Hey I was wondering what modern transmission fluids you guys use in your Fordomatic automatic transmission. There seems to be a lot of argument over what the proper modern equivalent to Type F fluid should be.

Would it be Dexron 2?

Just curious but why would you want to use anything other then F

i would use durcon2,had a mercedies for a short time ,trans was slushey,changed oil to durcon2 worked great. spoke to local ford teck who is a traney specialist,his coments workes well in all ford auto trans

             The main difference  in  Ford F type  and the Dexron  tranny fluid is  that  F  type  does not have a friction  modifier! The friction modifier was added  for GM car s to stop  clutch chatter!
The  Guy that build  my C4 for drag racing told me that  a  I can use any  Oil I want in my car  but  any oil that has  friction modifier in it will cause the clutches to slip more and the transmission will
have a shorter life!     He said he recommended    F type for the street and  68 series hydraulic oil for racing! 

Why use type F? My manual says type A. Am I missing something?
Thanks, Rowen

Rowen
55CV
Woodland, Ca

Type A generally is not available any more, although some people say they can still get it.


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

I guess that was the problem, I thought I remembered Type F but I guess it's Type A. Point is, I couldn't find anywhere to buy what the manual asks, so I want  to know what you guys uses instead.

Type F basically replaced Type A and should be good for any PRE 80's Ford trans. At one point in time they made a Type FA also to add to the confusion.

As usuall the local "brain trust" on this forum is absolutely correct. I went and bought some type "F" yesterday and on the bottle it says "for 1980 and OLDER Ford transmissions". You can't get type "A" any longer. Learning something every day about this classic car!! Thanks guys, Rowen

Rowen
55CV
Woodland, Ca

Type A  is still available, Amazon has Costal and Accell. All early 50's GM cars and Chrysler products also used it besides Ford. And many power steering systems..