Would you use this bottle of transmission fluid?
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Would you use this bottle of transmission fluid?
After replacing my transmission output shaft seal, it turns out the 1 qt of ATF +4 that I had wasn't enough to refill my transmission. So I went to the dealer to grab another quarter. Well, when I got home I noticed the bottle looks like it's had something spill on it. You can see the colors running on the front and back label.
Now my first thought is that it's sealed and the fluid can't get it, so even though it obviously got wet with something, nothing should be able to get in either. However, I'm really second guessing putting this in my transmission. I don't want to take a chance at ruining this $3k transmission with a $7 bottle of fluid. What are your thoughts? Would you use this, or just chalk this up to a loss and go buy another bottle?
Now my first thought is that it's sealed and the fluid can't get it, so even though it obviously got wet with something, nothing should be able to get in either. However, I'm really second guessing putting this in my transmission. I don't want to take a chance at ruining this $3k transmission with a $7 bottle of fluid. What are your thoughts? Would you use this, or just chalk this up to a loss and go buy another bottle?
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Thanks. I didn't drain the transmission. I just pulled the transfer case off and pulled the transmission output shaft seal out and replaced it. This allowed a little over a quart to leak out. I thought a quart would do it, but it's right at the bottom line after adding a quart, so I wanted to add a little more.