5AT with External Tranny Cooler
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5AT with External Tranny Cooler
Hi All,
I am at 1015xx miles on my 03 G Coupe
at around 100xxx miles, I had my Rear Main Seal Changed + Had the torque converter drained & filled with new ATF (Matic S), along with some leftover being drained and filled (around 6 QT of ATF)
I have checked my ATF recently and it was light-ish brown. So I got worried and did a drain and fill again, around 3.5 QT of Matic S.
I am not sure if it is still brown but should I be worried if it is?
Should I change my external AT cooler (Napa Oil Cooler)? Perhaps with something like:
this https://www.mishimoto.com/10-row-oil-cooler.html
or
https://www.mishimoto.com/19-row-oil-cooler.html
Will post pics later of the tissue colors.
TIA
I am at 1015xx miles on my 03 G Coupe
at around 100xxx miles, I had my Rear Main Seal Changed + Had the torque converter drained & filled with new ATF (Matic S), along with some leftover being drained and filled (around 6 QT of ATF)
I have checked my ATF recently and it was light-ish brown. So I got worried and did a drain and fill again, around 3.5 QT of Matic S.
I am not sure if it is still brown but should I be worried if it is?
Should I change my external AT cooler (Napa Oil Cooler)? Perhaps with something like:
this https://www.mishimoto.com/10-row-oil-cooler.html
or
https://www.mishimoto.com/19-row-oil-cooler.html
Will post pics later of the tissue colors.
TIA
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The oil cooler is not causing your fluid to carry particles of the clutch plates and brake sleeves, that's normal and that's WHY you drain/fill the fluid every 30k. If it's any color other than red it's because of the amount of particulates in the oil, the normal interval for fluid D/F is 30k miles but in your case I would just drain/fill with every oil change for the next few times until the fluid starts to look normal again.
If it's actually BROWN I'd do multiple drain/fills consecutively to flush as much crap out as possible then another drain/fill with the next oil change. If it continues to look bad after the next oil change then start shopping for a new transmission because the one you have might be quickly disintegrating.
If it's actually BROWN I'd do multiple drain/fills consecutively to flush as much crap out as possible then another drain/fill with the next oil change. If it continues to look bad after the next oil change then start shopping for a new transmission because the one you have might be quickly disintegrating.
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