suggest to me a ATF for my 06 Lucerne

[lucerne06]

4 years old with 26,000. time for a drain and refill..anything else??? thanks

 

[unDummy]

Mobil1 ATF
Amsoil ATF or ATL
Redline D4 or D6
RoyalPurple MaxATF
Amalie Synthetic ATF
Valvoline Maxlife

 

[unixguru]

M1 Synthetic or regular Dexron VI which is as good as any synthetic. I would stay away from multi-car one-size-fits-all ATFs if you can.

 

[AzFireGuy79]

Redline D6 or amsoil ATL. Amazon.com for the best price on RL D6(case of 4 gallons for 131.00) and Pablo or gary for the ATL.

 

[Ben99GT]

Originally Posted By: AzFireGuy79
Amazon.com for the best price on RL D6(case of 4 gallons for 131.00) and Pablo or gary for the ATL.


Wow, I wish Amazon had that deal going for D4.

For a Dex VI application, I would definitely use RL D6.

 

[meep]

if the maxlife ATF is thicker, I'd avoid it in such a low-mileage car, it doesn't need that stuff yet. my opinion.

 

[MaximaGuy]

OEM. OEM. OEM.

 

[SteveSRT8]

Dex VI is an easy choice. All are at least synthetic blend, we use Valvoline full synth.

Amsoil has an excellent one also.

 

[lucerne06]

does anyone know how many qts a drain /refill will take???

 

[06EXLV6]

Check your owner's manual.

 

[Ross]

I have and 06 lucerne and changed my trans fluid and filter last
November. I used supertech dex6 from wallmart. It was $3.77 a quart.

 

[lucerne06]

