Originally posted by Bradness:
Originally posted by todras:
Rod shift and ALL MTX's back to '95 DO NOT have ATF
spec lubes!!!!




Funny, but I guess you interpret Mercon as manual gearbox lube. Even though the manual clearly describes it as "ATF"!

Let me say it again. I've been using ATF (mineral & sythetic)as specified for 10 yrs. I've had the trans apart and there is no detrimental wear apparent.



Brad,

FYI, Todd is referring to the fact that the manual has been superceded by TSB 00-1-9.

However, interpretations of this TSB differ, as I noted in my post, above.

If your MTX-75 was built after 1 Jan 2000, your spec has indeed, without a doubt, changed to the XT-M5-QS spec ("Honey").

This same spec is "compatible" with earlier MTX-75s and fluids, and "recommended" by Ford for these units, for topping off or refilling.

Todd, Terry Haines, and others point to the fluid supplier's cross-reference diagram--which makes no "early" or "late" distinction, and only lists the "Honey"--and contend that it is a "spec."

Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998