07/02/2017
Did You Know: Incorrect Transmission Fluid Damages Your Car’s Transmission System
The fluids of your vehicle are as important for smooth and trouble free running as any other component that aids in the running of the vehicle. It doesn’t matter how powerful or smooth the motor in your car is, if there is no oil in it, the engine is nothing but a big hunk of metal. Then there is the coolant, the brake oil, the power steering fluid, and the transmission oil. And among those fluids that often get ignored is your transmission fluid.
The transmission oil in your car guarantees that the car runs smooth and trouble free. But the stakes increase multifolds when it’s a car with an automatic transmission. Properties of both manual and automatic gear oils vary vastly. The transmission oil in a manual car is almost like the engine oil with high viscosity. Manual gear oil is usually very thick. Its main purpose is to keep the parts in the gearbox housing lubricated so you don’t grind the cogs and gears to metal dust during driving. In bikes, and even in some older cars, your engine oil works both for lubricating the engine as well as the gearbox. In cars like the classic Mini, the engine and the manual transmission share the same sump.
But the composition of ATF (automatic transmission fluid) is quite different than the regular manual transmission oil. In cars with auto gearbox, the transmission fluid not only lubricates the parts inside (planetary gears, torque convertor, etc.) but it also actually makes the car move
But the composition of ATF (automatic transmission fluid) is quite different than the regular manual transmission oil. In cars with auto gearbox, the transmission fluid not only lubricates the parts inside (planetary gears, torque convertor, etc.) but it also actually makes the car move
