LUBEGARD® GM 6 & 8-Speed Shudder Solution
General Motors has published multiple technical service bulletins pertaining to torque converter clutch shudder issues in their 8-Speed transmissions. This problem currently affects 11 different models across 3 different OEM brands for the model years between 2015 and 2022. After implementing several fluid revisions, GM’s latest solution (TSB 18-NA-355) is lengthy, complicated, and expensive. It
CVT Service Solutions by Lubegard
In the ongoing quest to improve fuel efficiency, domestic and foreign OEMs turned to Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) technologies as a solution. In 1989 Subaru introduced the first modern automotive CVT in the U.S., the subcompact Justy model. Other automakers began developing their own CVTs throughout the 1990s and they are even more popular today
What Are Broad Match Fluids?
According to Counterman Magazine’s February 2021 article Selling Functional Fluids, “Functional automotive fluids make up a broad category, with a wide range of very specialized and unique applications…. Some of the most diverse functional fluids are for transmissions. Today’s shops need to carry many specific fluids, or several universal fluids to meet customer needs.” ENEOS
