom,
> Thanks I'll keep that in mind when I do the trany. Dose the Redline C+ help
> with mileage or how the trany handles? That's what I'm looking for.
>
> Thanks,
> Don Mallett
> Fort Worth, TX
> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/maldbnsf/">www.geocities.com/maldbnsf</A>
> '00 QC 4x2 SLT+, 4.7L, 3.55 rear, 4 speed auto, H/D Service Group, K&N home
> brew air filter, Cat back Flow-Pro Dual System, Mobil 1 Oil & Gear lub., Oil
> cooler, 180 T-stat, Tonneau cover, Autolite 3923 plugs.
>
> Don,
>
> Last time I checked (about a year ago) Mobil didn't make an ATF that meets
> D/C's
> specs... Moreover, I think Mobil even puts a disclaimer saying their ATF is
> not
> for use in Mopar auto-tranny's that use type 7176 fluid. I ended up going
> with
> Redline C+ fluid in my '98.
> Tom
> 

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-andy

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