Vavoline Maxlife ATF or Castrol ATF+4?

[flinter]

Hi,
This weekend I will be doing the transmission fluid exchange on my 2006 Elantra. Im debating between using either of these two
ATF's. Today, I confirmed both with Hyundai and Vavoline and
Castrol that these fluids are indeed 100% compatible with SPIII.

I have 29,000 miles on my Elantra.

Since these two ATF's claim to be both full synthetic, is one
really better than the other?

Thanks!

 

[crazyoildude]

Is it still under the warrantee? Why not use the atf from the dealer
That is what i did with my Mercury Grand Marquis while it was still under warrantee i went to the dealer and got a case of motorcraft mercon 5 and used my electric pump and pumped some out then drove it for a mile or two then did it again two more times that was at 25,000 miles it now has 40,000 and not under warrantee so now i will go to the dealer and buy motorcraft oil and filter and do the pan drop..
I did not want to do that before because if i had a problem with the transmission they might have used that as an excuse

 

[flinter]

It does not matter! I confirmed with Hyundai Consumer Affairs
that Vavoline Maxife and Castrol ATF+4 are approved by Hyundai
and WILL NOT void the warranty.

 

[Herz]

Both oils are great.

I have had great luck with the valvoline synthetic automatic fluids. That is what I would suggest.

 

[mrichards]

Why change the ATF? Does Hyundai reccomend that you change it at 30,000 miles? My dodge reccomends that you change it at like 50,000 miles. Anyways I would buy whatever is cheaper if they are both approved by hyundai. Personally I would use Amsoil but thats just me.

 

[zrxkawboy]

I would use the ATF+4, but either should work fine.

 

[hate2work]

Originally Posted By: mrichards
Personally I would use Amsoil but thats just me.


I would also use Amsoil, but for whatever reason, some people do not see the benefit of paying more for a superior AT fluid

 

[semaj281]

Originally Posted By: zrxkawboy
I would use the ATF+4, but either should work fine.

I second that.

 

[crazyoildude]

i know thats what they say but!

Sometimes its better not to take any chances i always took my new car in for dealer service within warrantee time and i own my own shop!
I am very close to an Attorney that was also a judge that used to hear lemon law cases and sometimes the car companies try to get out of paying..

 

[postjeeprcr]

Originally Posted By: flinter
Hi,
This weekend I will be doing the transmission fluid exchange on my 2006 Elantra. Im debating between using either of these two
ATF's. Today, I confirmed both with Hyundai and Vavoline and
Castrol that these fluids are indeed 100% compatible with SPIII.

I have 29,000 miles on my Elantra.

Since these two ATF's claim to be both full synthetic, is one
really better than the other?

Thanks!


I would use ATF+4. Where did you see the maxlife claim it is synthetic? I have never seen that but would be interested in looking at it.

 

[unDummy]

Coin toss. ATF+4 is what I would use. Availability in multiple and store brands is excellent. Price is reasonable.

 

[nfs480]

Originally Posted By: postjeeprcr
Originally Posted By: flinter
Hi,
This weekend I will be doing the transmission fluid exchange on my 2006 Elantra. Im debating between using either of these two
ATF's. Today, I confirmed both with Hyundai and Vavoline and
Castrol that these fluids are indeed 100% compatible with SPIII.

I have 29,000 miles on my Elantra.

Since these two ATF's claim to be both full synthetic, is one
really better than the other?

Thanks!


I would use ATF+4. Where did you see the maxlife claim it is synthetic? I have never seen that but would be interested in looking at it.


It says it on the back of the bottle, not sure why they don't make a bigger deal out of it though. I work for Ashland and have been told by those higher up in the company that the maxlife atf is a full synthetic ATF.

 

[nfs480]

http://www.valvoline.com/faqs/system-fluids/automatic-transmission-fluid/100

Go to that link and look at #3.

 

[Kaboomba]

Valvoline Maxlife ATF has me interested as a drain+fill candidate to use with the Schaeffer 204SAT that I currently use.

What's a good drill-powered pump to use for pumping the tranny fluid out, and where can I get one?