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Questions and Answers about AMSOIL Torque-Drive™
Synthetic Transmission Fuild for Allison Transmissions (product info)
Allison
transmission company manufacturers heavy-duty transmissions and
recommends maintenance practices for those units. Allison
establishes transmission fluid quality levels through fluid
specifications such as the popular C-4. Allison established another
specification for high quality oils called Technical Engineering
Specification-295 (TES-295). Operators using TES-295 oils can extend
drain intervals according to Allison recommendations in bulletin
10-TR-99 Rev. B, and operators are eligible to purchase the Extended
Transmission Coverage (ETC) warranty. ETC is an additional warranty
beyond the standard Allison warranty.
What is TranSynd®?
TranSynd® is the only TES-295 licensed synthetic transmission fluid
formula available. It is manufactured by Castrol® and marketed in
conjunction with Allison. This formulation is also being made
available through other marketers under private label as well.
Why are there not
other products licensed as TES-295?
Competing lubricant companies seeking TES-295 approval for their own
formulations are faced with formidable obstacles. Allison requires a
test to be run on a specialized test stand, which it has not made
available to other lubricant companies. Furthermore, Allison
requires a field trial but has not established formalized field
trial protocol. This effectively locks out competing oil companies
and allows Allison and Castrol to charge exorbitant prices.
How can AMSOIL
claim Torque-Drive™ as TES-295 quality without having run the tests?
Because Allison did run the tests on TranSynd® and AMSOIL
successfully "reverse engineered" TranSynd®, creating a fluid based
on the same type chemical technology. Both contain PAO. Both contain
ester. Both contain enhanced additive systems. Neither contains VI
improvers. Not even sophisticated laboratory analysis can accurately
measure the differences between these two products. The only
difference customers will notice is the price. Torque-Drive™ at
commercial pricing is considerably lower than TranSynd®.
How will the use of
Torque-Drive™ affect the warranty coverage?
The use of Torque-Drive™ will not affect the standard Allison
warranty for defects in material or workmanship and may only be
challenged if there is clear evidence of a lubricant related
failure, in which case AMSOIL provides full warranty coverage.
Torque-Drive™ does not fulfill the Allison warranty requirements for
those customers who have already purchased ETC. This is a separate
contract that binds the parties according to its terms.
Customers who
are considering purchasing ETC should give this careful
consideration. ETC can be very costly ranging from $235 per unit for
one year in school busses equipped with a 1000 model transmission to
as much as $4,000 per unit for three years in transit busses
equipped with a B500R. Allison customers need to ask themselves
where the savings are if they have to pay big dollars for additional
warranty coverage which forces them to use the most expensive
transmission fluid available. If Allison customers consider
Torque-Drive™ as an alternative, they will find that the standard
Allison warranty for defects in material and workmanship is not
compromised and AMSOIL provides additional warranty coverage for
lubricant related failures indefinitely.
How does
Torque-Drive™ compare to AMSOIL Synthetic Transmission Fluid (ATF)?
Torque-Drive™ was created to satisfy the concerns of customers
currently using TranSynd®, and it carries with it the confidence to
be used for the intervals established by Allison. AMSOIL ATF is a
more advanced product with universal applications such as Mercon V
and ATF +4. AMSOIL does not recommend draining or switching to
Torque-Drive™ unless the Allison customer intends on following the
extended drain interval recommendations of Allison.
What are the key
performance benefits offered by Torque-Drive™?
AMSOIL Torque-Drive™ provides superior performance and protection
against thermal and oxidative degradation, sludge and varnish
formation, viscosity shear down, cold temperature thickening, poor
friction stability, high component wear and shortened oil life.
Conventional oils require frequent changes and reduce the effective
service life of transmissions. AMSOIL Torque-Drive™ extends
lubricant life and provides protection superior to conventional
ATF's.
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AMSOIL
Torque-Drive Synthetic Automatic Transmission is based
on the same type of chemistry as TransSynd®. This fine,
infra-red scan (IR), revealing a chemical "picture" of
both products, shows no measurable differences. |
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PHYSICAL
DATA
AMSOIL Torque-Drive Synthetic
Transmission Fluid |
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Physical
Data |
Torque-Drive |
TranSynd® |
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Viscosity @
100°C, cSt |
7.41 |
7.36 |
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Viscosity @
40°C, cSt |
37.14 |
37.29 |
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Brookfield
@ -40°C (cP) |
8411 |
8400 |
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Density @
60°F (lb/gal) |
7.038 |
7.047 |
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Flash Point
°C (°F) (ASTM D 92)
|
230 (446) |
232 (450) |
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Pour Point
°C (°F) (ASTM D 97) |
-55 (-67) |
-55 (-67) |
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Four Ball
Wear Test
(40
kg, 75°C, 1200 rpm, 1 hr) |
0.45 |
0.45 |
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Copper
Corrosion (150°C, 3 hr) |
1B |
1B |
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Spectrographic Analysis |
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Boron (ppm) |
133 |
136 |
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Calcium
(PPM) |
28 |
29 |
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Phosphorous
(PPM) |
230 |
235 |
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