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Old Sep 8, 2002 | 12:23 AM
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The transmission fluid in my 6-speed from the factory was red,is there a different color fluid (blue) that dealers use for refill after transmission work at the dealer?? Thanks what color is the anaerobic sealer they use for sealing on rear axle repairs?


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I used Mobil1 ATF fluid for the tranny and that is red in color. As for the color of the seal on the differential, others will chime in.
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Old Sep 8, 2002 | 02:33 AM
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The transmission fluid in my 6-speed from the factory was red,is there a different color fluid (blue) that dealers use for refill after transmission work at the dealer?? Thanks what color is the anaerobic sealer they use for sealing on rear axle repairs?


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The fluid for the MN6 is actually Dex III automatic transmission fluid which should be red.
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The fluid for the MN6 is actually Dex III automatic transmission fluid which should be red. Yes, I know that is what it says on the side of the trans. case. The rear seal was leaking fluid out and running down the breather hole at the rear close to the drain plug. It was repaired last thursday and now blue thick substance is leaking out the hole,could this be some sort of sealer? I'm going to check with the tech, at the dealer tommorrow.
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The rear transmission seal was leaking on my 02 (the seal around the spline) not the seals on the housings. The dealer pulled the rear out and replaced the seal last thursday. Now after about 80 miles a thick blue substance is leaking out the breather hole,could this be sealer used to seal the housings where they meet at the differential?? The C5 tech at the dealer said this was not a common problem and that most of the time its differential seals leaking not the 6-speed leaking.
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