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May 14, 2009 | 01:11 AM

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Type of trans fluid

I have a fresh rebuilt 4l80e trans in my old rod and don't know what fluid to use.I am looking for some advise.Thanks Dan

May 14, 2009 | 09:28 AM

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advance auto part brand DEX/Mercon, Buy a gallon jugs. or any regular dex/mercon , they work best for our tranny.

May 14, 2009 | 05:50 PM

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advance auto part brand DEX/Mercon, Buy a gallon jugs. or any regular dex/mercon , they work best for our tranny.

That is some of the worst fluid I have ever used. It even smells burnt out of the bottle.

May 14, 2009 | 11:39 PM

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That is some of the worst fluid I have ever used. It even smells burnt out of the bottle.

wat ? look bright red and smell sweat ( like I want drink it ) to me. Same as castrol.

May 16, 2009 | 12:58 AM

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wat ? look bright red and smell sweat ( like I want drink it ) to me. Same as castrol.

Maybe they have different vendors making their fluid? I bought some about 6 months ago, and put it in the trans before I realized it had a nasty odor to it. It was a nice pink color, but just smelled like it was burnt down. I ended up flushing the trans to get that stuff out of there.

Its hard to tell the condition of the fluid if it already stinks right out of the bottle.

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