So I was checking all my fluids this morning and pulled the dip stick to the transmission. I havent really checked it to much in the last year because of how often its been in and out of the tranny shop because of problems they couldnt find with it. Anyway pulled the stick and the fluid is starting to get a brownish look...to me anyway. My real question is what should it smell like? Ive been told you can smell the oil when the trannys are going out? Thanks guys

 

if its brokwn you need to take it back and have the builder verify that its all good ..

Brown is never good in an auto

 

If it's not pretty much blood red and smell like strait trans fluid. Hate to say it but she's on its last leg. Don't waste time flushing it or anything like that you will just near the end much quicker.

 

Just getting some more opinions so I dont look stuipd bringing it back to the shop. I had it over hauled about a year ago..got it back didnt shift right. took it back they put a shift kit in it and did fine. Then about a month later i come up to a stop light and make a full stop, then let off the break to creep forward and it was like locked in gear or something. I had to give it some gas to get it to break free. And it still does it to this day. Ive had the truck in the shop 3 times just because of this problem. so the 3rd time I took note of how many miles were on the truck when I dropped it off. Long story short they test drove it for 8 miles. I told them to take it on 3 trips and drive the crap out of it to get it to mess up. They just keep saying its fine. Not much they can say when the oil isent red and smells like burnt metal.

 

Huh ... Need to find a new shop to take it to sounds like to me..

 

how long of a warranty did the tranny shop give you ??

 

Door warrantee probably.... Out the door ... Ur on ur own...

really hope not though...

 

No I have a 12,000 mile/one year warranty. Im passed the 12,000 miles by a little bit but they told me the last time i had it in that its not a problem and they will warranty it because ive had it in so many times with problems. So we'll see...let you guys no friday. Hopefully im not out 3 grand again..

 

If you paid with credit card, you can ask your credit card company to give you a refund

 

LOL... I have herd anout doin that ... never known anyone who got there money back though ... lotts of money spent and time too ... ope they will be respectable and just find out what "THEY" did wrong ..