pan droppin burnt fluid

[streetdreams]

I know this subject has been covered a million times but all I find in search is comparing tran/pan drops to flushes. anyways my fluid was always clean but in the last month I gotta admit I've been beatin on the car quite a bit in my 'test runs' after tune up maintenance and stuff. anyways the fluid smells burnt now, not really bad but theres a smell there that wasnt around 30days ago. you see anything wrong with changing the filter and loading her up with some fresh fluid to help shifts? she had a rebuilt tranny about 5 years ago if it helps. I dont think a pan drop will cause damage to the clutch friction material but thats why I'm asking. it would make sense to me to replace fluid with fresh dexron in any motor since the fluid is what makes shifting possible and burnt=spent fluid. any takers on this one? fluid is still clear, but it has a real dull orange now instead of that bright red I'm used to seeing

[THe_DeTAiL3R]

Drop the pan. I bet you'll be surprised how much darker it looks compared to looking at the dip stick. Only 1/2 the fluid or so comes out, and it woun't hurt your car.

[pitzel]

Yup, i concur. Drop the pan twice if you need to, to get everything clean. A gallon of ATF is only $10 at Wal-Mart, Dexron III-H spec.

 

BTW, it amazes me that they (Valvoline/Wal-Mart) can sell a synth blend ATF (dexron III-H) for $10/gallon, but would charge $15/gallon for a synth blend motor oil.

[DaveFromColorado]

between all the detergents, anti-foaming agents, friction modifiers, dye's and other such chemicals, you're only getting about 80% actual oil per qt. and I believe the law states something to the effect that to lable something a synthetic blend, of the actual oil, only about 20% of that needs to be synthetic, so you're looking at 16% of that 80% per qt. or about 4 oz (1/2 cup) of the fluid per qt. being actual synthetic (or about 2 cups per gallon) - that's why it's cheaper.

 

Most "synthetic blend" motor oil is just recycled oil anyhow, once it's been recycled it's no longer "new" oil, and can be considdered synthetic which is why they use it in synth. blends.

 

--Dave.