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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Doug Kaye" data-source="post: 1046561" data-attributes="member: 73761">Any competent shop can do the service blert suggested, Drop the pan, change the filter and gasket, refill.It doesn't have to be a transmission shop for that. Even something like Pep Boys would work here, it's not a job that needs real expertise. I did it and I should know ;-) You really can't tell the state of transmission fluid by looking at or smelling it. By the time the fluid is noticeably discolored or smells burned, the transmission will most likely have been damaged already. Just change it.. a new transmission pan with a drain plug is $24 from Rockauto.. this is an upgrade worth doing. I dropped the pan once to change the filter, which gave me a nice transmission fluid shower and bath.. next time I can just drain it first, far less messy.</blockquote>