Mine is not either, but its not burned either. So I'm on the fence....b/c the tranny is working perfectly. I can do it myself, and put Mercon III back in it, or....I work at a Ford dealer (yes, make fun guys)....and have it completely flushed out, and upgrade it to Mercon V (which I read in a GM TSB that they recommend)....but it will cost a lot more. So, I don't know. I might eventually just swap out the filter and put III back in....its just an extra "beater" car for me, so I'm not looking to spend a ton of $$$$ on this car......I got it REALLY cheap b/c it didnt run when I bought it AND it was a Police Impounded car they wanted off the lot.