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That's great that it's got a retarder, they work really well. I can't believe Allison included retarders on those transmissions but the Army never bothered to hook them up... what a waste! I really like your 8x8, it's fun to read about all the innovative features it has. So far the only thing...

Well, that picture doesn't make the oil look so bad. Looks like slightly dirty motor oil. If it were my truck, I'd still use whatever Allison says over what the LO says. They may both be essentially motor oil, but the Allison product may have application specific additives that improve...

Yuck! That oil looks pretty dirty. Hopefully the trans is okay. I definitely agree about not mixing ATF and OE, but I don't think Allison C-4 fluid is "ATF" in the normal sense, where we think of the light ~10w red colored fluid like Dexron... The MIL-L-2104 spec is the spec for OE so if C-4...

Hi Bjorn, I glanced through that Allison spec manual, it shows that their C-4 fluid meets the MIL-L-2104 spec. Why not just buy Allison C-4 fluid then? I'm sure any Detroit Diesel / Allison dealer in the country would have it in stock, and you definitely wouldn't have to worry whether you were...