Which ATF fluid - M5di

[pauley71]

Is it just standard DEXRON VI full syn trans fluid?  I picked up the 10 hr fluids from my dealer when I got the 2019 and didn't pay much attention.  

[oldjeep]

If only there were some sort of book that came with the boat that discussed things like that

This is the page out of the 2018 manual, your manual would have a similar page.  It appears that they mostly use standard Dextron or motor oil and the indmar v v drive uses a synthetic 50wt oil.  Indmar ATF 872006 is basically dextron 3

 

Edited November 1, 2019 by oldjeep

[pauley71]

Thanks for the non-help.

They don’t mention it in the manual. They provide the intervals and how To check it but there isn’t an appendix like Indmar provided in the past. I have reviewed the hard copy and the online version which should be the latest. 

 

[oldjeep]

6 minutes ago, pauley71 said:

Thanks for the non-help.

They don’t mention it in the manual. They provide the intervals and how To check it but there isn’t an appendix like Indmar provided in the past. I have reviewed the hard copy and the online version which should be the latest. 

 

https://s3.amazonaws.com/malibu-production-us-east-1/docs/owner-manuals/2019 Malibu Owners Manual.pdf

Page 188/189

V drive is Mobil SHC 630 Gear and Bearing Oil

Transmission does just say "ATF" - what does the fluid they sold you say?  Or if you had them change it then what does the invoice say? 

 

[pauley71]

Correct .. nothing specific in the manuals which led to my question.  Guess I'll reach out to the dealer.  

Also .... I didn't buy it, he just gave it to me. 

[COOP]

Dex 3

[JeffK]

On 11/1/2019 at 11:09 AM, COOP said:

Dex 3

Hey @COOP!  Hope all is well.  I was reading that Dex VI is backward compatible and that it can be used anywhere that dex 3 is called for.  Any truth to that?  Ordering fluids off of Amazon this time around and finding dex 3 is proving a little more challenging.

[Infinitysurf]

I ordered 4 quarts off Amazon in early 2018 cause its getting so rare...Getting hard to find the "true" DEX III, not something just compatible.

My ZR409 has 1.5-2 quarts and what I do is remove as much as I can each winter (usually about 1 quart) and then put in the exact same amount. I use a hand held extractor for trans since for me its easier to measure that way. Here is link to the stuff I bought.

https://www.amazon.com/Chevron-39770-Automatic-Transmission-Fluid/dp/B0097SBAR8/ref=asc_df_B0097SBAR8/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198091122898&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3833182369950013059&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9009906&hvtargid=pla-385842631421&psc=1