I'm pretty sure that it can. I was driving a little bit overfilled for about 2 weeks, and my transmission had a terrible clunking sound when I came to a stop. I leveled off the fluid today, and the clunking has gone away. So we'll see if it stays gone. Vacuum leaks are next on my list.

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1983 300D Turbodiesel
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