John - I think you're caught up in an industry change of nomenclature. Back
in the "old days", Ford (predominantly) used what is known as Type F for the
frictional qualities required in their trannys, while almost everyone else
used Type A. Type F is almost unknown now-a-days, so you can be pretty sure
that whatever Auto Trans fluid you find out there is either Type A, or
backward compatible with it. The exception is a much more recent specific
M-B transmission that had its own peculiar oil, but that certainly did not
apply to the '80s and most of the 90s.
Also, I would think that for a manual transmission, you would gain some
benefit by using a light "weight" synthetic, such as 0W-40 Mobil1 - but
that's just my preference.
Dr. Marshall will no doubt have the specifics to corroborate this.....
Werner (who uses Mobil1 synthetic in his '83 and '90 auto transmissions)
'83SD
'90D
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 2:34 PM
Subject: [MBZ] ATF Type A??
Hello list,
I am having trouble finding Type A automatic transmission fluid for my
83 240D 4-speed manual transmission. What should I get and where do I
get it?
Thank you and Happy New Year to all.
John Ingram
83 240D 240K
Baltimore
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