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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 09:07 PM
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How dirty should your primary fluid look after 3000 miles? When I changed mine it was a gray/black color, it seemed to be pretty dirty for only that many miles. But I have nothing to compare it to since it was the first time I changed it myself. Thanks in advance.
 
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The primary oil gets pretty nasty pretty fast being that the clutch material adds to it.
 
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