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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 09:46 AM
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the color of it looks like dark brown. but when i like tap some of it off on the side it seems to drip a lil red. when i'm driving around, or at a idle, there's a faint small high pitch whining sound. and some kinda belt wurring away thats like loose or sumtin making a fluttering noise which i asked about in another thread. well here's a pic of the color. u think i need to change?

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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:01 PM
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Hard to say just by that, as I have seen PS (or ATF fluid) look like that after taking it out. Also depends on the type of fluid use (I personally like Mobil 1 ATF for PS fluid).

What you should do is take a few drops of it and drop it on a paper towel and see if it blots evenly and doesn't take to long to do so, should blot with in a second or so, or let's just say it needs to blot period.

Also the smell should generally still have some sweetness to it.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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hmm alright. and idk what was used. i just bought it friday. =P thanks for the info though! gonna try it before i leave the house today. so i just like take it out, use paper towel, check and throw it away, lol.

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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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Probably some old Dexron II ATF fluid. The Mobil 1 ATF fluid works quite well, I have seen other SC owners using the stuff.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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well i checked it, and yeah it's still red. >_< didn't look like it but when it hit the paper towel, red as red can be. thanks for the help. =)

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