‘The “Hydra Matc model 180° ws the st ul ai sisson or gassongu cas. vasiniaduced Tor he 1940 Oldsmobile. Model 250 was applied inthe 1941 Catac. heso ears dd no nave a thc. One epi reson rhe deeoomento Ihe atom arsrision was sale, Te aie eau a are aleton tothe road an er atc wh ‘ig nat havea cance hamse wih caccring aplication an elas wit the anual sitet The lectoogy inh is aviomatictassion was the resul of mary years of rnsmision deen slang inthe Ui lates wi the “aoa shal tarsmisson’ onthe 1904 Suge. These deel et ets incleded a vaily of CVT desig, direct icon dives, nytosta dves, tidal acon dives and he FO sos. Ina, ergin oi pls a suplement icon moder sed on sulluied sperm ol, was recommended working fain he autora tarsission The History of ATF, 1939-2006 yams Dicey speci Ford and GM ids dite sgitcaty, Ford prea 2 “hard si” wih fas posite lock-op an ‘kfches and bands. Tis equied a sai coaficent of ftlon hig han he oyariccoeficent Ficion mod ers were not used in ese Mud, Tyo and Bory Ware rad sii prlerencs. GM. Cysler and vier martacves ptelered a saa shil el wih more poknged engagerent ol the clues and ands, This equa Tids win asl calcio fon owe tan he rac coe Fretan maiirs ar requiedin his ype oli By 1980, hoveve, because of rss low-speed arches, Ford needed ard speci hiction mod ed ATFS for bat atari and sowicetl Toyota fated sui in 1964 ant by 1987, when Fad ino uzed he MERCON? spcticatn, Tis or sence were developed thal met all maior ATF speciicators, Forts WERCON, GMs uated DEXRON Land Ilspci- dice te use of ater base stocks. Comentoaly wine lcs, een wih pou depressant adie, can nal, by tess, mea te low trpeauerequie- meni. Increasing amour of prem het sho (oup I, V4 (cup) ard poplin (group tase locks, upto {00% must be ae. These pe- ium ol do ol red a ruc expersieanicrdat atv a meat axgzion sablyequrerents of te new ATFs, Tey coin ignficaly ss wax, o none tal so hal mesg he ow tempera low equi miss uch asi andes expanse, Te olawing able states te drama re in ow tempat How properties of TES verte years The divergance of ATF speietions is cltly con- ‘ied by European mana. They wi specials olf: en rarsision model, Changes in Pardew followed by ubrcntcnanges. call oftethid lb designdtobe filed Ih 2004, Ford inosuced MERCON SP Tabs wie rss, rant [ LOW TEMPERATURE LOW OF ATOWATICTRANSWSSION FLUIDS ] espe atv ven stsocd ta Candy teal atte spenet eatattwnn, | mass wa wel apters Ts {ed to the development by General Motors | Mxtmmalcraemission Fad - cero ‘lui is not compatible with other Ford tans Resa aa peck ay snes bt mira 205 cM upd Terjourteten Ths rene | SAREASHA 57 Som | SeaOmuponcaneers te crud wine ow wate case | Since ier See Conpae te DOMONIVERCON IE tees west AF Perot . Sm te Ts. DaneChykrs ATF, Cs The torque converter replaced the simple | For s Heavy duty TES-295, Dewon ll Hand Mt epg Bue a2 Drow | FRSMERCON un ome MERC S emer vn Se tarsohison deta nn ta gee | SU B02 | iy. ODBON Hand VENCO She abs is dec, np al ms | opt JS 3308 Bees | sew ntanucne ane eon sz tana edced be pe A | Mean 7 Boos fea Te at MERCON te spesioin 90 wach utes | STE ion 1800 bed ee sty, Te means Init oye eh Sea saa | TES29S Be ane atintten to Dalarterperavevenhy Son (ASH) One a rarer ia | MEROOKSP bet Pe spcay | moore seine te thes isin er ade tarsi ! 1 28 Tots nde eel cope uni Ford in 1960and Cryslerin1964ino- ‘ica ir own speciation. lo 1967, GM irduend the improved EXON" fie spectcaon, ‘ulate Tasmission Fluids (NTF ae acomalexis- |e of base iad ctemicals al prom ray ess luncnsinanauomatvetansmisson, They ‘Transl power inthe que comet, “Provide hycaul pressure opetl as, ‘luicte beings. ears nd bushings, “Faroe eat fom te rarsmissan and Provide eit icon pole tr proper opratn of Plat, end andarue corvettes. Aoi tansrissins normaly perl al egea |ues of 170° to 200 and sat up al tempera as, lon as-a0, ATS ow csi kw temperate, be highly essa o teal and icv degradation alhightempatars, bnor-corosive onda ans risson campanens, rst oaning and have speil- le ttn, ant-nea and art-scuting popes, They may contain as any a5 15 erent chamicaaadives and syntelc, cometonl ot spi renad base os ‘Aste in ATs include seve arias, which inno xdaton at ote stages, oa ints, gour pain cepessais,dispesanis cee te tansmssion tan, wscosiy proves to assur sulin iscsi alhighopetaing temperate, and icon msi. Inte 1960sané 1970s, he ition harass atthe fans, Chyler MS 7776 (ATE 3"), Toyo TW, ana sevwal ates, These were genaally kteed "DEXRONERCON" his. sialon prea wall no the 1990s with mroiemen’ inthe speciation to include lockap Torus comer, CV, vans ad “t-r-le™ appl calor. Lowserpeaure Boole vscosyrequre- ‘ens wae towered norm fo amacmo of 20000, cP @ -40C. This was abut asowa viscosa could be blind wih conetonaly refed base socks. Ducing is etn, thre was an eft ay Japanese and Ameticen ato manwacuets, now abandoned, to eveloy ania AE specication, ATE spectcatos sated to cverge again wih Foes IMERCON V in 1996, Daimler Chyslrs MS 9602 (ATF +4") in 1998 ang Alsons TES-235 in 1998, hase new thids tao signa beter lm peau low aopeties and xitaonsatilly, ard clon charles mated to dda tansmis- Son designs. Somefthese specication, paul the Oaelor Chyler MS 9602, used popietay test ocedues to quay id. Noone bi could es al fo ese sectcabans. Nar wa ary lenge posse wi ate ecology to comer DEXRONMERCON ‘ids tometallofherequtemers these nw sex fans. Imoroved om tempore low is requis by electronic anil systems fw used in aut tarsissor. Bote xiaton stably and fw tenga bw aso aies roped te development of Ful Economy" ATE. Fue economy is achieved by over ing the tar-up viscosity ofthe fi. Te abit of clutch mates and the fatigue lie of metal ans mission components are preserved by keeping the long, aflrshear viscosty ofthe fd athe samalovel as that of current is, Bdansive testing was reportad inl tee papers that assured lhe vera perfarmance ofthe uel economy AE der tid as "WS" was atlas equivalent tothe Toyota IVATE. The xdton stat ofthe WS ATF fete ‘hanthat ofthe FAV ATE The fuel saving WS ATFs recommended by Toyota forthe Aisin AW six sped automatic transmission {orrear wheel are ves. ‘Adding an ATE Protectan/Supplement oa DEXRON IWMERCON ATF wl nt change low temperature viscosity characterises. Iwi, however, improve ‘he oxidation stably to the level requted in MERCON V, NERCON SP and ATF+3. This wil fxcend the curb of he fd’ low temperature ‘iow charactors. I wil also enhance the at Shudder dure and antowear characters of ‘hear James Diy hasbeen avian an ald mas Consultant for 40 years. Ho is retired from xen Cp, berets angen asec