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All Transmissions
Automatic Transmission Fluid
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An excellent "bench mark" of the overall quality of a fluid is its viscosity at -40 degrees. This is measured in
"centipoise" or "cPs" DEXRON®-II specification says viscosity will be no more than 50,000 cPs @ -40 degrees.
(Some poor fluids have tested at over 1,000,000 cPs) In general, the lower the number, the better the fluid.
Keep in mind that as the number goes down the price of the fluid usually goes up. (You get what you pay for).
Most good fluids will average around 35,000 cPs. Hydrotreated (or Hydrocracked) fluids average around 20,000
cPs or less. (Hydrotreating is a refining process done to the base oil to clean out contaminants or impurities)
Synthetic ATF's average 10,000 cPs or less, and some are as low as 5000 cPs. Viscosity at -40 degrees is a func-
tion of the base stock from which the ATF is made. A low number indicates a premium base oil OR an expensive
refining process. (Hydrotreating).