DEXRON®-VI Service Fill Approved Fluids
Company
License Number
Trade Name
Advanced Lubrication Specialties
J-60155
Advantage DEXRON®-VI
Allegheny Petroleum
J-60152
Altra DEXRON®-VI Transmission Fluid
Amalie Oil Company
J-60156
Amalie DEXRON®-VI Synthetic ATF
Amalie Oil Company
J-60156
Wolf's Head DEXRON®-VI Synthetic ATF
Amalie Oil Company
J-60156
Xcel DEXRON®-VI Synthetic ATF
American Agip Co. Inc.
J-60306
Agip DEXRON®-VI ATF
BP Lubricants USA, Inc.
J-60309
Castrol DEXRON®-VI ATF
Cam2 International
J-60158
tbd
CAM2 Oil Products
J-60327
CAM2 Synthetic ATF DEXRON®-VI
CAM2 Oil Products
J-60329
CAM2 Synthetic ATF DEXRON®-VI
Carquest
J-60323
Carquest DEXRON®-VI Full Synthetic ATF
Chevron Corporation
J-60005
Chevron ATF DEXRON®-VI
Chevron Corporation
J-60005
Havoline ATF DEXRON®-VI
Chevron Products Company
J-60308
Chevron ATF DEXRON®-VI
Chevron Products Company
J-60308
Havoline ATF DEXRON®-VI
Chevron Products Company
J-60336
Chevron ATF DEXRON®-VI
Chevron Products Company
J-60336
Havoline ATF DEXRON®-VI
Citgo Petroleum Corporation
J-60159
tbd
Citgo Petroleum Corporation
J-60317
CITGO TRANSGARD DEXRON®-VI
ConocoPhillips
J-60004
ConocoPhillips Company DEXRON®-VI ATF
ConocoPhilips
J-60004
Kendall Motor Oil Company DEXRON®-VI ATF
ExxonMobil Corporation
J-60002
ExxonMobil IMP 6544
ExxonMobil Corporation
J-60002
Mobil DEXRON®-VI ATF
Fuchs Petrolub AG
J-60310
TITAN ATF 6000 SL
GMSPO
J-60301
GM Vehicle Care DEXRON®-VI ATF
GMSPO
J-60301
AC/Delco DEXRON®-VI ATF
Gulf Oil International
J-60304
Gulf DEXRON®-VI ATF
Gulf Oil International
J-60311
Gulf DEXRON®-VI ATF
Hicks Oil Inc.
J-60326
Formula 500
Idemitsu Lubricants America Corporation
J-60332
tbd
Isuzu Motors America, Inc.
J-60333
Isuzu Automatic Transmission Fluid DEXRON®-VI
Kuwait Petroleum
J-60314
Q8 Auto D VI
Lubricating Specialties Company
J-60322
Unitran DEXRON®-VI
Mainlube Superior Maintenance Lubricants
J-60334
Mainlube 161
Morris Lubricants
J-60324
Morris Liquimatic DS J-60324
Northland Products
J-60316
Northland DEXRON®-VI ATF
PDVSA Deltaven S.A.
J-60315
TRANSFLUIDO SINTEICO DVI
Penrite Oil Company Pty Limited
J-60302
Penrite ATF DX-VI
Penrite Oil Company Pty Limited
J-60312
Penrite ATF DX-VI
Petro-Canada Lubricants
J-60001
Petro-Canada DEXRON®-VI ATF
Pinnacle Oil, Inc.
J-60321
National DEXRON®-VI ATF
Pinnacle Oil, Inc.
J-60321
Marathon DEXRON®-VI ATF
Pinnacle Resources, Inc.
J-60320
Multipurpose DEXRON®-VI ATF
Raloy Lubricantes
J-60335
tbd
Ravensberger Schmierstoffvertrieb GmbH
J-60331
RAVENOL DEXRON®-VI
Schaeffer Manufacturing Company
J-60325
Schaeffer DEXRON®-VI ATF
Shell Lubricants
J-60307
A/C Delco DEXRON®-VI ATF
Shell Lubricants
J-60307
Quaker State ATF DEXRON®-VI
Shell Lubricants
J-60307
Pennzoil DEXRON®-VI
Shell Lubricants
J-60154
A/C Delco DEXRON®-VI ATF
Shell Lubricants
J-60154
Quaker State ATF DEXRON®-VI
Shell Lubricants
J-60154
Pennzoil DEXRON®-VI
Sinopec Oil
J-60006
XunDong ATF VI
SK Corporation
J-60003
ZIC DEXRON®-VI
Smitty's Supply
J-60153
Super S
Smitty's Supply
J-60153
Sure Guard
S Oil
J-60007
tbd
Superior Lubricants
J-60328
Tuxton DEXRON®-VI ATF
SYNECO SpA
J-60338
tbd
Tianjin Idemitsu Lube Co. Ltd.
J-60337
tbd
Total Lubrifiants
J-60330
tbd
Universal Lubricants
J-60157
Universal DEXRON®-VI
Valvoline
J-60151
Valvoline ATF DEXRON®-VI
Valvoline
J-60319
Valvoline ATF DEXRON®-VI
Valvoline (Australia) Pty Limited
J-60313
Valvoline ATF DEXRON®-VI
Warren Oil Company
J-60318
COASTAL DEXRON®-VI
Warren Oil Company
J-60318
WARREN DEXRON®-VI
Warren Oil Company
J-60318
LUBRIGUARD DEXRON®-VI
Warren Oil Company
J-60318
SERVICE PRO DEXRON®-VI


interesting read, not sure if this was ever published here on this site...Petro-Canada was
granted the first DEXRON®-VI ATF license number, second was exxonmobil

 

[Whitewolf]

Pretty good, may I ask where this list resides?


