if your trans fluid smells like.......
if your trans fluid smells like....... a camel's armpit, does it mean that your tranny is definately toast? i have a 4l60e that i got with my motor and was about to install it yesterday when i noticed the smell. the fluid is pretty brown. im wondering if this necessarily means that the tranny is done. i dont want to waste my time installing it and putting a shift kit in it if its already gone.
Really it could mean it has just done alot of in city driving without a cooler or a fluild change in a long while but does not nessesarily mean its bad .I would pull the pan and see just whats in there first,
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If the fluid smells bad that is usually the 1st indication of clutch failure.
Use caution... how many miles are on it? Sounds like you have a unit that is toast to me. If it is out, I would not hesitate to have it at least freshened up / rebuilt.
Good Luck.
Use caution... how many miles are on it? Sounds like you have a unit that is toast to me. If it is out, I would not hesitate to have it at least freshened up / rebuilt.
Good Luck.
