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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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does this sound right,

i am trying to check my transmission fluid.

car is warm, idling, in park

fluid on dipstick is foamy, full of air bubbles.

does that sound right
Old Jun 17, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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Default RE: wierd tranny thing

sounds like your testing it right

but mine was never foamy even when it if it got a qt low it was always clear
Old Jun 17, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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Foamy is not good.
Is it milky? Does it have a burnt smell? How does it shift?
It should be translucent red. If it is milky, sounds like you have water in it from the cooler.
If it is foamy it may be overfilled.
Old Jun 17, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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i guess foamy is the wrong word.
there is no white, its just real bubbly


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