Minnesota Eric
Well-Known Member
Dang, I got pulled over by the spellin' police and given a spellin' B ticket. LOL
That all said, the take away from this is that Dexron III IS a suitable replacement for Dexron II and WILL NOT screw up my S-700 International transmission.
Meanwhile, Coaldust, who sounds like he was once in the business back in the day, shared the same concerns that I've been hearing: post Dexron II flavors of Dexron are not recommended as a replacement for heavy transmissions designed to be used with Dexron II. Coaldust is suggesting a Castrol Multi-Vehicle tranny fluid and in the past I've looked into that but I wasn't able to confirm how well that would work in my transmission (it might work great, but I haven't been able to confirm that). Coaldust also went on to suggest a Mercon V compatible with Dexron II further sharing Allison TES-295 as an option.
A quick internet search informed me that Allison TES-295 is a synthetic and the equivalent mineral oil is TES 389 but I need to look more into it.
This link here explains why I'm asking out on this forum for an informed suggestion, as ATF fluid designations over the years has become an utter mess. https://www.cartechbooks.com/blogs/techtips/autotransfluid
That all said, the take away from this is that Dexron III IS a suitable replacement for Dexron II and WILL NOT screw up my S-700 International transmission.
Meanwhile, Coaldust, who sounds like he was once in the business back in the day, shared the same concerns that I've been hearing: post Dexron II flavors of Dexron are not recommended as a replacement for heavy transmissions designed to be used with Dexron II. Coaldust is suggesting a Castrol Multi-Vehicle tranny fluid and in the past I've looked into that but I wasn't able to confirm how well that would work in my transmission (it might work great, but I haven't been able to confirm that). Coaldust also went on to suggest a Mercon V compatible with Dexron II further sharing Allison TES-295 as an option.
A quick internet search informed me that Allison TES-295 is a synthetic and the equivalent mineral oil is TES 389 but I need to look more into it.
This link here explains why I'm asking out on this forum for an informed suggestion, as ATF fluid designations over the years has become an utter mess. https://www.cartechbooks.com/blogs/techtips/autotransfluid