Wilko16 Donating Members 1,672 Member For: 16y 11m 30d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 22/01/15 11:53 PM Share Posted 22/01/15 11:53 PM Mercon SP, works in mine... (And I only used it as I got it for next to nothing from the U.S.A) But will be going gulf western next change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwds Member 54 Member For: 12y 10m 2d Gender: Male Location: Tamworth Posted 23/01/15 03:24 AM Share Posted 23/01/15 03:24 AM I've just serviced two with Nulon Full SYN ATF. I put one bottle of G60 in as per Nulon's recommendation. Both cars drive perfectly after one tank of fuel (learn time), both cars modified.I bought a Wesfil filter kit (alloy pan) and 20L drum from Bursons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICFORD Member 84 Member For: 13y 10m 2d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 23/01/15 10:07 PM Share Posted 23/01/15 10:07 PM Had the zf serviced 2 weeks ago & went back to using the factory oil.The trans didn't like the other stuff when cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJager123 Member 43 Member For: 15y 9m 19d Posted 24/01/15 12:31 AM Author Share Posted 24/01/15 12:31 AM So gulf the best stuff to use? Or factory ZF oil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJager123 Member 43 Member For: 15y 9m 19d Posted 24/01/15 12:32 AM Author Share Posted 24/01/15 12:32 AM And can lifeguard be mixed with the ford ZF oil? Is it the same guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 21y 7m 21d Gender: Male Posted 24/01/15 03:22 AM Share Posted 24/01/15 03:22 AM The trans didn't like the other stuff when cold.What was the other stuff? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6tForMe Donating Members 260 Member For: 11y 4m 22d Gender: Male Posted 24/01/15 10:37 AM Share Posted 24/01/15 10:37 AM (edited) So gulf the best stuff to use? Or factory ZF oil?I think that, strictly speaking, the ZF oil is the "right" stuff.However it is very expensive.When I got my car, other people were saying that the gulf western oil works just fine (and the label specifically says it works in the ZF), so I gave it a go, and it has been fine for me.I suspect that no one on the forum has the skills to properly measure the difference between performance (particularly when considering all the different criteria of "oil performance") of one oil over the other..I guess it depends on the definition of "best" that you want to use. Edited 24/01/15 10:38 AM by xr6tForMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6tForMe Donating Members 260 Member For: 11y 4m 22d Gender: Male Posted 24/01/15 10:39 AM Share Posted 24/01/15 10:39 AM What was the other stuff?And was the box properly filled using the correct "temperature" process. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z2TT Member 714 Member For: 12y 5m 24d Posted 24/01/15 02:41 PM Share Posted 24/01/15 02:41 PM Many can argue the definition of Correct and Compatible and there can only be one Correct one which is ZF Lifeguard 6 because that's what the box was tested with and engineered to work with, if going aftermarket I would use the one that has been on the market for longest because there is history of fluids being marked as "OK" for ZF then retracted by manufacturer only when damage is noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICFORD Member 84 Member For: 13y 10m 2d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 25/01/15 12:16 AM Share Posted 25/01/15 12:16 AM What was the other stuff?Transmax Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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