At 11:01 AM 2/23/2007, Dennis Haynes wrote...
>Talk about Castrol marketing, They sell a tranny 
>fluid called TransSynd. They have some how 
>partnered with Allison so that this is the only 
>fluid approved in their transmissions if you 
>want the warranty. Amsoil is the only company 
>challenging this and offering a fluid they claim 
>is equal and they will back it up in case of a 
>fluid related failure. It is almost the same 
>price so I stick with the TranSynd. I hate 
>having my arm twisted though.

That's fine, if they provide free fluid during 
the warranty period. Otherwise, the Magnuson-Moss 
warranty act kicks in and they must get a waiver 
from the FTC. You can search the Federal Register 
at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/search.html I did 
a quick search for 'allison AND "federal trade 
commission"' for the years 2000-2007 and got no 
hits. Looks like you get free fluid!

"No warrantor of a consumer product may condition 
his written or implied warranty of such product 
on the consumer�s using, in connection with such 
product, any article or service (other than 
article or service provided without charge under 
the terms of the warranty) which is identified by 
brand, trade, or corporate name; except that the 
prohibition of this subsection may be waived by the Commission if�
(1) the warrantor satisfies the Commission that 
the warranted product will function properly only 
if the article or service so identified is used 
in connection with the warranted product, and
(2) the Commission finds that such a waiver is in the public interest.

The Commission shall identify in the Federal 
Register, and permit public comment on, all 
applications for waiver of the prohibition of 
this subsection, and shall publish in the Federal 
Register its disposition of any such application, 
including the reasons therefor." - 15CFR2302(c)