Re: 1994 540i Auto Transmission Service and Fluid

[Henri Baccouche <henrib@xxxxxxxxx>]

This is not Dexron 3 in some new bottle.........these are unique and special
Transmission fluids for BMWs. You can't buy these at Autozone.........

Texaco ETL 8072B
Texaco ETL 7045E
Shell LA 2634
Esso ATL LT 71141


If you insist on using some other "non approved" fluid.........you will destroy the
torque converter in short order.  You have been informed.......

Peace out!

Henri





Vincent Poy wrote:

> Hello Henri:
>
>         Yes, manufacturers will always recommend their own brand since
> that's where the money is made but there should be something that is
> the same thing but cost less.  Redline isn't really snake oil since that's
> a mainstream product.  Slick50 is snake oil since it claims to make your
> car like it was new.  It's no different than watch batteries, if you had a
> Timex watch, it will always say to use Timex batteries but this doesn't
> mean that Energizer, Varta, Maxell, Renata batteries won't work with it
> when they are cheaper and are of the same or better quality.
>
> Cheers,
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> On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Henri Baccouche wrote:
>
> > I only use the fluids that the manufacturers engineers have called
> > for.........
> >
> > I have never used Redline, I think that it is more important to change the
> > fluids
> > (If it is recommended.....!) than to use specialty snake oils..........which
> > are not on the manuf. fluids list.
> >
> >
> > Henri
> >
> >
> >
> > Vincent Poy wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Henri Baccouche wrote:
> > >
> > > > > > The OEM oil is unique.......for this trans.
> > > > > > It is not Redline's version of Dexron 3 synthetic .......
> > > > >
> > > > >         Is this only typical with the 5 series or does this apply to the
> > > > > trans on the E36 and E46 as well?
> > > >
> > > > E36 uses a GM THM-R1........uses  an OEM "lifetime" variant of DEXRON 3
> > > > Newer E46 use  the ZF 5HP18 or 5HP19  which call for a unique ZF fluid.
> > >
> > >         Thanks for the info... So basically Redline only makes Dexron 3
> > > and not something in the ZF flavor?  Just needed the info so I know what
> > > to tell to my friend when I explain it to him.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
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