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DRAFT TANZANIA STANDARD  
 
 
DTZS 1691:2018  Automatic Tran smission Fluids (ATF) based on r oad 
vehicles  —Specification  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                       
 
                                                                                                                               
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0 Foreword  
 
This draft Tanzania Standard was prepared by the Lubricants and Oil Technic al Committee under the 
supervision of the Chemicals Divisional Standards Committee. The Standard is prepared to specify the 
types and properties of Automatic Transmission Fluids (ATF) based on International vehicle  
manufacture rs who recommend the typical A TF required on a particular vehicle application, model of 
vehicle and make. Th is Tanzania  specification  is based on the International recognized Automatic 
Transmission Manufacture rs. 
This draft Tanzania Standard is the  four edition of Automatic  Transmissio n Fluids (ATF) based on road 
vehicles —Specification  
 
 
This draft Tanzania  Standard has been prepared with assistance drawn from the following documents:  
 
JSAE –JASO M 315 - Road Vehicles - Automatic Transmission Fluid  - Specification, published by Japan  
Bureau of Standards.   
 
KS 2 490: Automatic  Transmission Fluid (ATF)  -Specification, published by  Kenya Bureau of Standards.  
 
 
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this  draft Tanzania Standard is complied 
with, the final value obser ved or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis shall be rounded off 
in accordance with TZS 4 (see clause 2).  
 
    
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1 Scope  
 
This draft Tanzania standard specifies requirements, sampling and test method for Automatic 
Transmission Fluids (ATF) based on r oad vehicles . It also specifies the classification as recommended by 
manufacture rs and meeting the modern vehicles use.  ATF shall be applied to Automotive -on-Road 
vehicles.  
 
 
2 Normative references  
 
The following referenced documents are indispen sable for the application of this document. For dated 
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced 
document (including any amendments) applies.  
ASTM D 92 , Standard test method for flash and fire p oints by Cleveland open cup  
ASTM D 97 , Standard test method for pour point of petroleum products  
ASTM D  130, Standard test method for  corrosiveness to copper from petroleum products by copper strip 
test 
ASTM D 445 , Standard test method for kinematic viscos ity of transparent and opaque liquids  
ASTM D 664 , Standard test method for acid number of petroleum products by Potentiometric titration  
ASTM D 892 , Standard test method for  foaming characteristics of lubricating oils  
ASTM D 1500 , Standard test method for ASTM Color of petroleum products (ASTM color scale)  
ASTM D 2270,  Standard practice for calculating viscosity index from kinematic viscosity at 40  °C and 100  
°C 
ASTM D 2983 , Standard test Method for low -temperature viscosity of lubricants measured by brookf ield 
viscometer  
ASTM D  4052 , Standard test method for density and relative density of liquids by digital density meter  
 
ASTM D 4927, Standard test method for elemental analysis of lubricant and additive components - 
barium, calcium, phosphorous, sulfur and zinc by wavelength -dispersive x -ray fluorescence spectroscopy  
                                                                                        3Terms  and d efinitions  
 
For the purpose of this  draft Tanza nia Standard the following term  and definition shall apply : 
 
Automatic Transmission Fluids (ATF): special kind of oil use d in automoti ve with  self-shifting  or 
automatic transmissions /power steering .  
 
 
4 Requirements  
 
4.1 Colo r 
 
The ATF shall be colored or colorless   
 
4.2 Performance level  
 
The performance level as per manufac turers recommendation shall meet s minimum Dexron  
III,Dexron VI ,Mercon or equivalent.  
 
4.3 The ATF  based on Road vehicles  shall meet requirements as specified in Table  1.  
 
Table 1 — Propert ies of ATF  
 
S/No.  Property  Requ irement  Test 
method 
and 
equivalent  Dexron III,Mercon or 
equivalent.  Dexron  VI,Mercon or 
equivalent  
i Color  report  report   ASTMD 
1500  
ii Density at 15 ºC, min., 
kg/m3   845 840 ASTM D 
4052/IP 
365 
iii Kinematic viscosity mm2/s 
at 40 °C min  30 26 ASTM D 
445 
iii Kinematic viscosity mm2/s 
at 100 °C min  6 5.6 ASTMD 
445 
iv Viscosity index. min.  150  150 ASTMD 
2270  
v Brookfield Viscosity mPas    -10 ºC - REPORT  
-20ºC  -1,500 (Max)  
-30ºC  - 5,000 (Max)  
-40ºC  - 20,000  (Max)  -10 ºC - REPORT  
-20ºC  -1,500 (Max)  
-30ºC  - 5,000 (Max)  
-40ºC -20,000  (Max)  
 ASTMD 
2983  
vi                        -40 -40 ASTM D 97  
vii Rust and Corrosion  No rust and corrosion on 
any Surface  No rust and corrosion 
on any Surface   
viii *Elemental analysis of P 
and S  Report        Report   ASTMD 
4927  
ix Copper corrosion, max.  1b                1b ASTMD 
130 
x                          160 180 ASTMD 92  
xi a) 
 Foam tendency/foam 
stability  -No foam at 95 ºC  
-5mm Max at 130 ºC  -No foam at 95 ºC  
-5mm  Max at 130 ºC  ASTMD 
892                                                                                                       REV. TZS 1691: 2014  
 
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     b)  
 
 
Sequence I mL  
Sequence II mL  
Sequence III mL  -15s break time at 135 
ºC 
 
10/0 
20/0 
10/0 -15s break time at 135 
ºC 
 
10/0 
20/0 
10/0 
xii Oxidation Test Hours  300 300 ASTMD 
2893  
xiii TAN increase  7.00 7.00 ASTMD 
664 
 
 
*NOTE — Oil companies shall satisfy the requirements specified in the product identification data forw arded 
previously to authority for the reference samples on the additives included in the  formulation  
 
5 Marking and labeling  
 
For compliance to this draft Tanzania Standard , marking and labeling shall indicate the types of ATF  
based on r oad vehicles . 
 
