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Old 05-03-2012, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by GregMN View Post
I have no experience inside an automatic transmission. So I am curious. How could ANY metal flakes found in the fluid be OK ? Are there wear items that produce metal flakes and that is what the filter is for ?
I think it's somewhat normal, from what I've read in several places. People have seemed a lot more concerned about burned-looking or burned-smelling fluid than they were about metal flakes.
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