Originally Posted By: lucerne06
DEXRON®-VI Service Fill Approved Fluids
Company
License Number
Trade Name
Advanced Lubrication Specialties
J-60155
Advantage DEXRON®-VI
Allegheny Petroleum
J-60152
Altra DEXRON®-VI Transmission Fluid
Amalie Oil Company
J-60156
Amalie DEXRON®-VI Synthetic ATF
Amalie Oil Company
J-60156
Wolf's Head DEXRON®-VI Synthetic ATF
Amalie Oil Company
J-60156
Xcel DEXRON®-VI Synthetic ATF
American Agip Co. Inc.
J-60306
Agip DEXRON®-VI ATF
BP Lubricants USA, Inc.
J-60309
Castrol DEXRON®-VI ATF
Cam2 International
J-60158
tbd
CAM2 Oil Products
J-60327
CAM2 Synthetic ATF DEXRON®-VI
CAM2 Oil Products
J-60329
CAM2 Synthetic ATF DEXRON®-VI
Carquest
J-60323
Carquest DEXRON®-VI Full Synthetic ATF
Chevron Corporation
J-60005
Chevron ATF DEXRON®-VI
Chevron Corporation
J-60005
Havoline ATF DEXRON®-VI
Chevron Products Company
J-60308
Chevron ATF DEXRON®-VI
Chevron Products Company
J-60308
Havoline ATF DEXRON®-VI
Chevron Products Company
J-60336
Chevron ATF DEXRON®-VI
Chevron Products Company
J-60336
Havoline ATF DEXRON®-VI
Citgo Petroleum Corporation
J-60159
tbd
Citgo Petroleum Corporation
J-60317
CITGO TRANSGARD DEXRON®-VI
ConocoPhillips
J-60004
ConocoPhillips Company DEXRON®-VI ATF
ConocoPhilips
J-60004
Kendall Motor Oil Company DEXRON®-VI ATF
ExxonMobil Corporation
J-60002
ExxonMobil IMP 6544
ExxonMobil Corporation
J-60002
Mobil DEXRON®-VI ATF
Fuchs Petrolub AG
J-60310
TITAN ATF 6000 SL
GMSPO
J-60301
GM Vehicle Care DEXRON®-VI ATF
GMSPO
J-60301
AC/Delco DEXRON®-VI ATF
Gulf Oil International
J-60304
Gulf DEXRON®-VI ATF
Gulf Oil International
J-60311
Gulf DEXRON®-VI ATF
Hicks Oil Inc.
J-60326
Formula 500
Idemitsu Lubricants America Corporation
J-60332
tbd
Isuzu Motors America, Inc.
J-60333
Isuzu Automatic Transmission Fluid DEXRON®-VI
Kuwait Petroleum
J-60314
Q8 Auto D VI
Lubricating Specialties Company
J-60322
Unitran DEXRON®-VI
Mainlube Superior Maintenance Lubricants
J-60334
Mainlube 161
Morris Lubricants
J-60324
Morris Liquimatic DS J-60324
Northland Products
J-60316
Northland DEXRON®-VI ATF
PDVSA Deltaven S.A.
J-60315
TRANSFLUIDO SINTEICO DVI
Penrite Oil Company Pty Limited
J-60302
Penrite ATF DX-VI
Penrite Oil Company Pty Limited
J-60312
Penrite ATF DX-VI
Petro-Canada Lubricants
J-60001
Petro-Canada DEXRON®-VI ATF
Pinnacle Oil, Inc.
J-60321
National DEXRON®-VI ATF
Pinnacle Oil, Inc.
J-60321
Marathon DEXRON®-VI ATF
Pinnacle Resources, Inc.
J-60320
Multipurpose DEXRON®-VI ATF
Raloy Lubricantes
J-60335
tbd
Ravensberger Schmierstoffvertrieb GmbH
J-60331
RAVENOL DEXRON®-VI
Schaeffer Manufacturing Company
J-60325
Schaeffer DEXRON®-VI ATF
Shell Lubricants
J-60307
A/C Delco DEXRON®-VI ATF
Shell Lubricants
J-60307
Quaker State ATF DEXRON®-VI
Shell Lubricants
J-60307
Pennzoil DEXRON®-VI
Shell Lubricants
J-60154
A/C Delco DEXRON®-VI ATF
Shell Lubricants
J-60154
Quaker State ATF DEXRON®-VI
Shell Lubricants
J-60154
Pennzoil DEXRON®-VI
Sinopec Oil
J-60006
XunDong ATF VI
SK Corporation
J-60003
ZIC DEXRON®-VI
Smitty's Supply
J-60153
Super S
Smitty's Supply
J-60153
Sure Guard
S Oil
J-60007
tbd
Superior Lubricants
J-60328
Tuxton DEXRON®-VI ATF
SYNECO SpA
J-60338
tbd
Tianjin Idemitsu Lube Co. Ltd.
J-60337
tbd
Total Lubrifiants
J-60330
tbd
Universal Lubricants
J-60157
Universal DEXRON®-VI
Valvoline
J-60151
Valvoline ATF DEXRON®-VI
Valvoline
J-60319
Valvoline ATF DEXRON®-VI
Valvoline (Australia) Pty Limited
J-60313
Valvoline ATF DEXRON®-VI
Warren Oil Company
J-60318
COASTAL DEXRON®-VI
Warren Oil Company
J-60318
WARREN DEXRON®-VI
Warren Oil Company
J-60318
LUBRIGUARD DEXRON®-VI
Warren Oil Company
J-60318
SERVICE PRO DEXRON®-VI


