Date:         Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:01:37 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Keller <kelphoto@TELUS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Keller <kelphoto@TELUS.NET>
Subject:      Mobil Delvac ATF or Brand of Dexron Automatic Trans oil best
              suited for Vanagons
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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Hi Dennis,

I know you may have gotten the anwser by now but I thought I'd send this
along.
http://www.mobil.com/USA-English/Lubes/PDS/GLXXENCVLMOMobil_Delvac_Synthetic_ATF.asp

The reason I'm here is that I have recently replace the xsmn oil in the
Carat, with Pennzoil  DEXRON III/ MERCON.  I notice a mushy 3000 to 3250
ish RPM range and have lower overall highway milage. To boot the van is
parked on a 7 degree grade, and before on cold start up I noted that the
xsmn needed a few secs in gear or idle before there was power xxsmn to
the wheels.  NOW this happens more regularly and on no slopes to.  I
reliaze the issue is basically with the drain hole in the torque
converter, but with the new oil all the issues seem more pronouced.  As
the Manual says DEX or DEX II, I wonder if  DEX III is less viscous, as
my sypmtoms seem to indicate  and if so, how to go about getting a
closer to original designed oil.

Mark Keller
91 Carat