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Originally Posted by JCL
How can you judge the quality of a fluid by the colour? If it is burnt (smell), sure. But colour? Why would that matter at all?
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Sorry I was using the term "looks fine" loosely more of a "I checked it out everything seems fine"
To clarify or elaborate yes I smelled it as well as my motor oil everything smells good lol I still changed my oil though and filter.
In general though normally lightly red tinted or opaque ATF fluid is a good sign since we're on the topic mine is lightly tinted red.
A sign of bad fluid is indeed a brownish to even black colors (black is burnt lol) which would indicate oxidation and overheating which at this point a flush is probably a good idea lol.
With that in mind I was also looking at the color being I bought it used even if it only had 50k on it.
