I have been going through my car owner's manual (although my car model is a Japan model and only appears in the Japanese language manual.
There are oils that have been recommended for various parts e.g. ATF, engine oil etc., which are not locally available (maybe unless at the dealership/stealership). I have had that some of these oils that are sold at service stations can do and I am just wondering how one determines what alternative fluid that they may use in place of what's been recommended in the service manuals. An example is that I have been told that I can buy some ATF at Total petrol stations for a 2007 Mazda Axela. I trust the person who has told me that, but I would really like to know how they arrived at that conclusion. Is it that fluids which may be used on the same car have some code in common ama?
Same applies for steering fluid and engine oil.
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