On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 02:10:19 -0600, "ztip guy"
> wrote:

>Take it in for warranty work. I would also insist on being there, beside
>the mechanic, to see the pan/filter being removed to check for serious
>amounts of wear metal. This should not be happening on a brand new car.

Will do Ztip. Thanks for the advice. I could hardly believe my eyes,
that's why I did the side by side test on a white paper towel.

I'll be at their Service Bay first thing monday morning.

Thanks

Lg


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>"Lawrence Glickman" > wrote in message
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>>
>> I have a slight problem, dilemma.
>>
>> I checked my fluid level today on my auto tranny and it looked a
>> little brown to me, not the pink/red it was when I put it in.
>>
>> Since I wasn't sure, I put some on a paper towel, and then next to it
>> a drop or two of New out-of the bottle ATF. Sure enough, the stuff
>> from the tranny IS brown in comparison with the from-the-bottle stuff.
>>
>> I have a transmission cooler that came stock with the car, and haven't
>> abused the vehicle in any way. So I don't understand the color shift,
>> since this vehicle only has about 13, 600 miles on it altogether.
>>
>> Question:
>>
>> Should I take this into dealer for warranty inspection
>> or
>> Should I just go ahead and change the fluid myself.
>>
>> Is there something -wrong- with the transmission that caused this to
>> occur.
>>
>> This is a 2003 Vulcan 3.0 Liter with 13,600 original miles on it.
>>
>> Lg
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