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Repairs and Maintenance => Boat Maintenance - American Skier => Topic started by: tdeimeke on July 06, 2012, 10:53:04 AM

Title: Trans fluid
Post by: tdeimeke on July 06, 2012, 10:53:04 AM

I have a 93 volante with a Borg Warner 1 to 1 ratio trans anyone know what fluid the trans takes thanks tim

Title: Re: Trans fluid
Post by: backfoot100 on July 06, 2012, 01:07:03 PM

Dexron III. Don't use any synthetics in these tranny's.

Title: Re: Trans fluid
Post by: tdeimeke on July 10, 2012, 07:56:49 AM

Thanks for your post but the fluid is more clear than the red of dex 3 any other type used

Title: Re: Trans fluid
Post by: Mike Harry on July 10, 2012, 10:18:32 AM

Is it possible that whoever did the maint. on the boat before put the wrong fluids in it? Just a thought.

Title: Re: Trans fluid
Post by: phil on July 10, 2012, 11:10:55 AM

does it happen to look like a milkshake? hopefully the trans cooler is not bad. in any case i would drain and refill and you may need to do it more than once.

Title: Re: Trans fluid
Post by: Messer on July 10, 2012, 11:39:51 AM

My cousin recently bought a 83 Nautique in "rough" condition. A buddy of mine who is a boat mech came over to give it a look and one of the first things he noticed was the tranny was filled with brake fluid. He said that when people have a problem with a slipping borg warner tranny they can prolong the issue (not fix) by adding this. Sure enough, once the case was cracked open, it needed a rebuild.