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- May 9, 2008
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- Age
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- City
- New Hampshire
- Vehicle Year
- 1993
- Transmission
- Manual
Ok i pulled the drain plug from my "new" 93 ranger 4.0 5spd i just bought for 600 bucks, and noticed a nice "thistle" looking pattern of metal particles, in the shape of the magnetic field of the plug magnet. I wiped it off and basically it was just a sludge of metal dust.
The truck has 118k on it, and i assume the tranny fluid has never been changed. Are these shavings normal? Does that mean the previous owner ground gears like crazy?
I pulled the pan on my 88 BII automatic tranny a while ago and noticed metal dust in the bottom of the pan as well. Is it just normal wear?
The truck has 118k on it, and i assume the tranny fluid has never been changed. Are these shavings normal? Does that mean the previous owner ground gears like crazy?
I pulled the pan on my 88 BII automatic tranny a while ago and noticed metal dust in the bottom of the pan as well. Is it just normal wear?
