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Old 12-24-2011, 10:32 PM
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Trans fluid is low on my dads truck cuz of a lil pan leak, its going on a trip and theres no time for a fluid change, since he didnt buy the truck new we dont know what brand of fluid it has in (probably stock) what happends if I buy any brand of fluid to fill it?

Its a 2005 singlecab 5.3 4l60e around 40,000 original miles

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Old 12-24-2011, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by walledition
Trans fluid is low on my dads truck cuz of a lil pan leak, its going on a trip and theres no time for a fluid change, since he didnt buy the truck new we dont know what brand of fluid it has in (probably stock) what happends if I buy any brand of fluid to fill it?

Its a 2005 singlecab 5.3 4l60e around 40,000 original miles

Thank you and merry christmas
Oreilly's special for GM seems to work just fine
Old 12-24-2011, 10:45 PM
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+1 oriellys stuff ok
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Look on the dipstick. Im most cases it tells you what you should use. Pretty sure my 06 uses DEX 6.
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Ok I will check that today and check where I can buy fluid since its christmas, what if I cant find does brands? Is any other ok?
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try walmart or something. make sure its a dex of some sort and should say for GM use on it. If it does, you should be fine
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2005 still calls for Dexron 3, not Dexron 6. So any Dexron fluid you find for GM transmissions will work just fine.
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Originally Posted by Vince B
Look on the dipstick. Im most cases it tells you what you should use. Pretty sure my 06 uses DEX 6.
You have a 2006 model automobile?

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