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Consolidated 2017
Automatic Transmission Fluid

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Labeled Multi-Purpose or DEX/MERC®
Type A

Test Results for Automatic Transmission Fluid 

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Brand AutoQuest by meijer CITGO TRANSGARD Formula 500 Kendall Classic ATF MidWest Guard MileMaster Murphy USA National Navi-Guard O'Reilly Parts Master PolyGUARD RacePro Road-Tech ServicePro SHEETZ SuperS
Custom Plus		 Traveller Vantage Warren Zecol-Max
Everclear MORGAS Petrola
PolyGUARD REV 360
Automatic Transmission Fluid Type Multi-Purpose
(DEX/MERC®)		 Multi-Purpose
(DEX/MERC®)		 M/DIII
(DEX/MERC®)		 Classic ATF
(DEX/MERC®)		 D/M ATF
(DEX/MERC®)		 Multi-Purpose
(DEX/MERC®)		 Multi-Purpose
(DEX/MERC®)		 Multi-Purpose DM
(DEX/MERC®)		 Multi Purpose ATF D/M
(DEX/MERC®)		 Premium ATF
(DEX/MERC®)		 DEX/MERC® D3/M
(DEX/MERC®)		 MD-3
(DEX/MERC®)		 Multi Purpose
(DEX/MERC®)		 Multi-Purpose
(DEX/MERC®)		 Multi-Purpose DM
(DEX/MERC®)		 MULTIPURPOSE D/M
(DEX/MERC®)		 Multi-Purpose DM
(DEX/MERC®)		 Multi-Purpose D/M III
(DEX/MERC®)		 Multi-Purpose DexMerc® D3/M
(DEX/MERC®)
"Useful in a variety of automatic transmissions" ATF D/M Premium
ATF
ATF-A ATF-A
                                           
CONSUMER ALERT ADVISORY CONSUMER ALERT
ADVISORY CONSUMER ALERT
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (Click test for details) Standards(a)
Flash Point in ºC (ASTM D92) 170/177 Min (d) 219 212 211 211 226 210 219 218 219 201 205 210 217 223 218 225 190 219 218 217 219
168 155 165
240 (f) 163 (f)
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 6.8 Min 7.0 6.9 7.2 7.0 7.2 6.9 7.1 7.4 7.0 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.9 7.7 7.0 7.6 7.5 7.1 7.4 7.1 7.2
6.0 5.3 5.3
7.1 (g) 3.6 (g)
Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 34.8 34.5 32.7 33.9 36.0 34.3 34.8 37.3 34.3 35.2 33.6 34.2 34.3 38.0 34.5 38.3 34.9 33.5 37.1 33.8 33.7
34.0 25.4 27.0
49.1 16.1
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) 167 165 193 174 168 166 172 169 171 174 176 172 166 178 170 171 190 182 170 180 185
122 148 132
102 (h) 105 (h)
Brookfield Viscosity @-40ºC mPa s (cP) 20,000 Max 14,650 14,160 13,653 15,820 20,250 (e) 16,800 14,124 16,560 16,400 15,160 17,880 17,480 15,940 16,560 14,660 15,540 13,240 13,619 13,660 12,338 12,560
70,300 13,020 900,000
n/r (i) 7,020
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - b, c
Additives
Calcium, ppm 17 4 74 69 61 3 2 16 135 167 66 71 4 7 29 3 69 151 4 0 61
6 1,027 4
31 2,388
Magnesium, ppm 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
2 5 1
0 76
Phosphorus, ppm 131 136 223 201 183 136 125 141 241 219 199 218 130 137 139 119 102 242 135 130 175
209 404 565
18 1,287
Zinc, ppm 11 2 2 3 0 0 1 1 31 1 0 2 1 3 10 2 18 47 4 0 2
3 435 1
15 1,084
Molybdenum, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
0 2 2
1 2
Barium, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 76
Boron, ppm 40 50 99 87 87 54 44 54 98 59 98 108 46 46 51 44 45 93 52 49 84
0 4 1
4 173
Silicon, ppm 3 0 4 3 2 0 1 2 3 3 1 4 2 4 2 1 2 2 3 2 4
311 6 220
2 7
Potassium, ppm 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 3 2 0
1 1 0
0 1
Manganese, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
Titanium, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1
0 2
Copper, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 1 70
1 0
Sodium, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
1 0 0
0 298
Vanadium, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
Contaminants
Silver, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
Aluminum, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 0 6
0 1
Chromium, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
Iron, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 0 20
0 2
Nickel, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
Lead, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0
0 0
Antimony, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1
0 0
Tin, ppm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 0 0
0 0

a- Standards, shown in black, are established by API, SAE and others.
b-Test Method used for metal analysis is ASTM ASTM D5185.
c- ASTM D5185-09 Reproducibility by Element.
d- Dexron® III, 170°C minimum, Mercon®, 177 °C minimum.
e- The Brookfield Viscosity at -40°C test result is slightly higher than the specification but is within the expanded range, which takes into account test reproducibility.
f- The GM Specification for Flash Point on Type A Automatic Transmission Fluids is a minimum of 185°C.
 g- The GM Specification for Viscosity @ 100°C on Type A Automatic Transmission Fluids is between 8.3 and 9.1 cSt.
 h- The GM Specification for Viscosity Index on Type A Automatic Transmission Fluids is a minimum of 150.
 i- The Brookfield Viscosity @ -40°C result could not be determined due to the sample freezing.

 

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