Q: My transmission smells like a burnt cake
So I took off my radiator today to replace it and while disconnecting the transmission line I noticed the coolant smelled burnt but also maintained a red glow. My transmission shifts hard quite often. Should I flush the fluid? Just change it? Replace the transmission filter?
My car has 160 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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