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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...
http://986forum.com/forums/performance-technical-chat/54727-tiptronic-fluid.html

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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