Champion Markets Professional-Grade GlobalTrans™ Full Synthetic ATF for Diesel Applications

At the beginning of 2021 Champion Brands announced that it was celebrating its 65th anniversary as a globally recognized blender and packager of motor oils, gear lubes, brake fluids and other specialty lubricants. Following that announcement in week one of the new year, Champion has introduced numerous new products many of them specifically for the diesel market.

This past week Champion announced a professional-grade GlobalTrans™ Full Synthetic ATF for multi-vehicle (MV) automatic transmissions. The fluid has been designed not only to lubricate moving parts but also provide the hydraulic pressure, friction and cooling to make transmissions work more efficiently in diesel and gasoline applications.

Champion Multi-Vehicle ATF meets the requirements of O.E.M. diesel and gasoline automatic transmissions and helps with various functions including gear lubrication, torque converter operation, valve body operation, clutch friction operation, brake band friction and transmission cooling.

Generally, ATF is made of a thin consistency and is clear with a red hue, though some automatic transmission fluids are now blue/green, purple or even amber, depending on the manufacturer. This makes it easier to differentiate it from motor oil and other fluids in your vehicle as well as to identify the source when you spot a leak.

Over time, ATF will break down and become contaminated with particles or debris. If your ATF level is low or the fluid has started to break down, you'll notice a decrease in performance and possibly overheating. Transmission overheating is typically the result of a leak resulting in low fluid, or contaminated fluid due to a lack of regular fluid maintenance.

These issues might cause the transmission to slip, and while it won't typically cause the vehicle to stall, it will cause the engine to rev higher than normal or feel as though you have no power. When fluid levels are low, this can produce permanent damage to your vehicle's transmission, leading to costly repairs of even replacement.

Champion GlobalTrans™ Full Synthetic Multi-Vehicle ATF Fluid is proven in field test to prevent early operational lubricant breakdown and have consistent top-tier performance in many world-wide and different types of O.E.M. diesel and gasoline automatic transmissions.

Champion's GlobalTrans™ MV ATF delivers superior performance in low-temperature flow, wear protection, frictional stability and resistance to thermal breakdown. It is made with 100% synthetic base fluid chosen for superior resistance to oxidation and viscosity change. It maintains a highly sheer stable cold flow viscosity for exceptional resistance to problematic viscosity change over thousands of miles or hundreds of hours.

Champion's synergistic wear and seal protection chemistry is preferred by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and found in premium factory first-fill fluids. It is optimized with friction-control additive technology that not only prevents slip and shudder, but also provides smooth operational shifting, supporting its claim to be more durable than many competing brands.

GlobalTrans™, part #4357, is compatible with contemporary diesel and gas transmission seal materials and other automatic transmission fluids. Follow OEM recommendations regarding extended drain intervals.

Composition ingredients include: Synthetic base stock oil, Methacrylate Copolymer, Long-Chain Alkenyl Succinamide, Alkyl Methacrylate, and Alkyl Alkoxyamine. Typical Properties: Color -- Red / Gravity API @60°F -- 34.3 / Viscosity @ 40°C --cSt35.0 / Viscosity @ 100°C -- cSt7.2 / Viscosity Index >175 / Pour Point °F < -40 / Flash Point °F >440.

GlobalTrans™ is recommended for the following: Allison C-4, TES-295, TES-389; Audi G 052 025, G-052-162 & G-052-990; BMW 7045E, LA2634, LT 71141; Chrysler ATF+4, ATF+3; GM DEXRON®, DEXRON® II, IID, IIIG, IIIH, VI; Esso LT 71141; Ford MERCON®, MERCON®V, SP, LV, FNR5; Hyundai SP-II & SP-III, SPH-IV & NWS-9638; Idemitsu K1; JASO 1-A; JWS 3309 &3324; MAN 339F, V1, V2, Z1, Z2 & Z3; Mazda ATF-M III, ATF-MV; Mercedes 236.1-236.12, 236.14; Mitsubishi SP-II, SP-III, IV & ATF J2; Shell 3403, LA2634, M-1375.4; Texaco ETL-7045E, ETL-8072B, N402; Toyota T-III, T-IV, WS (JWS 3324); VW G 052 025, G-052-162 & G-052 990; and ZF TE-ML 02F, 03D, 04D, 09, 11A, 14A, 14B, 14C, 16L &17C.

 

For a more complete list of recommended transmissions and applications visit: https://www.championbrands.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4357-PDS-0720v.pdf

 

NOTE: GlobalTrans™ MV ATF is not recommended for transmissions requiring Ford MERCON® CVT, Type F Transmission Fluid, or dual-clutch applications.

