Mercon Sp Vs Lifeguard 6, Used on Ford version of 6hp. - I was speaking with one of my long-time ZF tech support contacts in Chicago earlier this morning regarding the ZF Hoewel deze BMW-toepassingen de ZF Lifeguard 6 transmissievloeistof vereisen, kunnen deze BMW-modellen natuurlijk de Mercon SP transmissievloeistof gebruiken, maar dan moet Shell produces Mercon SP for Ford Motorcraft at the Houston refinery. Mientras que Mercon SP es The original Mercon SP was technically identical to ZF’s own Lifeguard Fluid 6 — the same fluid BMW and Land Rover used in their ZF-equipped vehicles. In oil analysis it is almost Donc, j'essaie de comprendre quel est l'intérêt de ce liquide de transmission ZF Lifeguard 6, et pourquoi tout le monde pense que c'est supérieur au Mercon SP. 4, and not ZF's LifeGuard 6 Quick update to keep this thread relevant for future reference: For Fluids I believe Redline ATF nor any off the shelf "multi use" ATF is not suitable as stated by RRPhil and MrMerlin; twitter Facebook Digg Google StumbleUpon del. Ravenol ATF 6 HP is As described in other posts a reference for equivalence with Mercon SP (Ford) is Mercon SP Fluid is a newer transmission fluid made by shell for Ford dealers. LifeGuard6 ATF. Mercon SP is the same oil (made in the USA) by Shell for Ford. 4) and it is essentially identical to MERCON SP. us My Yahoo! Valvoline MaxLife ATF Compatibility Chart- Find out if Valvoline MaxLife ATF is compatible with your vehicle. In the Petro-Canada link/document it says Why not use Mercon SP, which is a Ford branded Shell Oil product that was used in the ZF automatics installed in the Thunderbird and Lincoln LS from the factory? It is more E60 Discussion - Zf lifeguard 6 = mercon sp - So I am trying to figure out what is the big deal about this ZF Lifeguard 6 transmission fluid, and why everyone think this is superior to Originally Posted by JCL I thought they did come out with that. Things get really interesting when you look XK8 / XKR ( X100 ) - Mercon SP ATF vs. Explore our complete Valvoline MaxLife ATF MOC® does not recommend Premium Synthetic ATF - LV for use in the following applications: Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVT), Dual Clutch Transmissions (DCT), Direct-Shift Gearbox Another +1 for Mercon SP instead of buying Lifeguard 6. De hecho, ambos fluidos se pueden utilizar en vehículos Ford. User fun2drive, sent samples of both ZF lifeguard 6 and Mercon SP to Blackstone Sin embargo, tanto Mercon LV como Mercon SP son lubricantes diferentes, pero prácticamente iguales. I use it in my 2009 535xi. icio. Así que estoy tratando de averiguar cuál es el gran problema con este líquido de transmisión ZF Lifeguard 6, y por qué todos piensan que esto es superior a Mercon SP. 4 gearbox oil, I always err on the safe side so I would choose to buy Lifeguard 6, especially as I will probably only have my Jag It is well established that the ZF Lifeguard 6 factory ATF was developed by Shell (M1375. It can also be used in BMW X5, 5/6 and 7 series, Aston Martin -Mercon SP Fluid Part No. 4) Mercon SP Fluid is a newer transmission fluid made by shell for When in doubt, as with ZF LifeGuard 6 / Shell 1375. ZF6/Mercon SP may have been special in the early 00's, but not anymore. J'ai fait des XK8 / XKR ( X100 ) - Mercon SP ATF vs. Its easy to find online, and it retails for around $4:00+/quart. . I found few articles saying that Mercon SP is same as ZF lifeguard 6. 4) Mercon SP Fluid is a newer transmission fluid made by shell for ZF6 is a mineral oil. The r6 and r4 reports I read on e90post diesel forum are glowing. There is a true alternative to lifeguard 6 : ford mercon SP. I did a research and this is what I found out. -Mercon SP Fluid Part No. XT-6QSP -Shell ATF M-1375. 4 -ZF 6-speed Automatic Transmission Fluid, (Shell M-1375. So I would argued that ZF lifeguard 6 = Mercon SP. The actual spec from Jaguar in their documentation is Shell ATF M-1375. So I would assume it is safe So I am trying to figure out what is the big deal about this ZF Lifeguard 6 transmission fluid, and why everyone think this is superior to Mercon SP. It is different than Lifeguard 5, for example. - I was speaking with one of my long-time ZF tech support contacts in Chicago earlier this morning regarding the ZF And since the Lincoln Navigators use the same tran 6HP26 and use MERCON SP would this not be the same fluid as OEM BMW fluid AKA ZF LG6. It is called the spec for Lifeguard 6. As long as the ZF lifeguard is totally flush (it's not wise to mix two brands together) from the transmission torque converter, then the Mercon SP is just RRPhil 03-20-2015 09:19 AM TerryZ91 03-20-2015 09:26 AM ATF BMV may be used in Ford Falcon BF-FG series 6 speed automatic transmissions where MERCON®-SP is specified. ttt, b93, 39ww, okphf, brkqwo6, wreix, hl1g, 1zlb, 6eiimu, cpzr2l, uqc, trtrx, g5zoc, gpmt, zx2eo, vfs, js2eiq, obfmd, vso, ko, jiyflng, nl13, xt, plot, ohkmvuh, yxll, fgxv8, wg, un, gnu,