Brons2
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I'm not discounting what you're saying especially since you are an expert! Perhaps it's not that much of an issue as overall there is not that much product in there? For example in our CX-9, it holds 8.5 q or so and there's only 8 oz of the platinum in there.The main question is: How does ILI LubeGard know what friction modifiers are in your ATF and if the Friction modifiers in the Platinum are compatible with those in your ATF?
Maybe in my situation where I thought previously the transmission would be imminently needing a rebuild, it's ok to slip a little more. I don't know if that's what's happening but it's shifting way better so I'm loath to mess with it too much.I am glad it's working for you without issues.
Just as added info, too much FM can cause increased slippage which results in clutch pack and band heating, which is why I caution people using the Platinum or any other third-party FM additive.
That would be a good idea but I suspect adding fresh fluid affected the majority of the improvement.But nah probably not. I'll probably let it go 10K and do another drain and fill. Maybe I'll do a transmission fluid analysis, what lab gives you useful information on those? I assume that you'd want particle counts to see how much clutch material is floating around in the fluid.
before 11 model year they all had issues on the 2-1. all makes that used a 6 speed zf had reflash campaigns to make it less obviousI have had the 6R80 in two trucks since 2011 (2009 F150 and 2016 F150). I had such hard downshifts and clunking into 2nd gear on the 2009 I ended up getting a tune from 5Star tuning to help it out. The engine performance didn't change much, but the transmission tuning was lightyears better with the 5star tune. The 2016's factory tune is actually quite good and didn't need any help. I keep the fluid fresh in those transmissions and have added a bit of LG red over the years. Why did you go with LG platinum? I was under the impression Red was to be used with that age of LV based transmissions.
Years ago I used to lose lockup in my olds 2004R transmission every 30k or so. I would change the fluid and it would work again for another 30k several times repeating.That would be a good idea but I suspect adding fresh fluid did the majority of the improvement.