ATF drain and fill has a burning smell

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Old 10-16-2012, 03:20 PM
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ATF drain and fill has a burning smell

I had a local shop do a drain and fill for the 4th time in about a year. First 3 times was done last year within a week from each other. The guy at the shop said your use ATF oil smells funny and has a burnt smell to it.

im using redline racing 2 bottle atf & 1 bottle light wieght atf
anyone has this same issue?
Old 10-16-2012, 03:22 PM
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Without stating mileage I would guess every type fluid would have a burning smell. You are putting heat/wear to the oil. What else do you think it will do?
Old 10-16-2012, 03:25 PM
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I only have 83k on my 2005 TL. I was asking cuz he said that smell is not normal and something might be wrong so thats why i post this question.
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