Isuzu, Daihatsu, Daewoo and other Asian brands
Valvoline's data sheet names Isuzu, Daihatsu and Dae Woo separately. The manufacturer recommends the product broadly for all late-model Asian vehicles requiring a blue or green HOAT chemistry.
Photographs come from the manufacturer's official materials.
How to check whether it suits your car
Three questions, all answered in your manual:
- Which colour is specified for the factory fluid: blue, green or pink?
- Does it say the fluid must be silicate-free?
- Is JIS K 2234 or ASTM D3306 referenced?
If the second and third answers line up, the product is in the right family, and the first question picks the colour: blue takes Asian Blue, green takes Asian Green, and pink takes Asian Red. If the manual calls for orange or European G12, it is not for you.
A note on diesel engines
Some heavy-duty Isuzu diesel engines, particularly wet-liner designs, require additional cavitation protection through SCA additives or a nitrited formulation. Zerex Asian is nitrite-free in all three colours and is intended for passenger cars and light diesel systems.
If your manual mentions wet-liner cavitation protection, check with us before ordering. We would rather not sell to you than sell you the wrong fluid.