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Originally Posted by cgalloni
My mechanic recently changed the atf fluid but just a drain and fill 4 quarts of synthetic atf valvoline max life. Don’t know if that has anything to do with it. The oil is certainly reddish in color and smells funky. I’m am wishing that is the steering fluid and not the transmission.
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The power steering fuild in these is dexron atf fluid. So power steering and transmission use the same fluid.
The atf pan would be leaking if that was from the change and your pan is way below the bell housing.
Looks to me like leaking valve cover gaskets even though your car fax says they were changed 40k ago.
To learn the smells. Smell you engine dipstick. Smell your transmission dipstick and smell your antifreeze reservoir.
Then touch that bell housing again and smell it. Your noise should be able to at least tell you what fluid it is.
Hope it these tips helped. Best of luck
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https://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-g...ml#post3358086
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