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Old 20th April 2021, 07:37   #6
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Originally Posted by david75 View Post
When I wiped the oil off ... it appeared to be the colour of engine oil (brown) ... I would have expected auto trans fluid to be more red ...
Hello David,

ATF has a distinctive smell so that's the easiest test! I expect that what you have there is engine oil which has been drawn into the throttle body and run down into the air cleaner hose and slowly seeped out through the Jubilee clipped joint. Mine's the same. "They all do that Sir".

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