interesting read, not sure if this was ever published here on this site...Petro-Canada was
granted the first DEXRON®-VI ATF license number, second was exxonmobil

 

[Whitewolf]

For what it's worth, I advise you to use an OEM tested and approved qualified fluid rather than some product that makes claims but has no licensed or OEM qualified approvals. Therefore, the best fluid to use in your Lucerne is a genuine DEXRON(R)-VI. and I don't mean one of the so called 'Multi purpose fluids' that claim "meets DEXRON(R)-VI requirements" but I mean a genuine D-VI that carries on its package a valid license # which should appear as J-XXXXX. If it doesn't carry that sort of number, it's not a licensed and valid product and therefore, in my opinion, you should not purchase it.

Originally Posted By: lucerne06
4 years old with 26,000. time for a drain and refill..anything else??? thanks

 

[lucerne06]

http://www.imakenews.com/lubritec/e_article001628035.cfm?x=b11,0,w


here is one of the more updated sites I found that lists the licensed dexron VI products.This is the latest list updated through December 14, 2009

The previous list included all DEXRON®-VI Service Fill Approved Fluids. The new list separates them into Original Formulators, Reblenders and Rebranders

tAKE A PEAK. IT'S QUITE INTERESTING...AND WHAT EXACTLY DO THEY MEAN BY ORIGINAL, REBLENDERS AND REBRANDERS????

www.imakenews.com/lubritec/e_article001628035.cfm?x=b11,0,w

 

[lucerne06]

LOOKS LIKE I FOUND THE ANSWER TO MY OWN QUESTION....Original formulators make fluids using formulas that they develop themselves or in cooperation with additive companies. Reblenders produce fluids using formulas for which others have obtained approval. Rebranders typically repackage fluid that others blend.

 

[Whitewolf]

Originally Posted By: lucerne06
http://www.imakenews.com/lubritec/e_article001628035.cfm?x=b11,0,w


here is one of the more updated sites I found that lists the licensed dexron VI products.This is the latest list updated through December 14, 2009

The previous list included all DEXRON®-VI Service Fill Approved Fluids. The new list separates them into Original Formulators, Reblenders and Rebranders

tAKE A PEAK. IT'S QUITE INTERESTING...AND WHAT EXACTLY DO THEY MEAN BY ORIGINAL, REBLENDERS AND REBRANDERS????

www.imakenews.com/lubritec/e_article001628035.cfm?x=b11,0,w


An original approval is granted when a new formulation has passed the full range of test and qualification requirements.

A reblend approval is granted to a company that wants to blend a fluid that is an EXACT copy of an original in EVERY respect. A reblend still has to be tested and approved but the testing, whilst stringent, is less than the requirement for the original blend.

A rebrand is when a company just wants to purchase fluid from an original or reblend licence holder and simply repackage it. These are not subject to testing other than various analysis requirements used in order to verify that to fluid is genuine.

In all cases the original licence holder is legally liable for any infringement.