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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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Can i run this stuff in my 4l60e, i blew off a line and lost my fluid on the road, i noticed that this is cheaper than dextron 3 or 6. should i / would you use it?
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 06:14 PM
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dex/merc is dextron 3
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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really? i wonder why they dont label it that way then?
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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They do, it just depends on what brands you're looking at.
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 08:38 PM
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I noticed you guys referred to "dextron"...there's no "t", it's "dexron"
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Dont worry about it, i'll add a T when i damn well feel like it.
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Originally Posted by 03lowriderss
dont worry about it, i'll add a t when i damn well feel like it.
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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I prefer Dexron 6 but then again I do get it at cost.
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 02:19 PM
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i just use what they ship to us here at the shop in 250 gallons. fluid is fluid for a 4L60E. just get whats cheapest because it wont hurt a damn thing.
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Originally Posted by chevrolet all the way
i just use what they ship to us here at the shop in 250 gallons. fluid is fluid for a 4L60E. just get whats cheapest because it wont hurt a damn thing.
And more often then not it won't last long. The 4L60E, not the fluid.
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