I changed mine in my 2002 4.6is back in 2012, new OEM filter, used Valvoline synthetic tranny fluid I purchased from my local O'reilly's auto store. No problems whatsoever, I now over 211K miles and counting!

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2002 X5 4.6is
1999 C5 Corvette
1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4
1994 Kawasaki ZX-9R
2005 Mazda 6 Wagon (Wife's)
1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4