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Old 03-15-2005, 10:52 AM
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Re: how to check transmission fluid

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Originally Posted by Strider327
Just make sure it looks like kool-aid red. Like a bright red, if its a different color, change it out. Drain and fill, if it doesn't look that bad. If it's a different color overall do a complete tranny flush.
A flush does not hurt the tranny. If your tranny is already screwed then of course its not safe to do it. The way you can tell is if you see small little metal scraps floating around or on the tranny stick when you check the fluid. Put it this way, if its already too late I wouldn't recommended meaning if you see metal scraps. But if you don't I don't see why not. I have a 1994 Camry 5sfe with about 144K on it already, did the tranny flush 2 times. Nothing wrong, as a matter of fact shifts much smoother and runs a lot better.
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