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Probably just means it's due for a service - it darkens with age - the danger colour is brown indicating the oil has been overheated and/or it is discoloured by burnt clutch facings. You can change the oil and filter yourself for about $50 (filter, gasket and oil) or pay anything from $100 to $200 for a mech to do it. It's probably not urgent unless you've noticed the changes are a bit different.

 

You would more than likely save yourself a fair bit if you do it yourself its not to difficult

 

just messy haha thats why most people bring it to us its not easy as a engine service

 

too true I have just finished replacing my box twice over the past 2-3 weeks and yeah can be very messy.

 

JUst put a bung in the pan, its only messy once then.

 

whats the point in that to do service properly you need to remove sump and clean properly butting a bung in will any clutch material, metal shavings, in the pan

 

The idea of the bung is that you drain the hot oil first, and then remove the pan.....much less messier. It is a bit pointless just draining the oil without renewing the filter etc.

 

The way I service my trans is I just leave the rear trans pan bolts in,I just loosen them off a bit,and then I remove the rest of the pan bolts ,then get someone to help hold the pan up whilst I remove the rear pan bolts I left in,then just lower the pan down keeping it level.Ive found that doing it this way, its easy to remove it without making a mess.I use an engine oil drain pan to catch any fluid..

 

hrmmm as Hako said it is mainly to avoid spilling any fluid when removing the sump, failing that you can pump it out at the cooling lines but this method has the potential to cause damage if you run dry.

I have serviced hundreds of 4l60e transmissions, and not just the standard filter and fluid replacement but thanks for the tip.

 

Drive it as little as possible and see what they say when you take it to them. It is not always the case that the whole transmission is fubar, depends on whether they can locate the faulty part and whether or not it is easy to get at.

Sometimes you can get a long life out of a transmission that has had a mild failure, I.E like a solenoid or accumulator piston failing, IF and only IF it is picked up quickly and faulty part is replaced.

Without seeing the transmission or driving the car I wont speculate any further.