Texamatic 1888 ATF oil can this be used for a Manual Gear box

[Riz]

I have a Maruti 800 cc car, can the above ATF cud be used for my manual gear box pls.

Also if anyone cud advise me the SAE standard of Texamatic 1888 whether SAE 20/30 or 40..I surfed the web but cud not trace.

[iRage]

17 hours ago, Riz said:

I have a Maruti 800 cc car, can the above ATF cud be used for my manual gear box pls.

Also if anyone cud advise me the SAE standard of Texamatic 1888 whether SAE 20/30 or 40..I surfed the web but cud not trace.

No...as a general rule of thumb do not use ATF on a manual transmission. Use ATF os Automatics, Manual gear oils on Manual Transmissions, CVT fluid on CVTs...

It is mainly because the compositions are different and the oil/fluid is designed to help the mechanical/physical construct of the gearbox as defined by specific certification standards.

Now..there are some manual transmissions that can use certain types of ATF and some ATFs that are compatible on manual transmissions. Check the user manual of the car to see if your car can handle ATF. If it doesn't say it can. Just don't use it.

Not all oils have a SAE rating. Maybe  Texamatic 1888 doesn't have one officially published.

 

[Riz]

Thnks.

[tiv]

On 6/15/2025 at 10:51 AM, iRage said:

No...as a general rule of thumb do not use ATF on a manual transmission. Use ATF os Automatics, Manual gear oils on Manual Transmissions, CVT fluid on CVTs...

It is mainly because the compositions are different and the oil/fluid is designed to help the mechanical/physical construct of the gearbox as defined by specific certification standards.

Now..there are some manual transmissions that can use certain types of ATF and some ATFs that are compatible on manual transmissions. Check the user manual of the car to see if your car can handle ATF. If it doesn't say it can. Just don't use it.

Not all oils have a SAE rating. Maybe  Texamatic 1888 doesn't have one officially published.

 

Yup some of the Land Rover Transmissions - LT77 - R380 (Defender) etc. the norm is to use ATF. GL3 GL4 GL5 conventional oils make it hard to shift.