DoItYourself.com Community Forums > Cars, SUV's, Vans, Trucks, RV's, Boats and Gasoline Outdoor Power Equipment > Passenger Cars, Mini Vans, SUV Service and Repairs. (No Trucks)

auto trans fluid in oil

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

01-31-05, 06:41 AM

draziw1226

Visiting Guest

Posts: n/a

auto trans fluid in oil

My wife put a half of quart of automatic transmission fluid instead of oil into her car.What should I do? Could this cause a major problem?

Upvote

01-31-05, 06:54 AM

billys68ss

Member

Join Date: May 2003

Location: USA

Posts: 1,441

Upvotes: 0

Received 0 Upvotes on 0 Posts

That 1/2 quart isnt going to cause any damage. I would be sure to get your oil changed on time and not let it stay in there too long, but either way its really not going to hurt. If you had sais she put 2, 3 or more in there then I would say go ahead and drain it and replace with fresh oil.
Hope this helps ya,
Billy

Upvote

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Show Printable Version

Email this Page

Passenger Cars, Mini Vans, SUV Service and Repairs. (No Trucks)
'91 Buick - Starter Cranks - No Start

B

BuickGuy on Jan 30, 2005

Jan 30, 2005 Fairfax, Virginia Car Description: 1991 Buick Park Ave Ultra, Automatic, 6 cylinder, 4 Dr sedan. Purchased: Sep ’02 135K Currently: Jan ’05 170K Background: In Nov ’03 the engine would “all of a sudden” cut off…. Never lost the lights though. If I waited about 10 minutes then it would crank OK. I had it in a shop in Penna. being tested for a week I thought at that time the problem was electrical, but the mechanic, tired to reproduce the event and never could run down the problem. He thought it maybe one of the sensors or maybe the main computer. I drove the car home to Fairfax, Va with no problem. A few weeks later it went out again…. And I couldn’t get it started… It would crank but not start. My son took some cleaner and cleaned all the connections in the engine compartment that he could find. It worked great….(for 2 years).. until 3 weeks ago when it would crank but not start. I sprayed some ether into the air intake…. But that did not work. I have runout of gas once or twice and I have let the gas tank get low (below E) several times. Condition Now: When I turn the ignition the starter will crank, but the engine will not start. After I stop cranking the starter and shut off the ignition switch with the key, the “thing” (I think it’s the fuel pump) just next to the window wiper fluid container (on the driver’s side of the engine compartment) comes on after about 2 minutes. It “runs and vibrates” for about 5 minutes and then it shuts off. It runs the battery (a new Sears Die-Hard) down. Yesterday I cleaned the electrical connections to this “thing” and the three connections to the air intake. It didn’t help. The starter would still crank but the engine would not start. I don’t know what is wrong. If I had to guess I would say I needed to replace the fuel pump, gas filter, and sparkplug wires. BUT…. I don’t want to start to repair items in a car this old, without actually knowing what is wrong. Since it could get expensive. Since I have run out of gas and let the fuel get down to empty a few times, the fuel line, between the pump and the gas tank may be clogged. But I don’t know how to clear the line. I can only think that disconnecting the tank side of the fuel line, at the fuel pump and blowing the line back into the fuel tank with my mouth might work. Maybe the pump (which I think is working….it’s vibrating and running after I shut off the engine) …. thinks it wants to pump…. But it’s all clogged up… I just ordered the service manual (shudda done that long ago) so it will be here in a week and I can start using the diagnostic tools in there. In the meantime would anyone have any ideas about what I should do? The engine runs great.... I am on the road from Fl to NY.... and she runs great so I don't want to sell the ole girl just yet. ThanksRead More
Passenger Cars, Mini Vans, SUV Service and Repairs. (No Trucks)
low on automatic transmission fluid

L

llonn on Jan 30, 2005

The automatic transmission in my 1995 Sable has started to pause for a few seconds when I start to pull away from stop lights, signs, etc. I checked the fluid level , and it appears to be low, but am puzzled about where I should put more in. My owners manual says to put the fluid in the filler tube. Can that be right?Read More

Ask a Question