Dexron 3 in manual gearbox

 · Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Posts: Transmission Fluid - Dexron IIE or Dexron III. Well after a KM road trip, I parked my MH and 2 days later I noticed a small puddle of what appears to be Transmission Fluid on the ashphalt under the MH. During my road trip I did NOT notice or seem to have any troubles with the transmission, ect.  · Dexron III ATF for w manual transmission. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 8 of 8 Posts. I. ijiwaru · Registered. w D Joined · User Interaction Count: 7. From the mids, nearly all BMW manual transmissions, except 6-speed M models, use a Dexron III ATF oil, indicated by an "ATF" label on the transmission. You can find a Dexron III spec almost anywhere but we are impressed with the performance of Red Line ATF D4 in manual transmissions.

General Motors (GM) produced the Dexron line of automatic transmission fluids beginning in the s. GM improved upon the original lubricant and upgraded through multiple stages including Dexron II and Dexron III. Dexron III (H) and Dexron III/Saturn are upgrades to Dexron III fluids, and Dexron VI became the official replacement to Dexron III. Okay, so Dex 4 does not exist, but D4 is a replacement for Dex II and Dex III, which is the fluid called for in the manual transmission of the 3 Series cars -- and others but we only care about the 3s here. D4 is ATF, and ATF is the specified manual transmission fluid for the 3 Series. That's the bottom line. From a user perspective: I have Dexron III in my Borg Warner T5 manual gearbox fitted to a litre V6 with , Klms (about , miles) and have had no problems to date. It is changed every 50, klms. The change to ATF came on the advice from Borg Warner Australia who confimed the suitability.

Nov 9, Most importantly, check your vehicle's owner's manual as it will make sure compatibility. Overall this Castrol TRANSMAX transmission fluid will. Suitable for passenger cars and commercial automatic transmissions, for use in applications like power steering systems, hydraulics and some manual. III (K) fluid specification (GM Spec GMW) as a fluid to support older GM manual transmissions.