16 bottles of ATF fluid stay red for only 3 days, then turn purple!!!???
02-23-09, 08:05 PM
#1
16 bottles of ATF fluid stay red for only 3 days, then turn purple!!!???
I bought a case and half of Toyota Type-IV ATF because the dealer gave me
a special deal... only $4.25 per bottle.
After the first drain/fill, the ATF fluid got darker after a short drive, which I
fully expected, since that only drained out half of the ATF in the transmission.
About 100 miles later, I did another drain/fill..... then another one after 300
miles. The last time, the ATF stayed clear red for two days. On the third
day, I checked the ATF and it had turned slightly dark and purple.... I figured
there must be more old fluid remaning, so I drove another 50 miles.... when
I came home, I did one more drain/fill.
At this point, it's a total of 4 drain/fills, or 16 bottles of new ATF. That should
have really cleaned out the transmission... or so I thought... I checked the
ATF daily... for the first two days, again, it stayed clear red, like new fluid.
But on the third day, it turned into this dark purple fluid again.
I drive about 75 miles daily...
Does anyone have any idea on the cause of this? or is this normal?
a special deal... only $4.25 per bottle.
After the first drain/fill, the ATF fluid got darker after a short drive, which I
fully expected, since that only drained out half of the ATF in the transmission.
About 100 miles later, I did another drain/fill..... then another one after 300
miles. The last time, the ATF stayed clear red for two days. On the third
day, I checked the ATF and it had turned slightly dark and purple.... I figured
there must be more old fluid remaning, so I drove another 50 miles.... when
I came home, I did one more drain/fill.
At this point, it's a total of 4 drain/fills, or 16 bottles of new ATF. That should
have really cleaned out the transmission... or so I thought... I checked the
ATF daily... for the first two days, again, it stayed clear red, like new fluid.
But on the third day, it turned into this dark purple fluid again.
I drive about 75 miles daily...
Does anyone have any idea on the cause of this? or is this normal?
02-23-09, 08:17 PM
#2
Super Moderator
I wonder if it might be what I like to call tranny sludge. I had this issue about 5 years ago and had a flush done on a trip to Florida (that's when I lived in Mexico), but the fluid had turned silvery pinkish prior to the flush and I felt from bits of the metal in the tranny worn off over time. Never had the issue again.
Would be interesting to see if you have a photo of the stuff in a jar or on a piece of plastic (paper is kind of hard to see) and if any small bits are in the fluid.
Also, have you changed the filter/taken a look at the pan? Also, were any bits of metal/sludge to be found on the front differential drain plug (which is magnetic)?
Would be interesting to see if you have a photo of the stuff in a jar or on a piece of plastic (paper is kind of hard to see) and if any small bits are in the fluid.
Also, have you changed the filter/taken a look at the pan? Also, were any bits of metal/sludge to be found on the front differential drain plug (which is magnetic)?
02-24-09, 06:21 AM
#3
Lexus Champion
+1 ^^^^^ Time to drop the pan,and see what it looks like in their.Change filter too.I dont understand the purple part of it though?,thats odd. Make sure their is nothing blocking the trans.cooler (inside of the r/f fender well)
Last edited by lexus114; 02-24-09 at 06:32 AM.
02-25-09, 11:46 PM
#4
I bought a case and half of Toyota Type-IV ATF because the dealer gave me
a special deal... only $4.25 per bottle.
After the first drain/fill, the ATF fluid got darker after a short drive, which I
fully expected, since that only drained out half of the ATF in the transmission.
About 100 miles later, I did another drain/fill..... then another one after 300
miles. The last time, the ATF stayed clear red for two days. On the third
day, I checked the ATF and it had turned slightly dark and purple.... I figured
there must be more old fluid remaning, so I drove another 50 miles.... when
I came home, I did one more drain/fill.
At this point, it's a total of 4 drain/fills, or 16 bottles of new ATF. That should
have really cleaned out the transmission... or so I thought... I checked the
ATF daily... for the first two days, again, it stayed clear red, like new fluid.
But on the third day, it turned into this dark purple fluid again.
I drive about 75 miles daily...
Does anyone have any idea on the cause of this? or is this normal?
a special deal... only $4.25 per bottle.
After the first drain/fill, the ATF fluid got darker after a short drive, which I
fully expected, since that only drained out half of the ATF in the transmission.
About 100 miles later, I did another drain/fill..... then another one after 300
miles. The last time, the ATF stayed clear red for two days. On the third
day, I checked the ATF and it had turned slightly dark and purple.... I figured
there must be more old fluid remaning, so I drove another 50 miles.... when
I came home, I did one more drain/fill.
At this point, it's a total of 4 drain/fills, or 16 bottles of new ATF. That should
have really cleaned out the transmission... or so I thought... I checked the
ATF daily... for the first two days, again, it stayed clear red, like new fluid.
But on the third day, it turned into this dark purple fluid again.
I drive about 75 miles daily...
Does anyone have any idea on the cause of this? or is this normal?
02-26-09, 07:33 AM
#5
Moderator
Are you draining from the pan as well as front differential?
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