Comparison on Transmisson Fluids
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Comparison on Transmisson Fluids
Hi,
I've been reading all those threads about Mercon/MerconV/DexronIII so I went to Autoparts decided to buy Mercon (the old style) and to my surprise there is a variety of brands and basically they all say you can use their juice with pre-2005 Ford. So I decided to investigate and understand the fine print.. the result.. I don't know... but what I found is quite interesting...
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>FormulaShell Multi-Vehicle Automatic Transmission Fluid</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>FormulaShell Mercon V</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>FormulaShell Automatic Transmission Fluid</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Conoco Mercon V ATF</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Conoco VeraTrans ATF</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Mobil 1 Synthetic ATF</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Mobil Muti-Vehicle ATF</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Chevron Multi-vehicle - ATF</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Chevron Automatic Transmission Fluid MD-3</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Havoline Automatic Transmisson Fluid MD-3</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Chevron Multi-vehicle - ATF (document in Russian)</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Quaker State Multi-vehicle - ATF </B></TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT>Colour</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT>Viscosity Index</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="185" SDNUM="4105;">185</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="195" SDNUM="4105;">195</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="174" SDNUM="4105;">174</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="205" SDNUM="4105;">205</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="208" SDNUM="4105;">208</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="199" SDNUM="4105;">199</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="193" SDNUM="4105;">193</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="210" SDNUM="4105;">210</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="166" SDNUM="4105;">166</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="166" SDNUM="4105;">166</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="194" SDNUM="4105;">194</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="204" SDNUM="4105;">204</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT>Viscosity:</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT> -cSt @ 40°C</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="35" SDNUM="4105;">35</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="40" SDNUM="4105;">40</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="35" SDNUM="4105;">35</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="33.2" SDNUM="4105;">33.2</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="35" SDNUM="4105;">35</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="34" SDNUM="4105;">34</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="34.1" SDNUM="4105;">34.1</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="37.6" SDNUM="4105;">37.6</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="33.6" SDNUM="4105;">33.6</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="33.6" SDNUM="4105;">33.6</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="40" SDNUM="4105;">40</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="33.82" SDNUM="4105;">33.82</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT> -cSt @100°C</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="7.4" SDNUM="4105;">7.4</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="8.4" SDNUM="4105;">8.4</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="7.2" SDNUM="4105;">7.2</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="7.5" SDNUM="4105;">7.5</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="7.9" SDNUM="4105;">7.9</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="7.6" SDNUM="4105;">7.6</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="7.42" SDNUM="4105;">7.42</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="8.4" SDNUM="4105;">8.4</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="6.8" SDNUM="4105;">6.8</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="6.8" SDNUM="4105;">6.8</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="8.4" SDNUM="4105;">8.4</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="7.6" SDNUM="4105;">7.6</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT>Brookfield Viscosity -cP @ -40°C</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="11000" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">11,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="11500" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">11,500</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="18730" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">18,730</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="10000" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">10,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="8600" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">8,600</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="5190" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">5,190</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="9260" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">9,260</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="12100" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">12,100</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="18500" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">18,500</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="18500" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">18,500</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="11500" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">11,500</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="10200" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">10,200</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT>Flash Point, °C</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="190" SDNUM="4105;">190</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="190" SDNUM="4105;">190</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="220" SDNUM="4105;">220</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="196" SDNUM="4105;">196</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="202" SDNUM="4105;">202</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="236" SDNUM="4105;">236</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="180" SDNUM="4105;">180</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="180" SDNUM="4105;">180</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="210" SDNUM="4105;">210</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="210" SDNUM="4105;">210</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="196" SDNUM="4105;">196</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="184" SDNUM="4105;">184</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT>Pour Point, °C</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-45" SDNUM="4105;">-45</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-42" SDNUM="4105;">-42</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-45" SDNUM="4105;">-45</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-48" SDNUM="4105;">-48</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-45" SDNUM="4105;">-45</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-54" SDNUM="4105;">-54</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>?