Q: Transmission

asked by on January 21, 2017

My transmission was low on fluid around 2 quarts, had been shifting hard lately put the trans fluid in and ran a bit smoother. Left my uncles a day later lost every year but reverse keep in mind this is the 4r70w transmission. Took off the pan filter had never been changed nor had fluid. Fluid was black had lots of residue in the pan . Am I looking at a front clutch band or new filter and new fluid ?

My car has 188000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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