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Old 07-01-10 | 07:04 AM
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Well folks finally switched to Mobil 1 tranny fluid about 6 months ago and everything is great, however I cant find any anywhere now for replacement.
None at Pep Boys, Kragen, Napa, Autozone....Seems according to Kragen it has been banned in California...Anybody heard of this.?
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yes there are many people on here that say it has been banned in California. If your close to the border, go across in another state and try.
Old 07-01-10 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by thomas1
Well folks finally switched to Mobil 1 tranny fluid about 6 months ago and everything is great, however I cant find any anywhere now for replacement.
None at Pep Boys, Kragen, Napa, Autozone....Seems according to Kragen it has been banned in California...Anybody heard of this.?
Must have worked Thomas, that's a sure sign in Cal. that it will be banned, no matter what it is!
Old 07-02-10 | 12:33 AM
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER May want to try and order from Amazon. Sometimes things are banned only from store shelves.
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Originally Posted by thomas1
Well folks finally switched to Mobil 1 tranny fluid about 6 months ago and everything is great, however I cant find any anywhere now for replacement.
None at Pep Boys, Kragen, Napa, Autozone....Seems according to Kragen it has been banned in California...Anybody heard of this.?
see here for more information on what occurred,

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/no...hetic-atf.html

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Old 07-02-10 | 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by thomas1
Well folks finally switched to Mobil 1 tranny fluid about 6 months ago and everything is great, however I cant find any anywhere now for replacement.
None at Pep Boys, Kragen, Napa, Autozone....Seems according to Kragen it has been banned in California...Anybody heard of this.?
Are allot of people switching to M1 for the Tranny? What's the difference like with M1?


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yes there are many people on here that say it has been banned in California. If your close to the border, go across in another state and try.
Why is this banned in CA???
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The viscosity is not too much different between M1 and the Toyota Type IV (also an Exxon Mobil product).
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