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Old 09-07-2016, 02:48 PM   #5
78F350
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Many people have used Valvoline Maxlife ATF and been happy with the results. The specification called for by ZF for these transmissions is: Esso 71141


MaxLife meets that:


Lots of additional reading if you care to search...
Tiptronic fluid

To Be Safe with an expensive and vital part of your car, it may be best to stick with JFP_in_PA's advice:
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Originally Posted by JFP in PA View Post
People seem to forget some very salient points:
1. The Tip is a bloody expensive trans to replace.
2. Very few shops can do a decent rebuild on them.
3. The correct fluid is not that expensive, or hard to find.
...and that's all I have to say about that. :dance:
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