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sacco
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Aug 8, 2015, 4:42 PM

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Gear Oil in Automatic Transmission Sign In

I regrettably put a quart of gear oil in an 02 Chevy pickup with automatic transmission. What to do now?


Hammer Time
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Aug 8, 2015, 5:17 PM

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Re: Gear Oil in Automatic Transmission Sign In

Warm up your credit cards. You are going to need them.

If you haven't driven it yet you can drop the pan but if you have you are going to have problems.

Gary will be chiming in here with more specific info.



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sacco
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Aug 8, 2015, 5:22 PM

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Re: Gear Oil in Automatic Transmission Sign In

No, It hasn't been driven yet!


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Aug 8, 2015, 5:25 PM

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Re: Gear Oil in Automatic Transmission Sign In

Then either drop the pan right where it sits or have it towed to the shop to do it.



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sacco
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Aug 8, 2015, 5:34 PM

Post #5 of 11 (1809 views)
Re: Gear Oil in Automatic Transmission Sign In

A mechanic suggested diluting it with paint thinner then dropping the pan. Can you please comment on that.


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Aug 8, 2015, 5:45 PM

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Re: Gear Oil in Automatic Transmission Sign In

You need a different mechanic.

If the engine hasn't been run it is all sitting in the bottom of the pan. Remove the pan and them wash it.



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sacco
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Aug 8, 2015, 5:57 PM

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Re: Gear Oil in Automatic Transmission Sign In

The engine did run, for a few minutes, but the truck was not driven..


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Aug 8, 2015, 6:01 PM

Post #8 of 11 (1748 views)
Re: Gear Oil in Automatic Transmission Sign In

That means it could be circulated. All you can do is first drop the pan and refill it and them do a complete exchange with a machine. You still may have problems.



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gsferraro
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Aug 8, 2015, 7:04 PM

Post #9 of 11 (1732 views)
Re: Gear Oil in Automatic Transmission Sign In

Hello,
I would drop the pan, put it back up, new trans fluid, run it down the block and drop the pan again, refill with new fluid, not much more you can do. Gary


sacco
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Aug 8, 2015, 7:22 PM

Post #10 of 11 (1730 views)
Re: Gear Oil in Automatic Transmission Sign In

Thank you both for the sound advice. Should I replace the filter each time I drop the pan?


gsferraro
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Aug 9, 2015, 6:04 AM

Post #11 of 11 (1686 views)
Re: Gear Oil in Automatic Transmission Sign In

If you replaced it once already that should be fine. Gary






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