Re: [DML] cleaning trans filter

[srubano@xxxx]

It's not a good thing to find metal flakes on that magnet especially 
for an automatic transmission! Those flakes are from the gears which 
mean they are grinding and wearing out. I don't know if it's one of 
those "Normal things" for the D, but if it were on another car it's a 
sign of a problem. Is you trans computer shifting properly?

<SNIP> Since I noticed that the magnet on my filter had more
> particles on it than were in the filter, I added a few extra small
> high-energy magnets from Radio Shack around the perimeter. The 
next time I
> take the tranny apart, I'll find out how effective they are.
> 
<SNIP> Mirror, mirror on my car, who has the coolest DeLorean of them 
all?
> Walt Tampa, FL