5.1 Packing  
 
ATF based on Road vehicles  shall be packed in suitable containers as agreed between supplier and 
purchaser, including  drums, metal tins, and plastic  jerry cans.  They shall be properly sealed to  avoid 
leakage.  
 
5.2 Labeling  
 
The following informati on shall appear on the label of container(s):  
 
i) m   f c   e ’   dd e     
ii) name of the products , trademark /name if any , 
iii) batch,  
iv) net content,  
            v) type of base oil should be cleared stated whether is Virgin or recycled  
vi) performance  level e.g. DEXRON II I, DEXRON  VI and above and/ or equivalent .  
 
6 Compliance  
 
ATF products  based on road vehicles  shall deem to meet this Tanzania Standard if it passes the 
requirements of this  draft Tanzania Standard as in Tables 1 and the labels as spec ified in clause 5.2. 
 
 
 
 
  
                                                                                        Annex  A 
(Informative ) 
  
Classification of ATF   
The classification of ATF is based on the use, application and make of vehicles. It includes  the following 
classifications : 
A.1 Type F ; Introduced by Fo rd in 1967 for their automatic s, also used by Toyota.  It is made from base  
oils with viscosity index improvers, antioxidants, anti -wear agents, defoamants and special additives to 
provide the controlled frictional characteristics of a Type F fluid in automatic transmission applications . 
Not recommended for automatic transmissions in Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, American Motors, or 
any other cars requiring a Dexron -II, Dexron -IIE, Dexron -III or Mercon -approved fluid, or for those Ford 
products requiring an M2C 138CJ (Type CJ) fluid or  an M2C 166H (Type H) fluid  
A.2 AType CJ ,Special fluid for Ford C6 transmissions. Similar to Dexron II , should  not be used in 
automatics that require Type F. Can be replaced with Mercon or Mercon V.  
A.3 Type H  - a limited Ford spec that differs from both D exron and Type F. Can be replaced with Mercon 
or Mercon V.  
A.4 Mercon ;  Ford fluid introduced in 1987, very similar to Dexron II. Okay for all earlier Fords except 
those that require Type F. As of July 1, 2007, the production and licensing of Mercon ATF by  Ford ends. 
Ford says applications that require Mercon ATF can now be serviced with Mercon V. See Ford TSB 
06144  for more information.  
A.5 Mercon V ; Replaces Mercon, i ntroduced in 1997 for Ra nger, Explorer V6 and Aerostar, and 1998 
and up Windstar, Taurus/Sable and Continental. This is the current ATF for most late model Ford 
products.  
A.6 Mercon SP ; Latest friction -modified ATF for Ford Torq ue Shift Transmissions only. Do NOT use in 
transmiss ions that require Mercon or Mercon V.  
A.7 Dexron ; General Motors (GM)  original ATF for automatics.  
A.8 Dexron II ; Improved GM formula with better viscosity control and additional oxidation inhibitors. Can 
be used in place of Dexron.  
A.9 Dexron -IID Corrosion  inhibitors were added to Dexron -II to address the solder corrosion issue. The 
resultant fluid, released in 1975, was called Dexron -IID. 
A.10  Dexron IIE ;  GM fluid for electronic transmissions.  Dexron -IIE Dexron -IIE was introduced in an effort 
to address t he hygroscopicity problems with the previous IID fluid  
A.11 Dexron III ; Replaces Dexron IIE and adds improved oxidation and corrosion control in GM 
electronic automatics.  Dexron -III. In 1993, GM released new Dexron -III fluid. It is generally backward -
compa tible with transmissions originally filled with earlier Dexron fluids or with Type -A/Suffix -A fluid.  
A.12  Dexron III (H) ; Improved version of Dexron III released in 2003.  
A.13  Dexron III/Saturn;  A special fluid spec for Saturns.                                                                                                        REV. TZS 1691: 2014  
 
                                                                                                               5       A.14  Dexron -VI; The fluid s pecification for Dexron -VI was introduced in 2005,and was first used as the 
General Motor (GM) factory -fill automatic transmission fluid for model year 2006. Introduced in 2006 for 
GM Hydra -Matic 6L80 6 -speed rear -wheel -drive transmissions. Dexron VI now r eplaces Dexron III and II, 
and can be used in GM or import transmissions that formerly specified Dexron III or II.   
A.15  Chrysler 7176 ; For Chrysler FWD transaxles.  
A.16 Chrysler 7176D (ATF+2) ; Adds improved cold temperature flow and oxidation resistance. 
Introduced 1997.  
A.17  Chrysler 7176E (ATF+3) ; Adds improved shear stability and uses a higher quality base oil. 
Required for four -speed automatics (do NOT use Dexron or Mercon as a substitute).  
A.18  Chrysler ATF+4 (ATE) ; Introduced  in 1998, ATF+4 is synthe tic and replaces the previous ATF+3 
fluid. Used primarily for 2000 and 2001 vehicles, it can also be used in earlier Chrysler transmissions 
(except 1999 and older minivans with 41TE/AE transmission). ATF+3 should continue to be used for 1999 
and earlier mi nivans because of the potential for torque converter shudder during break in.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
                                                                                        Annex B  
Equivalent ATF 
There are several types of ATF manufacturers which may be equivalent to the Dexron types, 
manufactures may not be limited to Dexron type b ut equivalent may also be used and labelled in the 
containers . 
  
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