19/04/2014

Maintenance - Automatic Transmission Fluid




Steady does it

After 2 1/2 years of wifey's daily but close by use, I am handed down the Peugeot 407 so took the liberty to flush out the original gearbox oil then at 20,000km. I am recommended a Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) approved by Peugeot and Citroen. I could not find the Dextron III specification but instead, an ESSO specification. 4 litres were bought at RM80/2litre and the car gulped it all without any complaint because I read the tank is 4.3 litres. One definitely needs the right tool for the job as this involves hard to reach places so best to leave it to a mechanic. Labour charge was RM20. Upon the advice of my BMW mechanic, I cancelled my earlier intention to buy a gearbox oil additive because he said the gearbox requires a certain amount of friction to properly grip the conveyor belt and gear slippage could occur if the modified viscosity became too smooth.
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  1. Unknown16 May 2014 at 20:54

    Organized content is the best way to display or post an article, thank you for making it easy to digest your @Gear Oil

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    1. Abbas AW14 June 2014 at 16:22

      Agree, even I use it for quick referencing

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  2. Anonymous26 May 2015 at 15:10

    Hi..

    May i know which mechanic u go?
    Seems like the labour cost is nice..

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    1. Abbas AW26 May 2015 at 15:41

      Presently owner sold premise so he's still searching for good location.

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    2. Anonymous26 May 2015 at 18:28

      Is there any other recommended mechanic/workshop area Bukit Jalil/Seri kembagan/Puchong/Sri Petaling?

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    3. Abbas AW30 May 2015 at 22:47

      I dare not recommend because I have no personal experience of Peugeot mechanics in those areas.

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  3. Unknown30 June 2015 at 11:22

    salam, u kerja kerteh ke?

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  4. Causeway Vintage and Antique10 March 2017 at 23:05

    hi, is ur 407 cbu or ckd version? mine ckd version need how many litre of atf? where do u buy 4litre at rm80? tq

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  5. Abbas AW13 March 2017 at 05:25

    It's a CKD version. It uses 4 litre completely. I was told the CBU has a smaller engine oil tank which led to it easily over-heating. The price has increased lately I forget maybe RM100-120 but it's a typical spare part shop in Subang Jaya.

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    1. Causeway Vintage and Antique13 March 2017 at 22:12

      tqtq, rm120 is still cheap for 4 litre. I was quoted rm120 for a bottle of 2 litre.

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  6. Abbas AW31 August 2021 at 08:18

    Update: I found the best price to buy spare parts and servicing fluid is to check at Lazada and Shopee. For spare parts, I advise you show the seller the JPJ grant so the right version will be obtained as I found from personal experience some car model upgrade their version 2>/year especially when it concerns oil filter.

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