About the company: Champion Brands, LLC, is a globally recognized industry leader in specialty lubricants for over 65 years. Champion Brands produces and blends over 350 products including fuel, oil, engine additives, and lubricants for the automotive, racing, heavy truck, agricultural, industrial, and specialty markets. For more information about Champion GlobalTrans™ MV ATF (Part #4357) contact your nearest Champion distributor, or call Champion at 660-890-06231. Champion Brands, LLC; 1001 Golden Drive, Clinton, MO, or go to: http://www.championbrands.com

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2021 Champion New Products and Announcements

Champion Brands Celebrates 65 Years in the Lubricant Business

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Highlighting A New All-Season Air Brake Anti-Freeze from Champion Brands

Champion’s Classic & Muscle 15W-50 Motor Oil for Vintage Trucks

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Gas-Powered? Here’s a top-tier choice for Vintage Trucks

This product is not from our diesel family but it is an important one for enthusiasts with old, gas-powered classic trucks. The reason is that in the mid-90s the American Petroleum Institute began to phase out zinc and phosphorous. There were soon problems cropping up in older vehicles with flat tappet cams. In response to this need, Champion introduced a beefed up Classic & Muscle Car Oil that protect old vintage vehicles. Here are the details.

Champion’s Classic & Muscle 15W-50 Motor Oil is a favorite among enthusiasts with older gas-powered vintage pick-up trucks, hot rods, street rod, classic, and muscle car engines. This full synthetic motor oil is proven to provide more horsepower and torque than other leading brands of oil for older vehicles.  

 

These benefits are directly linked to Champion’s premium base stock and ZDDP anti-wear protection package, which contains a unique balance of chemistry including high levels of zinc and phosphorus. The full synthetic formula provides lower coefficient of friction than conventional or synthetic blend motor oils. Plus offers film strength and viscosity stability of thicker mono-grades at higher temperatures with less drag, provides upper cylinder anti-wear protection, and reduces operating temperature. 

https://www.championbrands.com/classic-muscle-15w-50-full-synthetic-motor-oil/

 

In addition, the Champion 15W-50 Classic and Muscle Motor Oil is specially formulated utilizing exclusive TVS® (Thermal Viscosity Stabilizer) technology. This proprietary technology delivers unmatched film strength at high temperature, better piston ring seal for maximum compression, and increases the foot-pounds of torque in most engines.

 

This top-tier oil addresses the potential of flat tappet camshaft failures found in older gasoline motors. The problem started years ago when oil companies began producing oils with a reduction in the anti-wear additive packages and noticed flat tappet camshaft and lifter failures 

 

“Most engine builders over the years might have blamed camshaft or lifter hardness, however they found that the majority of the failures were, in part, due to a reduction of anti-wear additives in motor oils. These failures coincided with an EPA mandate calling for the reduction of the Zinc additive and a longer life of the catalytic converters,” stated Karl Dedolph, Director of Champion Racing and Performance. 
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“This is not a problem in late model engines using roller lifters and newer camshafts because they do not need the anti-scuffing additive packages to protect the sliding action of flat tappet camshaft and lifter surfaces,” said Dedolph. “The main anti-wear additive in Champion’s Classic and Muscle Motor Oil is Zinc dialkyldithiophosphates (ZDDP).  There are other anti-wear additives but Zinc is maybe the most well-known oil additives found in any “purpose-built” oil. In much the same way that aspirin cures many ailments, ZDDPs provide many benefits to lubricating oils, especially engine oils”.

 

This class of additives delivers the anti-wear film necessary to protect metal parts under mixed lubrication where metal-to metal contact can occur. They function by adhering to the metal in the engine and are activated as metal-to-metal contact causes temperatures and pressures to rise. 

 

The result is a smooth, glass-like surface that provides excellent protection of metal components. This sacrificial coating prevents metal to metal contact, which reduces friction and wear. All key protection properties for cams, lifters, push rods, wrist pins, distributor gears, bearings, etc.

 

ZDDP also provides an excellent anti-oxidant that works synergistically with other additives found in engine oils. Along with its stability it activates at differing temperatures and pressures.  

Champion’s Classic and Muscle 15W-50 Motor Oil is recommended for typically all non-catalytic converter equipped vehicles. This “purpose-built” oil provides a higher level of Zinc not found in the current API certified oils for recommended for newer OEM applications. 
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Engine builders and enthusiasts can now feel assured of using the right oil for their hot rods muscle cars, antique cars, trucks and vintage boats to protect the flat tappet camshafts. The full synthetic 15w-50 viscosity range will work with older, high compression engine and their larger clearances. 

“Forget the 0W-20 and 5W-20 used in today’s motors; they run tighter clearances and are specifically designed to work with these new, thinner oils. Older engine designs and platforms use heavier viscosity oils such as 15W-50,” added Dedolph. “Champion’s 15W-50 full synthetic motor oil is built specifically to meet the lubrication demands of older gas-powered vintage pick-up trucks, hot rods, street rod, classic, and muscle car engines”.

 

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CONGRATULATIONS CHAMPION BRANDS 

as you celebrate 65 Years serving the needs 

of automotive and diesel engine enthusiasts.