Valvoline Mercon V

[Bob Ayers]

I flushed my tanny today, and changed the filter. I only use Mercon V, non of the multi-purpose (Dex & Mercon) ATFs. I have heard good things about the Valvoline full synthetic Mercon V, and it looks like all of Valvoline's Mercon V are full synthetic. You can see from these photos, that the Valvoline Mercon V (not labeled full synthetic) is the same part number as the Valvoline Mercon V which is (labeled "Full Synthetic). The last time I flushed my tranny, I used Castrol Mercon V, which is a synthetic blend, just like Motorcraft Mercon V:

 

[TexasNomad]

That's why I use Royal Purple in my tranny's

 

[Bob Ayers]

That's why I use Royal Purple in my tranny's

Royal Purple doesn't make a Mercon V, their ATF is multi-purpose, which I will not use. Mercon V has the correct friction modifiers, and viscosity, which
the multi-purpose ATFs can't meet.

 

[TexasNomad]

I haven't had any issues in my ranger bronco or Dent sides..

 

[mrxlh]

Bob, that may be due to the whole GP III thing. (Technically synthetic)

 

[mrxlh]

Bob, according to Ashlands web site, it is full synthetic, the bottle on the site does not have the Full Synthetic label, must be a label change.