ATF would generally be colored red. Sounds more like clean oil to me,
possibly with some additive (that makes it smell funny). Or maybe synthetic
oil -- what does it smell like? Presumably different than decayed
dinosaurs...
Your OD trans wants regular motor oil -- depending on your climate and who
you believe you might want 30wt or 20w50.
on 11/27/01 11:25 PM, Charlie & Jennifer Schellinck at jschelli1@shaw.ca
wrote:
> Hey got the front end figured out thaks guys it was the wheel bearing the
> previos owner had failed to place the cotter pin in the nut, while I was under
> the car I took the opertunity to check all the fluids and came across an
> interesting discovery, I removed the dipstick for the gear box and looked at
> the fluid. It was a clear straw color and smelled funny, I beleve it is
> automatic transmisson fluid, any thoughs? and would this hurt the transmisson?
> I am going to drain it and replace the fluid in the morning before work, but
> is there anything else I should do?? BTW this one has o/d if that is of any
> concern.
>
> Adam Schellinck
> 1970 MGB Roadster
>
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'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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