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Old Aug 13, 2010, 02:26 PM
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What color does your transmission fluid come out?

I thought I'd start this thread to see what color everyones tramsmission, transfer case, and rear diff fluids are coming out -

I use Amsoil 75w90 svg oil for my transfer case and rear diff, and those come out a maroonish color..

I use Amsoil 74w90 gl4 transmission fluid in the trans and it comes out.. pure turqoise.. oddly both start out a kind of like brown clearish color... am I the only one here??

Post what fluids you use and what color they come out!
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Old Aug 13, 2010, 10:03 PM
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i don't remember but i will be doing my fluids in a week or so i will report back (also using amsoil)
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when i did transfer case it was with the lsd mitsu gear oil and when it came out it was brownish clear
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When I was breaking in my rear diff the fluid came out a greyish color. This was redline 75w140. subsequent changed have made it more yellowish and less greyish. transmission and transfercase come out pretty much the same. I do my fluids about every 5k though.
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yea ive been doing these changes fairly often now - doesnt matter, 5k miles 10k miles 15k miles.. turquoise for the trans and maroon for the transfer case.. i wonder if somethings wrong, though i cant imagine whats going on
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Pennzoil Syncromesh in the tranny 120k+ miles of changes and it comes out the same color as it went in everytime at a 6-10k change interval. Tranny shifts amazing to this day

TC and rear diff will be a little darker then when they go in same change interval with OEM Diaqueen.

I'd never use any other fluids they have proven themselves 120k+ and still bone stock trans, TC, and rear diff
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was not happy when i saw it this color.. not sure what fluid was in it found it out about a month after i picked the car up it started making noise..
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Originally Posted by chinto
was not happy when i saw it this color.. not sure what fluid was in it found it out about a month after i picked the car up it started making noise..
guess im not the only one. tcase was gray/silver that moved through out dark looking oil. ACD fluid looked like it came from the bottle. transmission fluid was coffee. i used all amsoil products. maybe apagan can analyze this.

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Originally Posted by NJ_EveOhVIII
guess im not the only one. tcase was gray/silver that moved through out dark looking oil. ACD fluid looked like it came from the bottle. transmission fluid was coffee. i used all amsoil products. maybe apagan can analyze this.
ya im pritty sure what ever was in their had a bearing or something seize up and self destruct i was pulling shavings and chunks of metal out.. i did a 5spd conversion and have been happy. still tryn to decide if i want to get the 6spd rebuilt for a backup or to just sell it as a core..
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Originally Posted by chinto
ya im pritty sure what ever was in their had a bearing or something seize up and self destruct i was pulling shavings and chunks of metal out.. i did a 5spd conversion and have been happy. still tryn to decide if i want to get the 6spd rebuilt for a backup or to just sell it as a core..
that makes me feel worse. my tcase was built around 6k miles ago and is still in working. its just the usual whine decel/lsd. and we have the some color.

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yeah - my fluid is like a bright bright turqoise, and the svg gear is like a bright maroon... wtf.. maybe i'll switch to something else
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any experts wanna chime in here?
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Originally Posted by chinto
was not happy when i saw it this color.. not sure what fluid was in it found it out about a month after i picked the car up it started making noise..
looks like that trans fluid hasnt been changed in a while.

First 2k miles on my new rear diff the fluid looked a light greyish, after that it has come out just like new. Changed out rear diff fluid today and the old stuff came out looking really clean still. Trans and TC fluid is the same, comes out pretty clean. Im using redline in the rear diff and amsoil for trans and t case, btw.


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