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cooley2001 View Member Profile	Apr 2 2005, 11:41 PM Post #1
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 31-March 05 Member No.: 4,185 Status: Location: huntington, ny, usa Drives: '87 240 dl, '94 850	i have been a long time 240 s/w owner, but now i'm in the market for a new brick and found what i think is a really nice 94 850 wagon. it has about 160k on it and throughout the test drive everything felt fine. however, i did check the tranny fluid and found it to be a dark color, definitely not pink or red. should i be concerned enough to get it looked at by a tech before purchasing based on this indicator alone?

Tech View Member Profile	Apr 3 2005, 10:59 AM Post #2
Veteran Group: Super Mod Posts: 5,782 Joined: 5-November 04 Member No.: 1,295 Status: Location: Fl. Drives: Mustang,1995 Yellow T5-R,1996 850 Trubo	You can have it looked at if you would like.A car with that high milage on it would be bark fluid.Even if they changed it once it would be dark.You can change it and make sure it shifts good before you buy it.Or try to get the owner to do it.

ampangbear View Member Profile	Apr 4 2005, 06:50 AM Post #3
Veteran Group: Admin Posts: 7,230 Joined: 1-March 05 Member No.: 3,464 Status: Location: Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA Drives: 1996 Volvo 855 T5 FWD, 1989 Honda Civic 2-Door	Tech, would flushing the fluid help? (If its a stupid suggestion, then don't answer...) :haha:

Tech View Member Profile	Apr 4 2005, 07:32 PM Post #4
Veteran Group: Super Mod Posts: 5,782 Joined: 5-November 04 Member No.: 1,295 Status: Location: Fl. Drives: Mustang,1995 Yellow T5-R,1996 850 Trubo	Yes flushing the fluid will help.It will make it cleaner but it won't last along time before it is dark again.But that also doesn't mean it isn't working properly.

kosta203 View Member Profile	Apr 6 2005, 11:51 AM Post #5
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 9-March 05 Member No.: 3,684 Status: Location: conn Drives: 1996 volvo 850	before buying check to see if any trouble codes! dont do what i did since your car is obd1 it should be easier and no shanner is needed to check for codes.

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