BP Autran DX II
Dexron II-level fluid for automatic gearboxes and power steering, meeting the requirements of GM Dexron II-D.
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Product line | BP Autran 5 oils |
| Intended use | gear and transmission |
| Approvals | |
| Meets the requirements of | What an approval means |
| Typical properties | |
| Viscosity at 40 °C | 36.5 mm²/s |
| Viscosity at 100 °C | 7.29 mm²/s |
| Viscosity index | 169 |
| Pour point | -57 °C |
| Flash point | 224 °C |
| Density | 882 kg/m³ |
The car maker has not officially approved the entries in the “Meets the requirements of” row.
Description
BP Autran DX II is a fluid from the Autran line for older-generation automatic gearboxes and for power steering systems where the vehicle maker specifies a Dexron II or Mercon level.
It carries no official carmaker approvals; the maker states that it meets the requirements of GM Dexron II-D.
Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 7.29 mm²/s at 100 °C and 36.5 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 169, pour point -57 °C, flash point 224 °C. The fluid is red.
It is not intended for modern automatic gearboxes that call for newer specifications: its niche is older General Motors units and power steering.
Application
Older-generation General Motors automatic gearboxes and the power steering systems of many makes where a Dexron II or Mercon-level fluid is specified.
Worth knowing
The cold-weather lines of this fluid’s data sheet show clearly why the pour point says little about behaviour in the cold. DX II has a pour point of -57 °C, lower than Autran Dex/Merc (-51 °C), yet its Brookfield viscosity at -40 °C is 42,000 mPa·s, against 16,200 mPa·s for Dex/Merc and only 8,200 mPa·s for Autran Syn 295. What the pour point shows, and what Brookfield viscosity limit SAE J306 sets for gear oils, is covered in the article on the figures in an oil data sheet.
The single code, GM Dexron II-D, is printed in the data sheet’s list of specifications without the words “approved” or “meets”, and the data sheet itself recommends the fluid for GM automatics built before 1993 and for power steering. In the same line, Dexron II-D is also claimed by Autran MBX, which adds Ford MERCON and eight approvals from Mercedes-Benz, ZF, Voith and MAN. The catalogue holds no typical figures for MBX, so the cold viscosity of the two fluids cannot be compared.
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.
Sources: official sources of the data on this oil
- Technical data sheet (TDS) msdspds.bp.com
Other BP oils
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BP Autran Dex/Merc
Fluid for automatic gearboxes and power steering that meets the requirements of GM Dexron III-H and Ford MERCON.
- Ford MERCON (no official approval)
- GM Dexron III-H (no official approval)
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BP Autran JS
JASO 1A fluid for automatic gearboxes in Japanese cars and Hyundai/Kia, meeting Toyota T-IV/WS, Nissan Matic, Honda DW-1 and Mitsubishi SP.
- JASO 1A
- Nissan Matic J (no official approval)
- Nissan Matic D (no official approval)
- Nissan Matic S (no official approval)
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BP Autran MBX
partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
Fluid for automatic and powershift transmissions, power steering and hydraulics, approved to MB 236.6, ZF TE-ML 04D, Voith H55.6335.xx and MAN 339.
- ZF TE-ML 04D
- MAN 339 Type V1
- Voith H55.6335.xx
- ZF TE-ML 14A
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BP Autran Syn 295
partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
Fully synthetic automatic transmission fluid for trucks and buses, approved to Allison TES 295, Allison TES 468, Voith H55.6336.xx and ZF TE-ML 14C.
- ZF TE-ML 04D
- ZF TE-ML 14C
- Voith H55.6336.xx
- Allison TES 295