320i 1990 automatic oil change - yellow?

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JimmyMc
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Post Thu Jun 11, 2020 6:49 pm

I was checking the level of the oil in my automatic transmission , and noticed it was yellow, and not red. Is that an issue, or does it mean something other than Dexron is in there? TIA.
Previous cars:
E46, E90x2, F31
Current cars:
F31 340i, F21, E30
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Brianmoooore
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Post Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:10 pm

There are yellow Dexron oils out there, but they're rare. I think Liqui Moly make one.
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Post Tue Jun 30, 2020 3:28 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:
Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:10 pm
There are yellow Dexron oils out there, but they're rare. I think Liqui Moly make one.
Thanks Brian
Previous cars:
E46, E90x2, F31
Current cars:
F31 340i, F21, E30