Motul ATF VI

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Fully synthetic low-viscosity fluid for modern automatic transmissions, meeting GM Dexron VI, Ford MERCON LV and MB 236.14 requirements.

Classification
Product line Motul ATF 10 oils
Base oil fully synthetic
Intended use gear and transmission
Approvals
Meets the requirements of What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 30.5 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 6.1 mm²/s
Viscosity index 152
Flash point 217 °C
Density 843 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 20 L, 60 L, 208 L

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

Description

Motul ATF VI is a red, fully synthetic, low-viscosity automatic transmission fluid. It suits modern 6- to 10-speed automatic gearboxes needing a GM Dexron VI level fluid, plus transfer cases and power steering.

The data sheet lists no official approvals. The fluid meets the requirements of GM Dexron VI, GM DEXRON HP ATF, Ford MERCON LV, MB 236.14, MB 236.41, ATF+4, Chrysler MS-9602, Aisin Warner JWS 3324, SP-IV, Nissan Matic S, Jaguar Fluid 8432 and a number of other specifications without official approval.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 6.1 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 152, flash point 217 °C. Available in 1 to 208 litres.

It is not intended for CVTs or dual-clutch transmissions.

Application

Modern 6- to 10-speed automatic transmissions that need a GM Dexron VI or similar fluid; also transfer cases and power steering systems.

Worth knowing

For a Mercedes-Benz gearbox that calls for MB 236.14, this fluid offers only a claim of compliance: it has no Mercedes-Benz approval under that list. In the same line, the specialised Motul ATF 236.14 holds the MB 236.14 approval, and the data sheet figures differ: 6.6 mm²/s at 100 °C and a viscosity index of 192 for the specialised fluid, against 6.1 mm²/s and 152 for ATF VI.

Besides automatics that call for GM Dexron VI, the data sheet names ATF VI as suitable for earlier-generation gearboxes, torque converters and power steering units where GM Dexron III-H or GM Dexron II-D is specified. Names on its list such as Toyota WS or Ford MERCON LV are given in the data sheet under “OEM performances”, not among the approvals. Who is behind the words “approved”, “meets” and “suitable for”, and where to check each of them, is set out in a table in the article on telling an approval from a “meets” claim.

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