At the same time, picking the wrong transmission oil can ultimately lead to damaging your entire transmission. <\/p>\n
When it comes to choosing the right transmission oil for your vehicle, it is very important that you know how exactly they are different and what makes them the right one (or the wrong one) for your transmission. <\/p>\n
When it comes to quality, there is one important difference between Type A and Dexron transmission fluids: Type A transmission fluid was used in cars in the middle of the 1950s, whereas the Dexron type transmission fluids were first used in the mid-60s. <\/em>Therefore, it can be said that Dexron is a newer type of transmission fluid that belongs to the first generation of automatic transmission fluids. <\/strong><\/p>\n However, both these types of transmission fluids are used for cards and vehicles that are equipped with the conventional automatic 4\/6 speed transmission. These are not fluids that are suitable for other types of transmission including Dual Clutch and CVT transmissions. <\/p>\n Another important difference between Type A transmission fluid and Dexron is that the latter is more stable comes with a hydrotreated base oil and is less reactive than the former. <\/p>\n To know how these two types are truly different from each other, we need to first know it details <\/p>\n Type A Transmission Fluid is more used in vintage cars, i.e. in cars that were made before the 1950s.<\/p>\n Owners and drivers who want to restore vintage cars from the 1950s are constantly on the lookout for this kind of transmission fluid which isn’t very easy to find. <\/p>\n Type A transmission fluid was actually manufactured from whale oil, which is the reason that it is no longer used in newer models. This fluid routinely broke down when the engine reached a high temperature, which is both dangerous and harmful for the car. <\/p>\n This is also the reason that manufacturers stopped making Type A transmission fuel for something more eco-friendly and environmentally-safe back in the 1970s that were also different versions of automatic transmission fuel. <\/p>\n Type A transmission fuel is only used to restore vintage cars built before the 1950s these days and is very hard to find. <\/p>\n Dexron, as well as some other names in the market such as Type “F” and Castrol, is one of the modern versions of transmission fluid. <\/p>\n In fact, the Dexron (B) is one of the first automation transmission fluids that was manufactured after Type “A” was discontinued because of being harmful to the environment and the engine of vehicles in the mid 1960s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Dexron (B) is usually known to be more stable than Type “A” transmission fluid, as well as less reactive and is manufactured from a hydrotreated base oil.<\/p>\n This also makes it more resistant to anti-oxidation and heat than Type “A” transmission oil, which was one of the most pressing problems with the previous types. <\/p>\n Since then, Dexron has been improved several times with the manufacture of “Dexron II” in the 1970s, “Dexron III” in 2000 and “Dexron IV” in 2007. <\/p>\n “Dexron” was used in cars after the manufacture of Type “A” transmission fluid was discontinued after the 1950s, which means there are a lot of dissimilarities between them. <\/p>\n Even after Type “A” transmission fluid was discontinued and Dexron was improved, there have been many other newer and modern versions of transmission fluids that are in circulation and popular. However, compared to these two, Dexron is a clear winner. <\/p>\nType A Transmission Fluid vs. Dexron: A Detailed Comparison<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What is Type A Transmission Fluid?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nWhat is Dexron?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nType A Transmission Fluid vs Dexron: A Detailed Comparison <\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n <\/td>\n Type “A” Transmission Fluid <\/strong><\/td>\n Dexron Transmission Fluid <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Use <\/strong><\/td>\n Used in vintage cars<\/td>\n Mostly used in the vehicles manufactured by General Motors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Properties <\/strong><\/td>\n More Stable Less Reactive <\/td>\n Less Stable More Reactive <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Materials <\/strong><\/td>\n Manufactured from whale oil <\/td>\n Manufactured from hydrotreated base oil <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Availability <\/strong><\/td>\n Discontinued after the 1950s <\/td>\n Improved over time <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Types <\/strong><\/td>\n Only one type is available <\/td>\n Improved into Dexron “II”, Dexron “III” and “Dexron IV” <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) <\/strong><\/h2>\n