If you use ANYTHING other than Esso LT71141 then you risk destroying your gearbox. Dextron II is not a safe equivalent.muggy said:Phil Thank you for your input it has really helped, the equivalent of Esso LT71141 they say it is any DX II atf will work so i am looking for any British Petroleum DX II and above they say it should work should i go ahead and buy please advice also how to put it
Regards
Robert
Hiatlvlk said:Hi Guys,
I live in TURKEY (Turkiye/Istanbul)
Im also new in forum and drive a 2004 RR Vogue 3.0TD6.It is at 78.000 Km.
I had taransmission fluid changed(refill).I went to a service dealing with only automatic transmissions.
They refilled tranny with Esso LT 71.... instead of TEXACO ETC 7045E and told me it is OK.
I also bought ATF treatment fluid Motor Silk Baron and mixed it with Esso LT.
What is the difference between Esso and Texaco? Should I Refill the ATF with Texaco again?
As i know ATF mainly works as a Pressure carrier and oils metal parts of transmission?
What damage is possible if we dont use the one that LR tolds?
Any suggestion for me?
Thanks.
Its not the cost about the ATF preference for me.I prefer he original one even if it costs more.But i didn't know TD6 use Texaco when i visit the serviceRRPhil said:You can compare the fluid specs. and find that two fluids might be very similar in terms of viscosity performance, shear stability, scuffing protection, etc., etc. but what the manufacturer’s spec. won’t tell you is what friction modifiers are used in the fluid’s additive package. This is critical to the performance of the shift clutches & TC lock-up clutch and can be unique to a particular fluid. If you use any ATF other than the recommended one you run the risk of trashing the transmission through overheating the clutch elements and oxidising the fluid. In my view the extra cost of using the correct fluid far outweighs the risk and associated cost of transmission failure – although I appreciate that availability of the fluid is often the issue rather than cost.
Phil
