77 Lubricants ATF L8S

77 Lubricants77 Lubricants ATF linegear and transmission data partly verified

Synthetic ATF for ZF six- and eight-speed and some nine-speed automatic gearboxes, meeting VW G 060 162, MB 236.17 and GM Dexron VI requirements.

Classification
Product line 77 Lubricants ATF 18 oils
Base oil fully synthetic
Intended use gear and transmission
JASO class
Approvals
Meets the requirements of What an approval means
Other designations JASO M315 2A
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 30 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 6 mm²/s
Viscosity index 154
Brookfield viscosity at -40 °C 8800 mPa·s
Flash point >201 °C
Density 846 kg/m³

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

Description

77 Lubricants ATF L8S is a synthetic fluid from the ATF line for ZF automatic gearboxes in cars: six-speed units, the eight-speed 8HP series and some nine-speed units.

It holds no official approvals; the fluid is rated JASO 1A and 1A LV and meets the requirements of VW G 055 540 and G 060 162, BMW 83 22 2 152 426, MB 236.14, 236.15 and 236.17, GM Dexron VI, Ford MERCON LV, Allison C-4, Toyota WS, Honda ATF DW-1, Mazda ATF FZ, Nissan Matic S and Hyundai/Kia SP-IV-RR; JASO M315 2A is also listed.

Typical figures: 6 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 154, flash point above 201 °C, Brookfield viscosity 8800 mPa·s at -40 °C.

Application

ZF six- and eight-speed and some nine-speed automatic gearboxes in cars, and units for which one of the listed fluids is prescribed.

Worth knowing

For its eight-speed 8HP automatics ZF permits only its own LifeguardFluid 8 or 9, including the same fluid in a carmaker’s packaging; what this means for “universal” cans is covered in the article on universal ATF and its long lists of specifications. On the first page of the ATF L8S data sheet, under the word “exceeds”, there are six entries: VW G 060 162 and G 055 540, BMW 83 22 2 152 426, 83 22 2 289 720 and 83 22 2 305 397, and Hyundai/Kia SP-IV-RR. The match is claimed by 77 Lubricants, not ZF; in the data sheets of other fluids from this maker the number VW G 060 162 is explicitly decoded as ZF LifeguardFluid 8.

The second page of the data sheet holds a long “suitable for use” list, which includes, among others, Allison C-4, Toyota WS, Ford MERCON LV, Honda ATF DW-1 and the JASO 1A and 1A LV classes. Here the maker writes only that the fluid can be used where these specifications are required. Which catalogue fluids carry the number VW G 060 162, and with what status, is shown on the VW G 060 162 page.

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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