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Originally Posted by DieselAddict
It says it's approved for all Chrysler vehicles, Fords specifying Mercon and pre-2006 GM vehicles. I think that's good enough.
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Like I've said (repeatedly), the wording on their spec sheets is very odd. The new M-1 MVF is "approved" only for Mercon/Allison/ZF applications, not Dexron. It's "recommended" for Dexron apps, but they then "recommend" their synthetic blend Dexron VI formula for "improved performance" on pre-2006 GM vehicles! Why would a synthetic blend out-perform a full synthetic, and only for Dexron applications? Sounds fishy to me. Their Dexron VI formula is "approved" for Dexron applications. It's like they're saying "yeah, you can use M-1 MVF in Dexron transmissions, but we'd rather you didn't... instead, you should use our synthetic blend fluid." Oh, and also, the new MVF stuff is about 20% cheaper than the previous M-1 formula it replaces. That's also a little odd.
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Originally Posted by DieselAddict
I think it's probably still better than what was offered back when our cars were new. Dexron III is an ancient formula.
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True. But there may be disadvantages to the new stuff that we're not yet aware of. I'd prefer not to find out the hard way!
