SILVER transmission fluid NOT GOOD!

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I pulled my broken speed sensor out to replace it and some trannie fluid came pooring out. Guess what it was silvery in color. No its not some special transmission fluid, It was tiny pulverized pices of gears! . Like one of those kids toys with glitter in it. I also found a few big chunks that poored out with the fluid! Turns out some of these pices jammed up the speed sensor and caused the gear to strip! Hhehe I have been wondering why I was haveing trouble shifting into reverse now I know.

Im going to continue to use the transmission for a few more weeks. I have another motorset that I will will me puting in with a new spec 2 clutch eventually. What type of oil would you guys recomend I put in the broken one for the short term. It still shifts fine the reverse gear is just a little quirky. Way to go nissan engineering.

[spec-u-later]

Check your transmission fliud from the drain plug. It will be different. I have seen what your speaking of. I know of silver lubricants but I dont know what to say about the metal bits. I saw the exact same thing two weeks ago from a KA speed sensor.

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So what oil should I put in? do I use 80w gear oil or what?

[WhiteSilviaS13]

try changing it twice within the same week to clean it up some. use cheap 80w-90 and later can go for better one like royal purple 75w-90. I had the same problem and it was so much easier shifting and wasnt silver anymore

[tonynalli]

what you need to do is flush out your system. get some low wieght oil and run if for about a day and then fill it up with regulare fluid. you might do that a couple of times to get it all cleaned out.

[lovemysan2]

A good synthetic like motul, royal purple, redline is cheap insurance. I have redline MT 90 in my FS5 and shockproof heavy in my SER.

[lovemysan2]

I forgot to say my trans fluid looked grayish silver when I changed also. As for the fussy reverse, just shift into fourth and the reverse. Its an old mustang trick. It works on my SER and my truck.