Need a little help deciphering junkyard writing/speak

[bullittandy]

I was underneath my junk/parts car 97 Q and noticed that the transmission pan had "Fluid 35 K" written in "junkyard yellow" paintpen. I was told the engine had 70K on it and I'm thinking that maybe the transmission is replaced as well.

Any guesses/knowledge of what the above code might mean if written by a junkyard?

[Raxephon]

Usually, around here at least, it means that the transmission came out of a vehicle that had 35000 miles on it.

[qship96]

My guess is whoever serviced transmission at 35,000 miles wrote that at time of service-I doubt the junkyard wrote it, why would they swap transmissions between junkers?

[bullittandy]

Its for sure junkyard pen, big yellow writing, like all other junk parts I've bought.

[TBrack]

my guess would be that the car had the transmission replaced from another junk car THEN got disabled and became a junk car, how ironic if true... lol

[maxnix]

I wouldn't pay it any mind and assume (negotiate) for a 70K miles transmission.

[Kiven422]

Most junkyards dont know about mileage on a car... if it was truely a junkyard part it would have a code number written on it for the core number.

The junkyard your part probably came from may have been a special junkyard where they pull out the part themselves (not the you pick n pull style) and charge near full used price for that stuff.