Posted on 04/19/2015 5:48:45 PM PDT by gaijin
ATF is basically 5W20 base oil with LESS detergents than motor oil but with friction modifiers for the clutches.
How that high detergent myth got going I’ll never know.
Engines see products of combustion (that get past the rings) but transmissions don’t.
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