transmission oil question

[40 Chev]

I had my 04 dodge ram in the tranny shop today, when they pulled the pan they said the oil was orange and couldn't explain how it could get that color anybody here have any iderrrs!!!

[donsrods]

Are you sure it wasn't rust colored?  How did it smell?  Sometimes people describe burnt or rusty fluid as orangish.

Don

[40 Chev]

I don't think it was burnt as most of the oil was changed a few days before, I had a leaky pan and I took it in and had them repair the pan and change the filter. What I think what happened was that ATF 2 or 3 or some additive was put in previously to top it up because of the leaky pan not by them but by the previous owner.