Mercon V, not synthetic

[CobraRed_96_GT]

I heard from TCCOA and the ford dealer that Mercon V is synthetic and that's why we should use it in our oven of a tranny cuz of heat not breaking down syn's as fast. Well i work for a petroleum company and wanted to buy some for when i put my tranny back in after the rebuild to get a discount - while looking at the price i saw it wasn't listed as a synthetic. So i break out my 05-06 product digest and technical specs handbook and look it up to see "semi-synthetic" hand written next to the sub-heading. So then i call up to our supplier and they had no idea so they gave me Conoco Philipps distributer's number and i talk to a lady there and she looks it up and tells me it's a full mineral composition
I do see that it's flash point and deterioration temp limit is about 20-25 degrees higher than a regular Mercon/Dexron III tho, and it is very good for preventing shudders.
Just FYI
Does any other company make it that perhaps it is then a synthetic?

 

[40th GT]

Mobil1 ATF is a synthetic merconV.

 

[CobraRed_96_GT]

Mobil1 ATF is a synthetic merconV.

hmm, ill look into that - thanks

 

[Mike97gt]

was this MOTORCRAFT mecron V, we charge a lot more for that stuff at my dealer supposedly that stuff is synth???

 

[CobraRed_96_GT]

was this MOTORCRAFT mecron V, we charge a lot more for that stuff at my dealer supposedly that stuff is synth???

Well i called Conoco - they create Mercon for Ford i believe, they produce products through Shell, Rotella T, and Kendall

 

[Mike97gt]

Well i called Conoco - they create Mercon for Ford i believe, they produce products through Shell, Rotella T, and Kendall

I am going to have to look into this, as far I was told is that the motorcraft mecron v is a synth and that some of the other brands mecron is not synth.

 

[CobraRed_96_GT]

I am going to have to look into this, as far I was told is that the motorcraft mecron v is a synth and that some of the other brands mecron is not synth.

it looks the be that way to me

 

[RandyStinchcomb]

the Motorcraft Mercon V is a semi-synthetic trans fluid.
Ford/Motorcraft make a "full" synthetic trans fluid, part # XT-2-QSM and retail is $21.37 per qt

 

[CobraRed_96_GT]

the Motorcraft Mercon V is a semi-synthetic trans fluid.
Ford/Motorcraft make a "full" synthetic trans fluid, part # XT-2-QSM and retail is $21.37 per qt

 

[droid#83853]

If you aren't putting Royal Purple Synchromax in, you might as well just piss in it.

 

[SilverBullet00]

I used a NON synthetic mercon III and it seemed to do better in my trans...

SVTTECH what do you recommend and how much? I know there are TONS of different answers floating around..

 

[Mike97gt]

the Motorcraft Mercon V is a semi-synthetic trans fluid.
Ford/Motorcraft make a "full" synthetic trans fluid, part # XT-2-QSM and retail is $21.37 per qt

Thanks for clearing that up randy.. that full synth price is INSANE... imagine doing a BG trans flush with that stuff, 15 quarts at 21.37 a quart

I used a NON synthetic mercon III and it seemed to do better in my trans...

SVTTECH what do you recommend and how much? I know there are TONS of different answers floating around..

mecron III is just fine, ford now said we can use mercon V in any application we use III.. in fact they are replacing III with mercon multi purpose ATF... fill it untill it is a half inch below the fill plug.. you can take a zip tie or anything you can bend and stick into the hole to see how far below the hole the level is.