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(Message started by: km449 on Jul 23^rd, 2005, 7:22pm)

Title: Transmission oil colour
Post by km449 on Jul 23^rd, 2005, 7:22pm

Hi - the colour of the oil in my auto box is very light brown, but there is none of the rancid (chip shop) smell referred to elsewhere on this site.
Car is going fine and I just wondered what the colour signifies.
There's no sludge on the dipstick either.
Thanks
Keith

Title: Re: Transmission oil colour
Post by KEEF on Jul 24^th, 2005, 6:13am

Keith
That is the colour it should be M8
A redish /brown, if it was black you need to worry.
KEEF
Keith

Title: Re: Transmission oil colour
Post by mr._floppy on Jul 24^th, 2005, 11:57am

When I replaced the auto trans. cooler recently the colour of the gunk coming out of the old one was very brown and viscous yet the fluid on the dipstick was OK. It shows that while automatic fluid changing is better than nothing only severe flushing of the system really shifts the damaging contaminants within the pipework and the galleries of the gearbox.

Title: Re: Transmission oil colour
Post by km449 on Jul 24^th, 2005, 11:27pm

Thanks for that. I am running a 97 2.3 Ultima with 131k on clock and it is going so well I was just getting worried!!