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.


"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
>