GM: No Dexron VI ATF in Transfer Case

[IRA51]

a friend of mine has been useing Transynd in his transfer case on an 04 H2 and has had no problem in 3 years and 55000 miles . I know for sure it was Transynd ,because I sold it to him ($31.00 for 1 gallon )and I put it in for him while telling him that I thought it was a bad idea. as it turns out, it works so far and there are no leaks or problems . I a'm not recomending it ,but it has worked for him .

[TITANGUY]

Hi Everyone. Great article about the fluids!!

I have a question I hope someone can answer. I have a 2005 Nissan titan, 60K miles. I changed the transfer case fluid with DEXRON VI (Nissan calls for D Matic ATF or Dexron III). When I got the DEXRON VI, I read it was replacing DEXRON III.

I drove the truck for 67 miles with DEXRON VI in my transfer case. Then I found out that DEXRON VI is NOT to be used in manual transmissions or transfer cases. GM actually has warnings and bulletins posted saying that a failure will happen.

My question is, why would Dexron VI cause your transfer case to fail, when it is suppose to be better?

I drove with it for 67 miles, and then drained my transfer case and installed MOBIL 1 Synthetic ATF.

Do you think I did any damage to my transfer case?

What damage would the Dexron VI cause?

[tomp]

D6 is thinner lower weight ATF made for colder climates and to allow for optimum automatic tranny efficiency. It can cause havov on manuals due to the fluid being too thin

[TITANGUY]

I drove with it in there for 67 miles, do you think it would of caused any damage?

[IRA51]

In 67 miles ,you did no damage relax.

[kalantar]

Bump on this.
How important is it to have the correct fluid?
Does it really make a big difference?