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Some of you may remember I had a thread recently about using MaxLife in a DW-1 application (my Pilot). So I did a D&F last week and poured in 4 qts of MaxLife since 4 qts of DW-1 came out. I had a heck of a time getting a proper reading on the dipstick for the next few days. Followed all the steps in the manual: fully warmed up, run through the gears, level ground, check dipstick b/w 60-90 sec after shutting off engine. I finally got a reading that showed the level at the 2nd dot (H) mark. I said cool and moved on. Drove the car around town and the shifts were fine.
I went on a 200 mile trip this weekend and noticed the tranny shifting oddly about 50 miles in -- when everything was fully hot. At times, when going around curves or passing someone, the tranny felt like it was slipping. I knew something was wrong since the shifts were always butter smooth with DW-1.
Today, I pulled the dipstick after a 10 mile trip running errands and the level was now above the H mark. I used a food syringe and length of aquarium tubing from Walmart and took out 300 mL of ATF via the dipstick tube. Went for a drive and now the level reads a little below the H mark. Got to wait until another long drive to see if the slipping returns.
It's strange that the tranny was overfilled with MaxLife even though I added the exact amount that came out -- supposedly the most foolproof way to do a D&F. And yes, the level was good before I did the D&F.
Does ML expand differently than DW-1? I'm not an ATF expert but ML does have a different viscosity than DW-1; not-to-mention ML is a full syn ATF, unlike DW-1.
I went on a 200 mile trip this weekend and noticed the tranny shifting oddly about 50 miles in -- when everything was fully hot. At times, when going around curves or passing someone, the tranny felt like it was slipping. I knew something was wrong since the shifts were always butter smooth with DW-1.
Today, I pulled the dipstick after a 10 mile trip running errands and the level was now above the H mark. I used a food syringe and length of aquarium tubing from Walmart and took out 300 mL of ATF via the dipstick tube. Went for a drive and now the level reads a little below the H mark. Got to wait until another long drive to see if the slipping returns.
It's strange that the tranny was overfilled with MaxLife even though I added the exact amount that came out -- supposedly the most foolproof way to do a D&F. And yes, the level was good before I did the D&F.
Does ML expand differently than DW-1? I'm not an ATF expert but ML does have a different viscosity than DW-1; not-to-mention ML is a full syn ATF, unlike DW-1.
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