I'm starting to look ahead for the spring.
I'm needing to do the fluids on 3 cars.
3 cars in question are
2005 G35 AWD, Need Matic-J for the ATF, and Matic D for the T-case
98 maxima wants matic D for ATF
03 Lancer wants SP-III
Reading people's postings most people prefer Maxlife for SP-III. Matic- D is just normal Dextron, so anything should work. Now Matic J requirement has moved up to Matic S per dealership. Nothing is compatible with Matic S but everything is Matic-J
The maxima has no-name brand ATF in it, no issues period. The Lancer slips once in a while, at 77k now its on its 2nd drain and fill with OEM fluids. My G35, no issues but i dont like the way its shifting, but its not a problem. A local performance ship uses amsoil and recommends it to me. So it all comes down to pricing and track records.
I can get Castrol Import ATF which has all 3 types of fluids and is a good solid name for $4.50 a qt. I dont hear too much about this fluid tho. Most on here support Maxlife and amsoil. Maxlife seems to be at $6.50, Amsoil seems to be at $11 locally and Redline D4 is $11 via amazon.
I stick to my 20-30k fluids interval, so some can say its a waste if i get high end fluids. Somewhat like using 3k OCI on amsoil.
I'm needing to do the fluids on 3 cars.
3 cars in question are
2005 G35 AWD, Need Matic-J for the ATF, and Matic D for the T-case
98 maxima wants matic D for ATF
03 Lancer wants SP-III
Reading people's postings most people prefer Maxlife for SP-III. Matic- D is just normal Dextron, so anything should work. Now Matic J requirement has moved up to Matic S per dealership. Nothing is compatible with Matic S but everything is Matic-J
The maxima has no-name brand ATF in it, no issues period. The Lancer slips once in a while, at 77k now its on its 2nd drain and fill with OEM fluids. My G35, no issues but i dont like the way its shifting, but its not a problem. A local performance ship uses amsoil and recommends it to me. So it all comes down to pricing and track records.
I can get Castrol Import ATF which has all 3 types of fluids and is a good solid name for $4.50 a qt. I dont hear too much about this fluid tho. Most on here support Maxlife and amsoil. Maxlife seems to be at $6.50, Amsoil seems to be at $11 locally and Redline D4 is $11 via amazon.
I stick to my 20-30k fluids interval, so some can say its a waste if i get high end fluids. Somewhat like using 3k OCI on amsoil.
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