*Torque-Drive™ for Allison Transmissions*

AMSOIL Torque-Drive™ Synthetic Automatic Transmission Fluid is recommended as a direct replacement for TranSynd® Synthetic ATF in heavy duty, on and off highway automatic transmissions manufactured by Allison®, General Motors®, Ford®, Voith® and ZF® or wherever the standard TES-295, C-4, Dexron® III, Mercon® or TE-ML 14C are specified, including municipal or transit buses, garbage haulers, motor homes, delivery vans, emergency vehicles, school buses, dump trucks, utility vehicles, cement trucks, line haul trucks and tow trucks.

Q.What is the Allison® Extended Transmission Coverage (ETC) Warranty?

The original Allison® warranty lasts two to three years, after which owners may purchase Extended Transmission Coverage (ETC) for up to three additional years. It covers everything 100 percent if the transmission fails during the warranty period.

Q.What is Technical Engineering Specification 295 (TES-295) and what does it mean to the consumer?

Technical Engineering Specification 295 (TES-295) is a set of criteria established to determine transmission fluid quality levels. Fluids meeting the requirements of TES-295 may be used for intervals several times longer than the recommendations of Allison®, and both the original and extended warranties remain in effect.

Q.Which fluids meet the TES-295 specification?

Allison® transmission owners deserve a choice in transmission fluids that meet the TES-295 specification. The only oil on the market that is formally identified by Allison® as a TES-295 product is TranSynd® Automatic Transmission Fluid, which happens to be sold by Allison® in partnership with Castrol®. Competing lubricant companies seeking TES-295 approval are faced with formidable obstacles. Allison® has not made its stationary test stand available to the competition and has not established formalized field trial protocol, effectively locking outside companies out of the market and allowing Allison® to charge exorbitant prices for TranSynd®.

Q.Is AMSOIL Torque-Drive™ identical to TranSynd®?

AMSOIL set out to develop a product that matched TranSynd® as closely as possible. Because it is nearly impossible to exactly duplicate another lubricant, AMSOIL does not claim Torque-Drive™ is identical to TranSynd®. It is, however, based on the same type of chemical technology. Both fluids are PAO based, contain the same metals content and boosted additive systems and do not contain VI improvers. An infra-red scan shows no measurable differences between Torque-Drive® and TranSynd®, and AMSOIL has full confidence marketing Torque-Drive™ for TES-295 applications and the extended drain intervals recommended by Allison®.

Q.How will the use of Torque-Drive™affect a consumer's warranty coverage?

The Allison® ETC Warranty states that Allison® will only cover repairs in which the transmission had been operated with TranSynd® or an equivalent fluid which meets the TES-295 specification. Because Torque-Drive™ is based on the same type of chemistry as TranSynd®, it is recommended as a direct replacement in all TES-295 applications. However, since Torque-Drive™ is not specifically designed by Allison® as a TES-295 product, AMSOIL offers a performance warranty that covers any lubricant-related failures. The performance of Torque-Drive™ is guaranteed, and customers can rest easy knowing they're covered.

Customers filing a warranty claim must show maintenance records to demonstrate that the vehicle has been maintained according to OEM or AMSOIL recommendations.

Q.How does Torque-Drive™ compare to AMSOIL Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF)?

AMSOIL does not recommend switching applications currently running AMSOIL Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) to Torque-Drive™. Torque-Drive™ was introduced as a strategic marketing angle to capture a portion of the TES-295 market, and it was blended for the extended drain intervals recommended by Allison®. AMSOIL ATF is a more advanced product with universal applications.

Q.Why should a customer use Torque-Drive™?

1) Customers can safely extend drain intervals according to Allison® recommendations, saving lubricant expenses.
2) AMSOIL provides lubricant related warranty coverage.
3) Torque-Drive™ provides the same superior protection and performance as TranSynd® at a more affordable price.

Q.What are the key performance benefits offered by Torque-Drive™?

AMSOIL Torque-Drive™ provides superior performance and protection against thermal and oxidative degradation, sludge and varnish formation, viscosity shear down, cold temperature oil thickening, poor friction stability, high component wear and shortened oil life. Conventional oils require frequent changes and reduce the effective service life of transmissions. AMSOIL Torque-Drive™ extends lubricant life and provides protection superior to conventional ATF's.

  Allison® transmission owners are being held hostage. They are being forced to purchase a transmission fluid that is costing more money than they should be spending. They do, however, have options.

Allison® transmission has established the Technical Engineering Specification 295 (TES 295) for automatic transmission fluids. When TES 295 products are used in Allison® transmissions and according to Allison® recommendations as outlined in Allison® Service Information Letter 10-TR-99, Rev. B, the service life of these oils can be extended several times that of mineral oils. This extended drain recommendation saves money for Allison® transmission owners.

All Allison® transmission owners would be wise to reevaluate their use of TranSynd®, as well as their investment in the Allison® extended warranty program. There is no justification for paying the high cost for TranSynd® when an equivalent product is available for less.

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