</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-45" SDNUM="4105;">-45</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-48" SDNUM="4105;">-48</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-48" SDNUM="4105;">-48</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-45" SDNUM="4105;">-45</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-48" SDNUM="4105;">-48</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT>Link:</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://www.shell.ca/static/ca-en/downloads/shell_for_businesses/oils_lubricants/handbook_auto.pdf">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://www.shell.ca/static/ca-en/downloads/shell_for_businesses/oils_lubricants/handbook_auto.pdf">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://www.shell.ca/static/ca-en/downloads/shell_for_businesses/oils_lubricants/handbook_auto.pdf">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://tds.econocophillips.com/catalogs/Conoco/Power Transmission Fluids/Con MERCON V ATF TDS Web.pdf">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://tds.econocophillips.com/catalogs/Conoco/Power Transmission Fluids/Con VersaTrans ATF TDS Web.pdf">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT> <A HREF="http://www.imperialoil.ca/Canada-English/Files/Products_Lubes/IOCAENPVLMOMobil_1_Synthetic_ATF.pdf">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://www.mobil.com/USA-ENGLISH/Lubes/PDS/NAUSENPVLMOMobil_Multi-vehicle_ATF.asp">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="https://www.cbest.chevron.com/pdsRedirect.htm?region=NA&txtPDSNumber=Chevron Multi-Vehicle ATF &lbCompany=&directPDSLink=true&isLogin Page=true&lbLanguage=E">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="https://www.cbest.chevron.com/msdsServer/controller?module=com.chevron.lubes.msds.bus.BusPD SList&region=NA&txtPDSNumber=MD-3&lbCompany=&directPDSLink=true&isLogi nPage=true&lbLanguage=E&isLoginPage=true&a mp;Token=PDSHOME&searchScreen=Y">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="https://www.cbest.chevron.com/msdsServer/controller?module=com.chevron.lubes.msds.bus.BusPD SList&region=NA&txtPDSNumber=MD-3&lbCompany=&directPDSLink=true&isLogi nPage=true&lbLanguage=E&isLoginPage=true&a mp;Token=PDSHOME&searchScreen=Y">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://petrolube.ru/custom/pdf/ATF/Chevron Multi-Vehicle ATF.pdf">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://www.quakerstate.com/pds/TDS MultiVehicleAutomaticTransmissionFluid.pdf">Link</A></TD>
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If you have any other brand that you want me to include shoot me a Private Message...
So this is not to convince people one way or another but to show apples to apples from the scientific point of view.
I've been reading all those threads about Mercon/MerconV/DexronIII so I went to Autoparts decided to buy Mercon (the old style) and to my surprise there is a variety of brands and basically they all say you can use their juice with pre-2005 Ford. So I decided to investigate and understand the fine print.. the result.. I don't know... but what I found is quite interesting...
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>FormulaShell Multi-Vehicle Automatic Transmission Fluid</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>FormulaShell Mercon V</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>FormulaShell Automatic Transmission Fluid</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Conoco Mercon V ATF</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Conoco VeraTrans ATF</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Mobil 1 Synthetic ATF</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Mobil Muti-Vehicle ATF</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Chevron Multi-vehicle - ATF</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Chevron Automatic Transmission Fluid MD-3</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Havoline Automatic Transmisson Fluid MD-3</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Chevron Multi-vehicle - ATF (document in Russian)</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" WIDTH=93 ALIGN=LEFT><B>Quaker State Multi-vehicle - ATF </B></TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT>Colour</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>Red</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT>Viscosity Index</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="185" SDNUM="4105;">185</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="195" SDNUM="4105;">195</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="174" SDNUM="4105;">174</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="205" SDNUM="4105;">205</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="208" SDNUM="4105;">208</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="199" SDNUM="4105;">199</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="193" SDNUM="4105;">193</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="210" SDNUM="4105;">210</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="166" SDNUM="4105;">166</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="166" SDNUM="4105;">166</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="194" SDNUM="4105;">194</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="204" SDNUM="4105;">204</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT>Viscosity:</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><BR></TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT> -cSt @ 40°C</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="35" SDNUM="4105;">35</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="40" SDNUM="4105;">40</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="35" SDNUM="4105;">35</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="33.2" SDNUM="4105;">33.2</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="35" SDNUM="4105;">35</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="34" SDNUM="4105;">34</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="34.1" SDNUM="4105;">34.1</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="37.6" SDNUM="4105;">37.6</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="33.6" SDNUM="4105;">33.6</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="33.6" SDNUM="4105;">33.6</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="40" SDNUM="4105;">40</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="33.82" SDNUM="4105;">33.82</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT> -cSt @100°C</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="7.4" SDNUM="4105;">7.4</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="8.4" SDNUM="4105;">8.4</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="7.2" SDNUM="4105;">7.2</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="7.5" SDNUM="4105;">7.5</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="7.9" SDNUM="4105;">7.9</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="7.6" SDNUM="4105;">7.6</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="7.42" SDNUM="4105;">7.42</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="8.4" SDNUM="4105;">8.4</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="6.8" SDNUM="4105;">6.8</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="6.8" SDNUM="4105;">6.8</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="8.4" SDNUM="4105;">8.4</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="7.6" SDNUM="4105;">7.6</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT>Brookfield Viscosity -cP @ -40°C</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="11000" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">11,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="11500" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">11,500</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="18730" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">18,730</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="10000" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">10,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="8600" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">8,600</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="5190" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">5,190</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="9260" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">9,260</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="12100" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">12,100</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="18500" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">18,500</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="18500" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">18,500</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="11500" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">11,500</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="10200" SDNUM="4105;0;#,##0">10,200</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT>Flash Point, °C</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="190" SDNUM="4105;">190</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="190" SDNUM="4105;">190</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="220" SDNUM="4105;">220</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="196" SDNUM="4105;">196</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="202" SDNUM="4105;">202</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="236" SDNUM="4105;">236</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="180" SDNUM="4105;">180</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="180" SDNUM="4105;">180</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="210" SDNUM="4105;">210</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="210" SDNUM="4105;">210</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="196" SDNUM="4105;">196</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="184" SDNUM="4105;">184</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT>Pour Point, °C</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-45" SDNUM="4105;">-45</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-42" SDNUM="4105;">-42</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-45" SDNUM="4105;">-45</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-48" SDNUM="4105;">-48</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-45" SDNUM="4105;">-45</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-54" SDNUM="4105;">-54</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>?</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-45" SDNUM="4105;">-45</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-48" SDNUM="4105;">-48</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-48" SDNUM="4105;">-48</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-45" SDNUM="4105;">-45</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=RIGHT SDVAL="-48" SDNUM="4105;">-48</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" HEIGHT=19 ALIGN=LEFT>Link:</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://www.shell.ca/static/ca-en/downloads/shell_for_businesses/oils_lubricants/handbook_auto.pdf">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://www.shell.ca/static/ca-en/downloads/shell_for_businesses/oils_lubricants/handbook_auto.pdf">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://www.shell.ca/static/ca-en/downloads/shell_for_businesses/oils_lubricants/handbook_auto.pdf">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://tds.econocophillips.com/catalogs/Conoco/Power Transmission Fluids/Con MERCON V ATF TDS Web.pdf">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://tds.econocophillips.com/catalogs/Conoco/Power Transmission Fluids/Con VersaTrans ATF TDS Web.pdf">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT> <A HREF="http://www.imperialoil.ca/Canada-English/Files/Products_Lubes/IOCAENPVLMOMobil_1_Synthetic_ATF.pdf">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://www.mobil.com/USA-ENGLISH/Lubes/PDS/NAUSENPVLMOMobil_Multi-vehicle_ATF.asp">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="https://www.cbest.chevron.com/pdsRedirect.htm?region=NA&txtPDSNumber=Chevron Multi-Vehicle ATF &lbCompany=&directPDSLink=true&isLogin Page=true&lbLanguage=E">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="https://www.cbest.chevron.com/msdsServer/controller?module=com.chevron.lubes.msds.bus.BusPD SList&region=NA&txtPDSNumber=MD-3&lbCompany=&directPDSLink=true&isLogi nPage=true&lbLanguage=E&isLoginPage=true&a mp;Token=PDSHOME&searchScreen=Y">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="https://www.cbest.chevron.com/msdsServer/controller?module=com.chevron.lubes.msds.bus.BusPD SList&region=NA&txtPDSNumber=MD-3&lbCompany=&directPDSLink=true&isLogi nPage=true&lbLanguage=E&isLoginPage=true&a mp;Token=PDSHOME&searchScreen=Y">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://petrolube.ru/custom/pdf/ATF/Chevron Multi-Vehicle ATF.pdf">Link</A></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://www.quakerstate.com/pds/TDS MultiVehicleAutomaticTransmissionFluid.pdf">Link</A></TD>
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