# Transmission fluid A541E

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid-a541e/140944>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 25, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid-a541e/140944 "2019-05-25T03:12:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Jeremy\_Feagle-Bridgmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Jeremy\_Feagle-Bridgmon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeremy_Feagle-Bridgmon)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid-a541e/140944/1 "2019-05-25T03:12:02Z")

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I own a 2000 Camry xle v6 and I just got my transmission fluid and filter replaced about 1000 miles ago. I’m wondering if the fluid pictures I have taken seem to dark already. A541E transmission

 ![15587538475002411664489685632734](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/9/09a0aeeb1b4cce87bc3a9f3015be7a5a37c039d5.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid-a541e/140944/2 "2019-05-25T03:17:24Z")

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Yeah. It does.  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/b/b34575b77a3254ab20a41a3bb987cc787118048b.jpg)

Pan drop/filter change?

Or flush?

Tester

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid-a541e/140944/3 "2019-05-25T03:19:18Z")

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That’s considerably darker than what comes out of my Ford C4 transmission during a service. But it doesn’t look fatal either. Next time change the fluid a little sooner is all.

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**Author:** ![Jeremy\_Feagle-Bridgmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Jeremy\_Feagle-Bridgmon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeremy_Feagle-Bridgmon)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 3:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid-a541e/140944/4 "2019-05-25T03:45:59Z")

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It was a pan drop/fluid change

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid-a541e/140944/5 "2019-05-25T03:51:07Z")

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That only removed about 30% of the old transmission fluid.

The new transmission fluid got contaminated with old transmission fluid.

You can keep doing pan drops until the transmission fluid stays clean?

Or, get it over with one fluid flush?

Tester