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Alright, I've posted this question before but still haven't gotten an aswer and I can't seem to find where the thread went. If I use MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC ATF to change the fluid on my '98 SVT's tranny, do I have to add the "friction modifier"?....and please don't direct me to the FAQ on this topic...I've read it a thousand times and it's not very clear on this. And if I do need to add the friction modifier thingy, where do i purchase it? Thanks for the space...
-EROD
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As for question 1, the answer is yes. As for question 2, you get if from the dealer. 
Phillip Jackson
`98 Mystique LS
262K+ and counting...
ATX rebuilt @ 151K
"This storm has broken me, my only friend!" RIP Dime
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Originally posted by EROD:
Alright, I've posted this question before but still haven't gotten an aswer and I can't seem to find where the thread went. ....
-EROD
Click on your user ID to the left, then 'show all user's posts' to find your old threads. Big Jim's answer seems fairly comprehensive IMO: Your prior thread and, like the post above, provides a direct answer to your specific question (which the FAQ , I agree, does not).
98 Mystique LS v6 atx 163,000km
97 Contour LX v6 atx 163,000km
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I switched to Mobil 1 ATF at around 34K. I didn't add friction modifier because I couldn't find it. I did find it a year later and had the fluid drained and refilled -- this time with the friction modifier added. This was at 58K.
I found I liked the feel of the shifting better without the modifier, so I changed back to straight Mobil 1 ATF at 67K. I've been driving it like that (no more fluid changes) and now have over 150K. No ill effects due to not using the modifier as far as I can tell.
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