Aral Getriebeoel ATF M 14

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Automatic transmission fluid for passenger cars with official MB 236.14 approval.

Classification
Product line Aral Getriebeoel ATF 2 oils
Intended use gear and transmission
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 29.6 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 6.3 mm²/s
Viscosity index >170
Flash point >180 °C
Density 848 kg/m³

Description

Aral Getriebeoel ATF M 14 is a fluid for automatic transmissions in passenger cars. It stays fluid in the cold and keeps its friction properties stable, which is what smooth gear changes over a long service life depend on.

The fluid holds official MB 236.14 approval.

Typical figures from the data sheet: kinematic viscosity 6.3 mm²/s at 100 °C and 29.6 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index above 170, Brookfield viscosity at -40 °C 11,000 mPa·s, flash point above 180 °C, density 848 kg/m³.

Application

Automatic transmissions in passenger cars for which Mercedes-Benz specifies a fluid with MB 236.14 approval.

Worth knowing

The Aral data sheet records MB 236.14 as an approval: the German version describes the fluid as “einsetzbar und freigegeben” under Mercedes-Benz specification 236.14, that is, suitable and approved, not merely declared to meet it. Of the fourteen fluids on the MB 236.14 page, five hold the official approval and the other nine cite the sheet only as compliance. How to check such an entry against the Mercedes-Benz list, and how it differs from one line in a universal fluid’s long list, is covered in the article on universal ATFs and their lists of twenty specifications.

The other fluid in the line, Getriebeoel ATF LD, differs from M 14 in both paperwork and figures: Aral publishes no specification list for it, and its safety data sheet gives 7.5 mm²/s at 100 °C and 37.8 mm²/s at 40 °C, against 6.3 and 29.6 mm²/s for M 14. The 29.6 mm²/s value is taken from the safety data sheet; for 40 °C the technical data sheet gives 30 mm²/s and calls it the base oil viscosity.

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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