Transmission Fluid Color
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Transmission Fluid Color - 2/1/2006 12:43:14 AM
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Baldr
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Hey guys, good to join the forum; I've recently bought a 2002 Galant ES 45kmiles on it. A couple of days ago i checked the transmission fluid, it was pretty darkish/brown. Is that color normal? I've read somewhere in the forum that the recommended change was every 50k/60k miles or so.
I've heard that most transmission fluids are red in good conditions, I wondered if the Diamond SP III was also red, then it'd be time for a fluid/filter change. (Btw... is $180 worth it for a power flush? and plus $100 for a filter change ~$280 seemed too much for me...)
This's probably a newbie post, but thanks in advance for any help! 
-B
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RE: Transmission Fluid Color - 2/1/2006 7:17:11 PM
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Baldr
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Hey Dry, thanks for the reply, yeah, the fluid does smell kinda burnt to me. It's odd though, I've been to two mechanics, both work for the same repair company in different places in town. One told me it was burnt, the other said it just looks used, he said that unless the vehicle was subjected to some severe abuse, the fluid shouldn't be burnt at 45k miles, so i was kind of uncertain about it.
I thought of power flushing (PF) for which repair shops are charging prices in the range of $150~180, which i find pretty overpriced, but then i also read some article on the net saying that if the fluid is indeed burnt, PF isn't recommended because of the sudden change in viscosity in the gearbox. The regular fluid change w/o PF would cost on average around $50, it would only get rid of about half the old fluid, so i'm not quite sure if I want to spend so much for a PF or go for a regular change. I just hope the transmission hasn't been damaged. 
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