During early 2005
General Motors released a newly developed automatic transmission fluid (ATF)
for the factory fill of all GM Powertrain stepped gear automatic transmissions.
The new fluid provides significantly improved performance in terms of friction
durability, viscosity stability, aeration and foam control and oxidation
resistance. In addition, the fluid has the potential to enable improved fuel
economy and extended drain intervals. Since the performance of the new fluid
far exceeded that of the DEXRON®-III service-fill fluids available
at the time it became necessary to upgrade the DEXRON® service-fill
specification in order to ensure that similar fluids were available in the
market for service situations. This
latest upgrade to the service- fill specification is designated DEXRON®-VI. Since General Motors introduced the first ATF
service-fill specification in 1949 it has been periodically necessary to
upgrade the specification. This upgrading process ensures that available
service fill fluids are of an appropriate quality for use in transmissions that
have been designed around the factory fill fluid performance. It should be
noted that, as with previous upgrades, DEXRON®-VI fluids are designed
to be backward compatible with earlier transmission hardware. More importantly,
earlier type fluids are not forward compatible with transmission hardware that
was designed to use DEXRON®-VI fluid, i.e. DEXRON®-III is
not compatible with the most recently designed transmissions, and the use of
these earlier type fluids could result in transmission damage. All current
calibrations and certification tests are now conducted with DEXRON®-VI ATF.
DEXRON®-III fluids should not be used for these applications where
the owners manual recommends the use of DEXRON®-VI.
GM does not license or support obsolete ATF specifications or the use of fluids
that are being marketed against cancelled specifications. All DEXRON®-III licenses expire at
the end of 2006 and will not be renewed. Beyond that date GM will only support
the use of DEXRON®-VI fluids for use in Hydra-Matic
transmissions. Fluids sold in the market after that date bearing claims such
as “suitable for use in DEXRON®-III applications” or similar wording
should be avoided. DEXRON®-VI licensed fluids are fully backward
compatible and can be used in all applications covered by earlier GM ATF
specifications. The use of unlicensed fluids and/or non GM
approved aftermarket additives may prove detrimental to transmission
performance and void warranty coverage. There is a
published list of GM-approved brands of DEXRON®-VI (see page two of this release). This list represents the companies who have
conducted the appropriate testing and received GM approval. Company name, license number, and brand name
are shown. This list will be updated on
a regular basis as more approved products are added. DEXRON®-VI Service Fill
Approved Fluids Company License
Number Trade
Name Advanced
Lubrication Specialties J-60155 Advantage
DEXRON®-VI Allegheny
Petroleum J-60152 Altra DEXRON®-VI Transmission Fluid Amalie
Oil Company J-60156 Amalie DEXRON®-VI Synthetic ATF Amalie
Oil Company J-60156 Wolf's
Head DEXRON®-VI Synthetic ATF Amalie
Oil Company J-60156 Xcel DEXRON®-VI Synthetic ATF American
Agip Co. Inc. J-60306
Agip
DEXRON®-VI ATF BP
Lubricants USA, Inc. J-60309
Castrol
DEXRON®-VI ATF Cam2
International J-60158 tbd CAM2
Oil Products J-60327 CAM2 Synthetic ATF DEXRON®-VI CAM2
Oil Products J-60329 CAM2 Synthetic ATF DEXRON®-VI Carquest J-60323 Carquest DEXRON®-VI Full Synthetic ATF Chevron
Corporation J-60005 Chevron
ATF DEXRON®-VI Chevron
Corporation J-60005 Havoline ATF DEXRON®-VI Chevron
Products Company J-60308
Chevron
ATF DEXRON®-VI Chevron
Products Company J-60308
Havoline ATF DEXRON®-VI Chevron
Products Company J-60336 Chevron
ATF DEXRON®-VI Chevron
Products Company J-60336
Havoline ATF DEXRON®-VI Citgo Petroleum Corporation J-60159 tbd Citgo Petroleum Corporation J-60317
CITGO
TRANSGARD DEXRON®-VI ConocoPhillips J-60004 ConocoPhillips
Company DEXRON®-VI ATF ConocoPhilips J-60004 Kendall
Motor Oil Company DEXRON®-VI ATF ExxonMobil
Corporation J-60002 ExxonMobil
IMP 6544 ExxonMobil
Corporation J-60002 Mobil
DEXRON®-VI ATF Fuchs Petrolub AG J-60310
TITAN
ATF 6000 SL GMSPO J-60301
GM
Vehicle Care DEXRON®-VI ATF GMSPO J-60301
AC/Delco
DEXRON®-VI ATF Gulf
Oil International J-60304
Gulf
DEXRON®-VI ATF Gulf
Oil International J-60311
Gulf
DEXRON®-VI ATF Hicks
Oil Inc. J-60326 Formula
500 Idemitsu Lubricants America Corporation J-60332 tbd Isuzu
Motors America, Inc. J-60333 Isuzu
Automatic Transmission Fluid DEXRON®-VI J-60314
Q8 Auto
D VI Lubricating
Specialties Company J-60322
Unitran DEXRON®-VI Mainlube Superior Maintenance Lubricants J-60334 Mainlube 161 Morris
Lubricants J-60324 Morris Liquimatic DS J-60324 Northland
Products J-60316
Northland
DEXRON®-VI ATF PDVSA Deltaven S.A. J-60315
TRANSFLUIDO
SINTEICO DVI Penrite Oil Company Pty Limited J-60302
Penrite ATF DX-VI Penrite Oil Company Pty Limited J-60312
Penrite ATF DX-VI Petro-Canada
Lubricants J-60001 Petro-Canada
DEXRON®-VI ATF Pinnacle
Oil, Inc. J-60321 National
DEXRON®-VI ATF Pinnacle
Oil, Inc. J-60321 Pinnacle
Resources, Inc. J-60320
Multipurpose
DEXRON®-VI ATF Raloy Lubricantes J-60335 tbd Ravensberger Schmierstoffvertrieb GmbH J-60331 RAVENOL
DEXRON®-VI Schaeffer
Manufacturing Company J-60325 Schaeffer
DEXRON®-VI ATF Shell
Lubricants J-60307
A/C Delco DEXRON®-VI ATF Shell
Lubricants J-60307
Quaker State ATF DEXRON®-VI Shell
Lubricants J-60307
Pennzoil
DEXRON®-VI Shell
Lubricants J-60154 A/C Delco DEXRON®-VI ATF Shell
Lubricants J-60154 Quaker State ATF DEXRON®-VI Shell
Lubricants J-60154 Pennzoil
DEXRON®-VI Sinopec
Oil J-60006 XunDong ATF VI SK
Corporation J-60003 ZIC
DEXRON®-VI Smitty's Supply J-60153 Super S Smitty's Supply J-60153 Sure
Guard S Oil J-60007 tbd Superior
Lubricants J-60328 Tuxton DEXRON®-VI ATF SYNECO SpA J-60338 tbd Tianjin
Idemitsu Lube Co. Ltd. J-60337 tbd Total Lubrifiants J-60330 tbd Universal
Lubricants J-60157 Universal
DEXRON®-VI Valvoline J-60151 Valvoline ATF DEXRON®-VI Valvoline J-60319 Valvoline ATF DEXRON®-VI Valvoline ( J-60313
Valvoline ATF DEXRON®-VI Warren
Oil Company J-60318 COASTAL
DEXRON®-VI Warren
Oil Company J-60318 Warren
Oil Company J-60318 LUBRIGUARD
DEXRON®-VI Warren
Oil Company J-60318 SERVICE
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