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It'll take about 3 days for the smell to fade even with the car wash. Not sure which smells worse--ATF or conventional gear oil.One side-effect of project is the lingering stink. It's a mess of a project to drain the old fluid out, it gets everywhere......including across the top of an exhaust pipe that runs right underneath the back part of the pan. I wiped it all down with a rag and 409 the best I could when I was done, but still enduring the stink of transmission fluid residue on an exhaust pipe now. Just have to live with it until it finally burns itself off I guess. I did take the car this morning to a DIY car wash and put the wand underneath in the area the best that I could, hopefully that will help.
It's shifting perfectly now. Granted, she's no 4 speed Lexus, but I can't complain either for what she is. I think these days with these modern 7+ gear automatics, their true weakness is when you're puttering around at like 30mph or so....in 6th friggin' gear and going up/down the ladder all the time. Nothing terribly noticeable, but the occasional hiccup is felt. Same as before the change too. But when accelerating, I feel 0% on the gear shifts. Just the annoyingly even-level drone of the engine that makes you wonder if you're driving a CVT sometimes!
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