77 Lubricants ATF DX III

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Semi-synthetic Dexron III-level fluid for automatic gearboxes and power steering, meeting GM Dexron III-F/G/H, Ford MERCON and Toyota T-IV.

Classification
Product line 77 Lubricants ATF 18 oils
Base oil semi-synthetic
Intended use gear and transmission
JASO class
Approvals
Meets the requirements of What an approval means
Other designations Renault DPO, Renault AL4
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 32.5 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 7.3 mm²/s
Viscosity index 200
Pour point -51 °C
Flash point 201 °C
Density 845 kg/m³

The car maker has not officially approved the entries in the “Meets the requirements of” row.

Description

77 Lubricants ATF DX III is a semi-synthetic Dexron III-level fluid from the ATF line for automatic gearboxes, torque converters and power steering systems.

The fluid is rated JASO 1A. It holds no official approvals but meets the requirements of GM Dexron III-F/G/H and GM 1940700, Ford MERCON, Allison C-4, Aisin Warner JWS 3309, Toyota ATF D-III and T-IV, Nissan Matic Fluid C/D/J/K, Hyundai/Kia SP-III, Mitsubishi Diaqueen SP-III, Mazda ATF M-III, BMW ETL-7045E, VW G 052 025 A2 and VW G 052 990, Renault DPO/AL4, Volvo 97325 and Volvo CE 97340, and ZF TE-ML 05L, 09 and 21L.

Typical figures: 7.3 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 200, pour point -51 °C.

Application

Conventional automatic gearboxes, torque converters and power steering systems in cars, vans and commercial vehicles of European, Asian and American makes.

Worth knowing

On the first page of the data sheet the fluid “exceeds” the listed requirements “where the following specifications are asked”, and the next two pages add well over a hundred more names. Behind such lines stands only the fluid’s maker, and the catalogue entry records no approval. With GM Dexron III-F, III-G and III-H and plain Ford MERCON the situation is even clearer: GM and Ford no longer license these names, so on any new can they mean only a claim. The article on what a universal ATF’s specification list really means explains why DEXRON-III or plain MERCON on a can cannot be taken as a licence.

GM Dexron VI is not named in the DX III list. For a gearbox with that requirement the range has ATF DX VI, which is noticeably thinner (5.7 mm²/s at 100 °C, against 7.3 for DX III), and it is the one that the 77 Lubricants data sheet describes as backward compatible with the Dexron III-H and III-G levels.

Data current as of data partly verifiedsome specifications could not be confirmed from an official sourceCheck the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.

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