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Just take a nice long ride to get engine up to normal temps and it will clear up on its own. Sometimes this is caused by coolant being forced into the transmission by a faulty radiator.
2050 is kind of thin to run in the trans.
Transmission fluid is milky color. There are only a couple of ways that trans fluid becomes milky and it always comes from water getting into the trans fluid ie disruption of the barrier between the cooling system and the trans lubricant. What does the fluid in your radiator and your oil. The reason why your transmission fluid looks milky is that you have a leak in the vehicles cooling system or someone accidentally or purposely is sabotaging your vehicle.
Lets think more positive and look at the most common cause of why your transmission fluid looks milky. That usual suspect is the radiator. It is not clear precisely to which fluid you are referring.
If transmission fluid means the lubricant in the gear case then the white color is generally a sign of contamination with water. This is a common problem. There can be several causes all involving poor seals.
–the filler or vent screws are poorly sealed. Trans fluid level is higher than normal but milky in color ON WED NOTICED CAR IS RUNNING A BIT HOT DID NOT OVER HEAT SAW A SMALL LEAK AROUND THERMOSTATREMOVED THERMOSTATADDED 1 GALLON OF ANTIFREEZE DROVE FOR AROUND 4 MILES THAT IS WHEN EVERY THING HAPPENED WITH TRANSMISSION. 2002 Dodge Neon is pushing fluid out of the overflowcoolant canister.
It is a mixture of transmission fluid and coolant. Dipstick is milky colored. Transmission Oil milky colour One of the first places I would check is the head gasket.
I wouldnt think the pump seal would be going at this stage but it may be worth a look if you feel confident enough to check it out. Ride the bike for a little while then change the oil again. Ride it again then stop and let it cool down.
Compare the radiator coolant level and check the transmission oil for milkyness. If the level of coolant is lower and the oil is milky again then you need to replace both parts like said above. Buying a service manual is the best money.
Moisture will enter the trans through the vent tube U-shaped on the left side behind the shifter arm and cause the milky color. 2050 is kind of thin to run in the trans. Some people like to use Harleys Syn-3 but personally I prefer a good 8090 semi-synthetic gear oil.
Water contaminated oil will NOT be clear - it will be milky translucent because it is an emulsion. It is very important to understand HOW you flushed the transmission fluid. Did you simply passively drain the fluid and refill it.
Did you truly power flush it. Hydrolic oil milky white. It sounds as though your machine had accumalated some water in the bottom of the hydraulic reservoir.
This could be from condensation in the reservoir over a period of time specialy if the machine s been standing. After a days use the water and oil will have mixed and emmulsified giving the oil a milky appearance. Short trips or not reaching normal operating temps will cause a milky color to fluids.
Just take a nice long ride to get engine up to normal temps and it will clear up on its own. Foamy bubbly milky or thin looking transmission fluid is a sign that coolant or water has mixed with the transmission fluid. Often this occurs due to a.
Dark cloudy creamy milky or opaque transmission fluid is a sign of a problem with the transmission. Sometimes this is caused by coolant being forced into the transmission by a faulty radiator. It can also be caused by water or debris in the transmission.
Automatic transmission fluid turns into a pink milky consistency like a strawberry milkshake when it mixes with coolant in the radiator well. The transmissions cooler is located in the coolest radiator well after the coolant has flowed through the cooling fins. There is a lot of discussion on TeamTalk about strawberry milkshake like Sample 1 being caused by water in the transmission fluid.
I showed the sample to my auto mechanic who made the same water contamination diagnosis. One possible oil source would be residual oil from running oil instead of transmission fluid as the transmission lubricant. Dark Milky Creamy and cloudy transmission fluid color indicates a problem with the transmission system.
A faulty radiator can make this too by pushing the coolant to the transmission. Is transmission fluid clear. Pink is a sweet bubbly color but its an ominous sign when transmission fluid turns pink.
The color means that there is coolant or water mixed up with the fluid and it gets to the transmission tank from the radiator through a leaked or damaged cooler line. Im running Rotella in the transmission on my 2009 crf450r and the oil is like a milky white color when draining. Is it gas in the oil.
Or is it just the Rotella mixing with the oil Honda oil that I used to use. I has also checked my. Drivetrain - Milky Transmission Fluid - SoI noticed while changing my transmission fluid the old fluid was milky looking.
It reminded me of strawberry milk. Does this mean I need to replace the radiator. Any help is greatly appreciated.
So people use the term milky well here is what it looks like you can blow head gaskets and put oil into the coolant or coolant into the oil both will creat.