Originally Posted by LA02MAX

I’m pretty committed to restoring everything using oem fluids and parts. The price isn’t a big deal to me, but getting a full fluid flush isn’t easy on these transmissions, so I’ll never get all of that other fluid out. That being said, the only real issue I had with the transmission before was the 1-2 shift. It was extremely slow (like, seconds) at wide open throttle. Everything else was fine. Smooth shifts, no clunking when putting it into reverse or drive, it shifted quickly going from park to reverse to drive, etc. Hopefully that means the fluid in there is somewhat decent. It’s just red, not gold like the lifeguard.