Originally Posted by hallstevenson
Ford has stated, and I even saw a technical report/document about this, that the color of their LV fluid is not indicative of any problem. They say it will lose it's red color in just a few thousand miles (if I recall, they said 6000) and there's nothing wrong.
But it's hard to judge remaining fluid life or clutch wear when the fluid itself is changing colour so quickly.
Ford has stated, and I even saw a technical report/document about this, that the color of their LV fluid is not indicative of any problem. They say it will lose it's red color in just a few thousand miles (if I recall, they said 6000) and there's nothing wrong.
But it's hard to judge remaining fluid life or clutch wear when the fluid itself is changing colour so quickly.