Allison Transmission 3500 User Manual

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5.4RECOMMENDEDAUTOMATICTRANSMISSIONFLUIDS
OnlyuseuidsmeetingAllisonTransmissionspecicationTES295
®
,
TES668
TM
orTES389
®
inyourtransmission.Foralistofcurrently
approvedtransmissionuids,gototheAllisonTransmissionwebsiteat:
www.allisontransmission.com,selectSERVICE,Fluids.
AllisonTransmissionrecommendsyoutakethefollowingintoconsideration
whenselectingtheappropriateuidtypeforyourtransmission:
•FluidsmeetingspecicationTES295
®
orTES668
TM
arepreferred
overTES389
®
uidsforuseinall3000and4000Seriestransmission
applications.
•TES295
®
andTES668
TM
uidsarefullyqualiedforSevereDutyand
ExtendedDrainintervals.
•ATES295
®
andTES668
TM
uidallowsyoutooperateatalower
ambienttemperaturethanaTES389
®
typeuid.RefertoT able5–1.
•ATES389
®
uidistheminimumuidrequirementapprovedforusein
3000and4000Seriestransmissions.
•ToextendtheTES389
®
uiddrainintervalsbeyondtherecommended
mileageorhourschangeinterval,useauidanalysisprogram.Refer
to5.6FLUIDANALYSIS.
Whenchoosingauidtypetouse,considerwhattheminimum
uidoperatingtemperatureoftheuidwillbebasedontheambient
temperaturesreachedinthegeographicallocationforthevehicle.Refer
to3.3.1PreheatingRequirement.
Table5–1.TransmissionFluidMinimumOperating
TemperatureRequirements
MinimumOperatingConditions
FluidType
Celsius
Fahrenheit
TES295
®
orTES668
TM
–35–31
TES389
®
–25–13
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Allison Transmission 3500 Specifications

General

Retarder	Optional
Protection Rating	IP67
Gears	6-speed
Type	Automatic
Input Voltage	12V or 24V
Communication Protocol	J1939
Operating Temperature Range	-40°C to +85°C