I tried to replace the radiator myself, my car is a manual so I leaked some of the oil when I unplugged the transmission cooling hose located at the bottom of the radiator, it was dark brown in color. Is this something to worry about and do I need to do anything extra when I install the radiator?
I tried to replace the radiator myself, my car is a manual so I leaked some of the oil when I unplugged the transmission cooling hose located at the bottom of the radiator, it was dark brown in color. Is this something to worry about and do I need to do anything extra when I install the radiator?
https://www.ma2auto.com/cooling_system-1088.html This is the Mazda repair manual for your car. I don't see where you have to disconnect anything related to the transmission.
Always post your odometer per the instructions please.
Is this something to worry about
Yes. Transmission fluid should be red not brown. I guess it wasn't changed regularly. Not good for the life of it.
@imperator The link I shared doesn't have transmission fluid running through the radiator, though. I think OP might be referring to coolant and identifying it as transmission fluid?
I tried to replace the radiator myself, my car is a manualThis confuses the heck out of me, though. As far as I knew, manual transmissions are only splash lubricated. Am I missing something? I'm pretty confused about this. Haha.
Yup you’re right. I missed that he has a manual trans
@imperator I thought so. It appears his coolant is well past its expiration date. I've never seen dark brown coolant before.